Hernani Dimantas is a Brazilian artist, writer, researcher and lecturer who has dedicated himself since 1997 to researching and developing collaborative network projects. Some of his major projects include MetaReciclagem, an open methodology for social transformation using technology appropriation, and lixoeletronico.org, an e-waste project. He holds a PhD in Communication Sciences from USP and has published several books and articles on topics related to the internet, collaboration, and collective intelligence. Currently he coordinates various projects focused on social and educational innovation using new technologies.

1. Portfolio
Hernani Dimantas
hdimantas@gmail.com
+5511991670870
https://www.facebook.com/hdimantas
http://www.marketinghacker.com.br
http://lattes.cnpq.br/8744701505902266
Artist, writer, activist, researcher and lecturer
Since 1997 he is dedicated to researching and elaboration of networked collaborative projects. (Projeto
Metáfora - the first Brazilian project over an wiki plataform (2001-2002) | MetaReciclagem - a free open
methodology based on technology appropriation to promoting social transformation. (2003 – 2015) |
lixoeletronico.org - e-waste project - (2009)
Hernani Dimantas is the author of 4 books, 'magazines and newspapers articles' about the Internet as
an open enviroment to collaborative production, ideas sharing and colective intelligence.
PhD at Postgraduate at Program in Communication Sciences from the School of Communication and
Arts, ECA – USP/ Universidade de São Paulo
Thesis: 'Collaboration Zones – the MetaReciclagem case'
Master degree at Communication and semiotics by Pontificia Universidade Católica de São Paulo
(2006). Dissertation: Linkania – The Collaboration Society
MBA at FGV | Getulio Vargas Foundation, Marketing Specialist (1991)
Graduation at ESALQ – Escola Superior de Agricultura Luiz de Queiroz – USP - Universidade de São
Paulo | agronomist engineer
He was Lidec CEO (Laboratory of Digital Inclusion and Communitary Education at
Escola do Futuro/ USP- Universidade de São Paulo) – the research center of new technologies applied
to communication. (projects: Acessa São Paulo, Telecentros.br, Acessa Escola and juventude.sp)

2. Expertises
Projects
Conception, development and coordination of digital divide projects on Accessa SP, Accessa Escola
and telecentros.br
Conception, development and coordination of youth Policies Project (juventude.sp)
Design, conception, developing and coordination of collaborative designed network at
RedeHumanizaSus – www.redehumanizasus.net
Idealization and coordination of MetaProjeto (DIY, workshops and collaborative production) at Parque
da Juventude and Parque Fonte do Ipiranga / SP
Designing, development and coordination at Rede de Projetos (AcessaSP) – no formal education,
empowerment and network affects.
Technology
Coordination at the Escola do Futuro /USP technology department (wiki, wordpress, drupal, joomla,
xoops, moodle, linux, hosting and code development)
Image Editing Software (the gimp, Inkskape)
Webdesign
Customization of Web Projects
Social technology know-how
EAD - distance learning
Design, development and coordination of national training programme at telecentros.br
Design, development and coordination of EAD + minicourses AcessaSP
Design, development and coordination of Webvideos AcessaSP
Research
Coordination from Ponline online survey, 2005 to 2011
http://www.acessasp.sp.gov.br/home-ponline/
Social networks
Blogger at Marketing Hacker, Mercado Hype, Lixo Eletrônico, Metafora.me, AcessaSP, Projeto
Metafora and MetaReciclagem
Editor tat networks like Facebook, Twitter, Linkedin, Wiki
Columnist at diplo.org and novae.info and newspaper articles at O Globo, Jornal do Brasil, Jornal da
Tarde.

