Browsing Month April, 2011
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29 April 2011 at 18 : 15 PM
WEF summary: the future is theirs
The future of Latin America belongs to the young - so say the experts at the World Economic Forum on Latin America in Rio de Janeiro. The conference ended today with an optimistic message for the region. In this audio report, Angelica Mari outlines the key takeaways from the conference for Brazil, and the hi-tech sector in particular. ...
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29 April 2011 at 17 : 04 PM
R$1bn technical education program launches
Brazilian president Dilma Rousseff launched the law project to enable the creation of the National Program of Access to technical Education and Employment (Pronatec) which will see R$ 1bn ($636m) going towards technical education for about 8 million people in the next four years. ...
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29 April 2011 at 13 : 31 PM
If Brasscom says jump, will you jump?
IT Decisions covered the recent BRICs summit from all angles. One industry figure we didn’t talk to though was Brasscom president Antonio Gil, because Gil was there in China promoting the Brazilian IT industry at the same time as the BRICs summit was taking place. ...
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28 April 2011 at 23 : 05 PM
WEF: End of day report – where are the women?
It's the end of the second day at the World Economic Forum on Latin America in Rio de Janeiro - though this was the first day that the media were allowed in, so for us it was the end of the first day... Angelica Mari was there all day and here she gives an audio run down on what happened in Rio today. ...
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28 April 2011 at 13 : 47 PM
WEF: Skills gap threatens Brazil growth
The lack of skilled manpower seen across key industry sectors in Brazil is one of the main deterrents for the country’s economic growth, delegates heard at the World Economic Forum on Latin America this morning. ...
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28 April 2011 at 12 : 09 PM
Audio report: WEF Rio opening session
Angelica Mari is on the ground at the World Economic Forum on Latin America, taking place over the next couple of days in Rio de Janeiro. In this audio report she outlines some initial views from the opening session - is Uruguay really the Singapore of Latin America? Listen and make up your own mind. Listen! Photo by Daniel Marenco licensed under ...
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28 April 2011 at 10 : 52 AM
Interview: Aon IT shines in Latam
Chief information officer for Latin America at insurance giant Aon Tadeu Machado tells IT Decisions about the firm’s plans for technology and why his team is positioned ahead of the curve. ...
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27 April 2011 at 18 : 54 PM
WEF opens to innovation theme in Rio
The World Economic Forum on Latin America has opened today in Rio de Janeiro. IT Decisions will begin reporting from the ground tomorrow. As I write, Angelica Mari is flying from São Paulo to Rio and getting ready for a couple of days mixing with the most important decision makers in the LatAm region. ...
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27 April 2011 at 16 : 33 PM
Zagada LatAm research spotlights Brazilian cities
IT Decisions recently learned about a new research paper by the Zagada Institute focused on the attractiveness of working with various cities in the LatAm region. After taking a look at the results, which included two Brazilian cities in the top ten, we called Zagada CEO, Philip Peters to discuss the findings. ...
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26 April 2011 at 10 : 45 AM
Q&A: Why Hulcher picked Brazil over India for IT
Chris Snyder is the chief information officer at railroad contractor Hulcher Services. The US-based company specializes on train derailment emergency response, track construction, rail cargo transfer services and environmental emergency response services for more than 40 years. In this Q&A, Snyder tells IT Decisions about the drivers behind ...
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