Browsing Tag britain
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18 April 2012 at 14 : 52 PM
London 2012: One Hundred Days To Go
It is exactly one hundred days until the opening ceremony of the London Olympic games when, under Danny Boyle's direction, thousands of British volunteers will show the world that the UK can match anything China did four years ago. Well maybe the budget for fireworks will be less than China managed, but at least we won't stoop to lip-syncing children ...
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22 December 2011 at 16 : 37 PM
ITD helps to connect UK-Brazil IT industry
If you are based in London then you might be interested in an event on January 20th at the Brazilian embassy. UK Trade & Investment along with the main British ICT trade association, Intellect, are hosting an event focused on the hi-tech IT and communications sector in Brazil - in particular the opportunities for Brazilian and British firms to work ...
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11 August 2011 at 19 : 24 PM
It’s time to reconsider Brazil for contact centers
The contact center industry in Brazil has become increasingly introspective over the past few years. The Brazilian economy continues to grow, unlike the malaise of the EU and US, and that means customer service centers are in demand. Global players like Teleperformance and Accenture are all here in Brazil, but only serving local customers and their end ...
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4 August 2011 at 19 : 51 PM
Brazil IT for sale: we want your views
Is it essential for a nation to build its own cars, or toys, or ships? Do indigenous companies have an advantage over the competition when it comes to retaining innovation within the same country, or is this attitude just nationalistic flag-waving? ...
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28 July 2011 at 11 : 20 AM
One year to London 2012
Yesterday I made the official launch to my Olympic blogging efforts at the UK Consulate General in São Paulo. The British Consul General introduced the event, which included the deputy sports secretary for São Paulo, Gilberto do Carmo Nucci, and several former Olympic champions from Brazil. There was extensive coverage of the event on Twitter and I ...
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22 July 2011 at 15 : 24 PM
Join ITD to mark ‘one year to London 2012′
As reported some time ago in IT Decisions, our CEO Mark Hillary is an official BT Storyteller - a blogger covering the London 2012 Olympic games. ...
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23 June 2011 at 16 : 38 PM
UK sees close ties with Brazil tech as “priority”
As reported yesterday in IT Decisions, a British trade mission visited Brazil this week led by trade minister Lord Green - formerly the group chairman of HSBC - and deputy prime minister Nick Clegg. IT Decisions asked the British government about the UK and Brazil relationship. ...
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3 June 2011 at 14 : 42 PM
Brazil must legislate for outsourcing
Julia Kotlarsky is Associate Professor of Information Systems at Warwick Business School in the UK. She is the author of several books on globalization, outsourcing and offshoring. In light of the recent proposal to create an outsourcing commission in Brazil that would explore, and potentially reform, employment law, IT Decisions asked Kotlarsky to tell us ...
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9 May 2011 at 17 : 13 PM
Who will take over Brazil IT?
If you want to understand why the IT market in Brazil is so healthy, take a look at how business in general is doing – in short business is booming. Just browse the FT Tilt summary of Q1 in corporate Brazil here for proof. ...
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5 May 2011 at 20 : 23 PM
Brazil IT, why aren’t you here?
IT Decisions contributor Steve Brookman has recorded a short video offering advice to Brazilian technology companies looking for business outside of Brazil. The domestic economy may be booming, but there really is business elsewhere, and it's not always where you might assume it will be. ...
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