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23 February 2012 at 17 : 01 PM
Latest LatAm research from Tholons
The research and advisory firm Tholons has just released their latest paper focused on the hi-tech service sector in Latin America, specifically IT and Business Process Outsourcing. Naturally Brazil takes centre stage in the Tholons findings. You can read the entire Tholons Latin America report here, but our quick summary of the main comments focused on ...
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6 October 2011 at 13 : 40 PM
In tribute: Steve Jobs
What more can be said about the Apple visionary Steve Jobs? Every magazine, journal, and blog has turned to the subject of his legacy today. Everyone knew his death was approaching as he resigned from Apple six weeks ago, unable to keep working as his battle with pancreatic cancer neared the end. But even with that expectation, it is still a shock to ...
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5 October 2011 at 06 : 49 AM
Brazil is digital now, but maybe it’s not obvious?
It's great to see US entrepreneurs coming down to Brazil and writing about the hi-tech economy in well-read media such as The Huffington Post - a title I write for myself - but it's not always so great when some of the facts are misrepresented or mistaken. So when I read Steve Rosenbaum's report from the Digital Age 2.0 conference in São Paulo last week ...
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4 October 2011 at 13 : 16 PM
Q&A: Genpact and the Twitterverse
When IT Decisions leader, Mark Hillary was recently about to meet the vice chairman of Genpact, Pramod Bhasin, he asked his followers on Twitter for their questions. Mark chose the three best questions and put them to Bhasin during a meeting in São Paulo. In this video you can hear the Genpact executive explain: What is Genpact doing to sustain ...
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15 September 2011 at 19 : 37 PM
Interview: Luis Ricardo Almeida, CIO, Chubb
Dealing with business expectations from the IT function, the trouble with mobile development, the challenge of the Generation Y: the CIO at insurance giant Chubb Luis Ricardo Almeida talked about these topics and more, in an exclusive interview with IT Decisions. ...
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5 September 2011 at 13 : 03 PM
Entrepreneurship in Brazil: “still a lot to do”
Internet business pioneer Paulo Humberg talks to IT Decisions about his experience as an entrepreneur, his perception of the Brazilian e-commerce scene and his future predictions for the internet business in Brazil. ...
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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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16 August 2011 at 17 : 53 PM
Shakespeare can wait – give people useful skills
What is the link between education and access to technology and instances of social unrest instances seen in Brazil and Europe? London-based Brazilian, the marketing head at talent community specialist BraveNewTalent Ramon Pedrollo Bez argues that young people must be given education that is relevant, in a guest article for IT Decisions. ...
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21 July 2011 at 08 : 53 AM
Brazil must collaborate to deliver value
IT executives worldwide often hear about Brazil’s creative and collaborative workforce. But are companies really living to one of its key selling points? Knowledge and innovation consultant at Terra Forum Consulting Beto do Valle caught up with IT Decisions to share some of his perceptions around how Brazilian firms are nurturing skills and foster ing ...
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18 July 2011 at 17 : 25 PM
Is Brazil ready for a knowledge economy?
As Brazil becomes the world’s economic darling, the lack of qualified professionals emerges as one of the country’s most critical barriers to prosperity. A London-based Brazilian, the marketing head at talent community specialist Brave New Talent Ramon Pedrollo Bez comments on how Brazil can use technology to nurture skills for a knowledge-based ...
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