Information technologies play a crucial role in the lives of citizens, in the Society of Information (Castells, 2002). The main human activities are involved for new information and communication technologies (ICT). ICT covers a wide range of areas of personal life for each of us, making us virtually dependent on technology. However, this seemingly democratized society not extend the generalized access of all people to these technologies, thus creating a dichotomized world of those who have access to ICTs and those who do not ("info-excluded"), or who have digital literacy or not. The purpose of this communication is to present the results of an investigation carried out on Roma people and digital literacy in the city of Reguengos de Monsaraz, Portugal. Being a population with low levels of schooling and without professional qualifications, how do the Gypsies of Reguengos de Monsaraz deal with information technology? For that purpose, an exploratory study was developed using quantitative technique (questionnaire applied to Gypsies) and qualitative technique (semi-structured interview applied to representatives of local institutions). The study of the relationship between Roma and digital literacy is still very unusual but with the results obtained we hope to know better this relationship and how social and education policies contribute (or not) to the promotion of digital literacy and too if the digital literacy can be an element that contribute for the increase of the literacy among Roma people. For this purpose, various dimensions of life of Roma people (education, access market labor, health, housing, etc.) and dimensions of digital literacy (access to Internet, networks, technology, computers, smartphones, knowledge of programmes, etc.) was analyzed.

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Gypsies,Dital iliteracy,Portugal

• Sociologia - Ciências Sociais