3. Publications
books
Zonas de Colaboração – conversas da MetaReciclagem (Collaboration zones – MetaReciclagem
case), SENAC 2014
Linkania: Uma teoria de redes (Linkania – a network theory), SENAC 2010
PONLINE 2008 Pesquisa Online com Usuários do Programa AcessaSP. (Ponline – online survey ), 1.
ed. São Paulo: Escola do Futuro/USP Ed, 2009. v. 1. 137p. Com PASSARELLI, B. ; GUZZI, A. A.
Marketing Hacker – a revolução dos mercados (Marketing Hacker – the markets revolution), Garamond
2003
http://tinyurl.com/ay56yfl
Mutirão da Gambiarra História da MetaReciclagem, Histórias de MetaReciclagem (Gambiarra´s crowd
– history and stories from MetaReciclagem), with Felipe Fonseca, 2009 – e-book
Chapters in books
Multidão hiperlinkada: resistência e descentralização. (hyperlinked multitude: resistence and
descentralization)In: Patrícia Canetti, Priscila Arantes, Renata Motta. (Org.). Conexões Tecnilógicas.
1ed.São Paulo: Instituto Sérgio Motta, 2007, v. 1, p. 65-73.
Comunidades virtuais: heterodoxia informacional (Virtual Communities: Informational
heterodoxy) In: Clotilde Perez, Ivan Santo Barbosa. (Org.). Hiperpublicidade - atividades e
tendências. 1ed.São Paulo: Thomson Learning, 2007, v. 2, p. 380-397.
Uma opção humana (An human option) In: vários autores. (Org.). O Futuro do Livro. 1ed.São Paulo:
Editora Olhares: IPSIS gráfica e editora, 2007, v. 1, p. 110-111.
Operação pirata (Pirate operation). In: R0SAS, R.; VASCONCELOS; G.. (Org.). Net_cultura 1.0:
digitofagia. 1ed.São Paulo: Radical Livros, 2006, v. 1, p. 48-67.
Linkania - the hyperconnected multitude. In: Betti Marenko; Leon C6. (Org.). DiY Survival - there is no
subculture only subversion. 1ed.England: c6.org, 2005, v. 1, p. 27-31.
Linkania - a multidão hiperconectada (Linkania - the hyperconnected multitude). In: Lucia Leão. (Org.).
Derivas: Cartografias do ciberespaço. 1ed.São Paulo: Annablume editora, 2004, v. 1, p. 77-86.
Parangolé Brasil (Parangolé Brazil). In: Sérgio Amadeu da Silveira; João Cassino (Org.). Software
Livre e Inclusão digital. São Paulo: Conrad Editora do Brasil, 2003, v. , p. 329-339.
A Sociedade da Colaboração (The collaboration society). In: Ricardo Kobashi. (Org.). Manual de Redes
sociais e Tecnologia. São Paulo: Conectas Direitos Humanos Universais, 2003, v. , p. 47-50.

4. Lectures
TEDxSão José dos Campos – Apropriações das tecnologias para transformação social
(Appropriation of technologies for social transformation) 09/2012
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SQyvUS8djuw
TEDxUSP – Linkania - a sociedade da colaboração ( Linkania, society collaboration) ( 08/2010
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d4vbH51HAMY
ACTAMEDIA - 2012 Simpósio Internacional de Artemídia e Cultura Digital - 16-21 agosto 2012 -
Apropriações Gambiológicas (Gambiological appropriation)
InterCon 2009: os novos rumos do mercado interativo. Linkania: uma teoria de redes (Linkania – the
network theory). 2009.
Paralelo Narrativas em Percurso.‐ Gambiarra – Criatividade Técnica/ Gambiarra – everyday creativity)
2009.
File Symposium. Atores em Rede (the networked actors) - 2009 SESI .
File Symposium. Multidão hiperconectada resistência e descentralização (‐ hyperlinked multitude:
resistence and descentralization ) 2006 SESI
File Symposium. Linkania – a Multidão hiperconectada (Linkania – the hyperlinked society). 2005 SESI
Reciprocity, design and social networks. Linkania & the collaborative society. 2004 Banff Centre,
Canadá

5. Interviews / Debates
Inclusão digital + lixo eletrônico (digital divide + e-waste)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xxa6oW0gGzg
Arte com lixo eletrônico (e-waste arts)- Conexões Globais 2.0
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RIOYiIEdQyU
O hacker é o novo revolucionário? (Is the hacker the new revolutionary?) youPIX Festival -
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DLflzn-9nLE

