What works in Recife
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Evidence snapshot for Recife
Recife has developed into a significant technology and innovation hub, anchored by Porto Digital, an ICT and creative-economy cluster that by 2024 hosted 475 companies employing 21,551 people and generating R$6.2 billion in revenue, growing the IT sector's share of Pernambuco's GDP from 1.6% to 4% over 24 years. The city has also scaled inclusive-technology solutions: Livox, an AI-adaptive augmentative-communication app, was formally adopted into Recife's public schools with 500 tablets deployed across 111 schools. These initiatives demonstrate Recife's capacity to combine economic development in historic urban districts with accessibility innovation, though the evidence bases differ—Porto Digital's figures are self-reported aggregates rather than independently audited, while Livox's deployment is documented but lacks measured outcome evaluation.
Drawn from: Porto Digital — ICT & Creative Economy Cluster (Recife) · Porto Digital · Livox — AI-Adaptive Augmentative Communication App Scaled Across Recife's Public Schools
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Strengths & weaknesses vs peers
Strengths
Equity & inclusion +50 pts 100 here · 50 average
Teacher capability & pedagogy +29 pts 67 here · 37 average
Multi-stakeholder collaboration +26 pts 100 here · 74 average
Evidence of impact / measured results +26 pts 83 here · 57 average
Transferability / demonstrated replication +23 pts 83 here · 60 average
Sustainability / continuity +22 pts 100 here · 78 average
Scalability +16 pts 78 here · 62 average
Weaknesses
Inclusiveness / equity -9 pts 33 here · 43 average
Transparency, ethics & data protection -14 pts 33 here · 47 average
Score profile vs peers
Coloured bar: Recife. Grey bar: peer average across the corpus. Both on a common 0–100 scale.
Points compare this place's average on each dimension with the average across all evaluated places, on a common 0–100 scale. Know more
Top good practices here
Porto Digital — ICT & Creative Economy Cluster (Recife) · 81
Porto Digital · 76
Livox — AI-Adaptive Augmentative Communication App Scaled Across Recife's Public Schools · 60
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Recommended to adopt or replicate
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