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20 June 2012 at 13 : 19 PM
Economic nationalism: the way to go for Brazil?
The Brazilian government's measures such as the recent temporary tax breaks for car manufacturers and home appliances to maintain economic growth may signal the start of a new form of economic policy, according to specialists. Brazil’s upbeat economic performance slowed in the first quarter of this year, with GDP falling 0.35% in March, after activity ...
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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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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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19 May 2011 at 13 : 29 PM
Investment in education is the key to Brazil’s growth
João César Lima is the managing partner of the Rio de Janeiro office of PricewaterhouseCoopers. He also sits on the PwC executive committee in Brazil and is a former chair of the American chamber of commerce. Angelica Mari recently asked him about some of the human capital issues facing senior executives in Brazil. ...
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6 May 2011 at 16 : 43 PM
Interview: André Martins, VB Serviços
André Martins is the president of VB Serviços, a voucher distribution firm that is responsible for some major programs such as the Bilhete Único travelcard system in São Paulo. But Martins is also an investor and entrepreneur. He is a partner in Pto de Contato, an über-cool collaborative working environment, and he created the Jlide network of young ...
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4 May 2011 at 08 : 40 AM
Interview: Virgílio Almeida, IT policy secretary
Virgílio Almeida is the IT policy secretary at the Brazilian Ministry of Science and Technology (MCT). He talked exclusively to IT Decisions about skills development, entrepreneurship and how IT is positioned in the government agenda at the World Economic Forum on Latin America in Rio de Janeiro. ...
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2 May 2011 at 09 : 20 AM
Start the week #9: WEF and IT policy
Featured in this Start the Week podcast for the week commencing 2 May 2011: Angelica Mari talks about the World Economic Forum in Rio last week, innovation, mobile technology, regulations on outsourcing, Foxconn outlining demands for their investment into Brazil, and the Brazilian federation of banks annual report. ...
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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 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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