Rodrigo Baggio

Brazilian digital inclusion pioneer bridging technology gaps in favelas

Founder of CDI (Committee for Democracy in Information Technology), Rodrigo Baggio has established 803 tech education centers across 13 countries since 1995. His Social Technology Methodology turns slums into innovation hubs.

Major milestones:

• Recipient of 2005 Skoll Award for Social Entrepreneurship
• Developed Recode - a digital literacy app with 1.2 million users in Latin America
• Created Rio de Janeiro's first favela-based coding school featured in Wired Magazine