6. Articles in newspapers / magazines
Somos muitos! Spartacus!!! (we are the multitude! Spartacus!!!) 20/01/2012
http://www.novae.inf.br/site/modules.php?name=Conteudo&pid=1858
Por que o MinC saiu do ar? (Why the MINC is offline?) 23/03/2011
http://www.novae.inf.br/site/modules.php?name=Conteudo&pid=1828
Gambiarra - criatividade tática (Gambiarra – everyday creativity) 15/10/2009 -
Felipe Fonseca + Hernani Dimantas
http://www.novae.inf.br/site/modules.php?name=Conteudo&pid=1394
Diplo (Le monde diplomatique) - pt_br web version – 2007 – 2009 – site page
http://diplo.org.br/_Hernani-Dimantas_
Internet 2 - | Os 100 + (Internet 2 – 100+) . Folha de São Paulo - Caderno Mais, São Paulo, 17 dez.
2006.
Linkania - resistência e descentralização ( hyperlinked multitude: resistence and descentralization) (.
Cult, São Paulo, p. 56 - 58, 15 out. 2005.
Pretinho básico (the basic black wearing). Revista Geek, São Paulo, 20 set. 2004.
O que é cultura livre? (What is the free culture?) NovaE - http://www.novae.inf.br, Blumenau, 23 jul.
2004.
Parangolé Brasil. (Parangolé Brazil) NextBrasil, Rio de Janeiro, , v. 1, p. 66 - 75, 15 jun. 2004.
Software Livre e a sociedade da colaboração (Free software and the collaborative society). Revista do
Linux, Curitiba, 15 jan. 2004.

7. Awards
Prêmio Jabuti (writer awards) - finalist, CBDL. 2011
Prêmio Compós de Teses e Dissertações - (best academic thesis ECA /USP 2010), Comissão
Coordenadora do Programa de Pós-Graduação em Ciências da Comunicação da USP . 2010
Prêmio Sérgio Motta de Arte e Tecnologia - Desvio, Instituto Sérgio Motta. 2009
Prêmio ARede - Ponline 2009, Momento Editorial - www.arede.inf.br. 2009
Prêmio ARede 2007 - Portal AcessaSP, Momento editorial - www.arede.inf.br. 2007
Prêmio Mario Covas - Portal AcessaSP, Governo do Estado de São Paulo. 2007
Prêmio Sérgio Motta de Arte e Tecnologia - Multidão Hiperlinkada, Instituto Sérgio Motta. 2007
Prix Arts Eletronic - Honorable Mention, AEC Ars Electronica Center Linz Museumsgesellschaft mbH,
Austria. 2006
Prêmio Mario Covas, Governo do Estado de São Paulo. 2006
Prêmio Betinho - Honorable Mention, APC - http://www.apc.org/english/news/index.shtml?x=3029730
2005

8. Projects
Atelie Novo - from 2011 to 2015. alternative and independent space of production, diffusion and
reflection on art.
http://atelienovo.wordpress.com/
MetaReciclagem - from 2003 to 2015. methodology of free open appropriation to promote social
transformation.
http://rede.metareciclagem.org/
InovarEduca - 2010 -2013. and open network dedicated to exploring the innovation potential in
education. It is about the education, technology and its impacts on XXI century's society.
http://inovareduca.com/
Desvio - from 2009 to 2013. Laboratory devoted to research and experimentation in related art,
design, Recycle / Reuse and information technologies.
http://desvio.cc
Escola do Futuro - USP - 2005-2011. Lidec -Digital divide and no formal education lab
Laboratory of Digital Inclusion and Community Education
http://futuro.usp.br/
Projects developed by Lidec / Escola do Futuro:
AcessaSP - from 2005 to 2011. digital inclusion program by the Secretary of Government Public
Management of the State of São Paulo
http://www.acessasp.sp.gov.br
Accessa Escola- from 2008 to 2009. digital inclusion program at schools. - Department of
Education – Government
State of Sao Paulo
http://www.acessaescola.fde.sp.gov.br
Telecentros.br - from 2010 to 2011. treining Network to Brazilian's Telecentros.BR program.
http://telecentros.br.com
Portal da Juventude (Youth network) SP - 2009 to 2010 analysis and definition of the Youth
Program site. Government State of São Paulo
http://juventude.sp.gov.br
lixoeletronico.org - from 2008 to 2013. Lixo eletrônico is a activist collaborative team that debates the
e-waste recycling and reusing, the environment laws, responsibilities of industries, governments and
citizens. Responsible disposal of solid waste is our society great challenge.
http://lixoeletronico.org
HumanizaSUS Network - 2009-2011. collaborative portal of health humanization projects in Brazil. The
the content and portal tools are a result of a participatory process.
http://www.redehumanizasus.net
Marketing Hacker - 2001 to 2012. An Internet activist blog that debates about copyleft, open source,
hacker ethics and conversations. It has been a proactive project that inspired a generation of activists,
thinkers and internet users in Brazil.
http://www.marketinghacker.com.br