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20 September 2012 at 15 : 25 PM
Who Moved My Job?
If you have dug around in my past then you will be aware of a book I wrote back in 2008 called Who Moved My Job? Perhaps you even bought a copy or borrowed it from a friend -- if you did then thank you. The book was short and to the point. It was a story of three English sheepdogs who found their place on the farm usurped by foreign breeds of dog who ...
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24 February 2012 at 06 : 16 AM
Paid overtime will have no effect on outsourcing
They say that the main challenge for working people today is trying to achieve a work/life balance. It can be hard when the boss expects you to work superhuman hours in the office and then still answer emails or calls on the phone once you escape to the sanctuary of home - or a local bar. This is becoming normal the world over, but in Brazil the ...
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28 September 2011 at 15 : 05 PM
Education in Brazil – it no longer works
The popular Brazilian news magazine Veja has a striking front cover this week featuring a business executive with steam bursting from his ears above the headline 'Não dá mais' - it no longer works. ...
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17 August 2011 at 05 : 30 AM
IT’s Brazil: the technology skills gap
The Brazilian IT market has gone from strength to strength in the last few years. The sector is forecast to grow more than 10% in 2011, with revenues exceeding $182bn by year-end, up from $165.5bn generated in 2010, according to IT trade body Brasscom. However, does Brazil have enough people to cater for current and future demand? In the second ...
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3 August 2011 at 11 : 49 AM
Free Brazil IT – let it compete with the world
In the northern hemisphere, the media calls this time of year the silly season. Vacations are taken, governments take a rest from governing, and not much news is generated. ...
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2 August 2011 at 20 : 16 PM
Brazilian industrial policy: what it means for IT
A series of measures announced today as part of the new Brazilian industrial policy will have a series of implications for the IT sector, including lower hiring costs. IT Decisions gives a summary of the Brasil Maior plan and what it means for the technology industry. ...
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26 July 2011 at 19 : 08 PM
IT’s Brazil: The National Broadband Plan
Top politicians in Brazil have been repeatedly quoted as saying that conditions need to be created to lead Brazil into the knowledge economy recently, but are the fundamentals in place for that? The series IT's Brazil will examine the components of the government’s strategy around technology and in this first article, we cover the National Broadband ...
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26 July 2011 at 12 : 24 PM
TechMarketView on Brazil IT
IT Decisions recently met with Anthony Miller, managing partner of analyst firm TechMarketView, during a visit to Brazil. He recently published his observations on the IT supplier market in Brazil based on this latest visit and though the research is only for TMV subscribers, he shared it with us - on condition we didn't share too much of it here... ...
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19 July 2011 at 04 : 45 AM
Facebook addicts can get fired in Brazil
The IT Decisions publishing director, Angelica Mari recently started a discussion on LinkedIn focused on the legality of employees using the Internet at work. She asked: "In Brazil, using the web for more than an hour for activities that are unrelated to work is considered as gross misconduct and can lead to justified dismissal. What is the legal ...
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13 July 2011 at 11 : 42 AM
Skilled foreigners struggle to get Brazilian visas
As the Brazilian government attempts to remedy its worsening skills shortage in key areas such as technology, skilled foreigners interested in moving to the country face major visa headaches. According to an article by Brazilian newspaper Folha de São Paulo, Brazil has only granted 56,006 work visas in 2010. That compares with 586,000 visas granted in ...
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