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7 March 2012 at 18 : 29 PM
ITD Research: Managing IT talent in Brazil
In this exclusive report, technology decision-makers in Brazil share their views around managing talent in the IT department. ...
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2 February 2012 at 07 : 19 AM
Can Brazil drive innovation?
Last month, UK Trade & Investment (UKTI) along with the main British ICT trade association, Intellect hosted an event at the Brazilian Embassy in London, which focused on the IT and communications sector in Brazil – in particular the opportunities for Brazilian and British firms to work together. The CEO of IT Decisions, Mark Hillary, spoke at ...
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10 November 2011 at 09 : 31 AM
This much I know: Luiz Adolfo Gruppi, Cielo
Luiz Adolfo Gruppi Afonso is the strategy and architecture director at payment processing firm Cielo. The company is the largest credit and debit card operator in Brazil, with a 49% market share in terms of credit and debit card transaction volume and some 1.5 million active merchants in its client portfolio. In a few soundbites, the executive gives ...
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8 November 2011 at 15 : 18 PM
Hulcher CIO: “Promises won’t make me buy more”
Despite having a positive experience in offshoring software development and testing to Brazil, the chief information officer at railroad contractor Hulcher Services said he is yet to see concrete results when it comes to addressing some of the sector’s main issues. ...
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3 November 2011 at 05 : 45 AM
State of Brazil IT: What does Brazil IT need?
With The Economist in Brazil this week focused on where Brazil is heading in the next decade, IT Decisions is commenting on a series of points raised during discussions in our LinkedIn forum. This section summarises the past few articles and issues a call to action for everyone in the IT industry in Brazil today... Click here for the complete State of ...
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2 November 2011 at 12 : 54 PM
State of Brazil IT: World Cup & Olympic Games
With The Economist in Brazil this week focused on where Brazil is heading in the next decade, IT Decisions is commenting on a series of points raised during discussions in our LinkedIn forum. This is the state of Brazil IT today in relation to the key technology implications of the World Cup of 2014 and the Olympic Games of 2016. ...
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2 November 2011 at 07 : 01 AM
State of Brazil IT: plugging the skills gap
With The Economist in Brazil this week focused on where Brazil is heading in the next decade, IT Decisions is commenting on a series of points raised during discussions in our LinkedIn forum. This chapter of our report State of Brazil IT looks at the current issues around the skills of the country's technology workforce. Brazil is booming, and ...
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27 September 2011 at 20 : 47 PM
Brazil moves up IT rankings – but skills gap and red tape threaten future progress
The IT sector in Brazil has become more competitive but excessive taxation and scarcity of qualified manpower continue to hamper growth, according to a study carried out by the Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU). ...
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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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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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