Tag Archives: education

How Twitter Saved Bletchley Park

Posted on September 26, 2012 by Mark Hillary

Dr Sue Black is an internationally-known computer scientist. She is is a Senior Research Associate in the Software Systems Engineering group in the the Department of Computer Science at University College London and a Senior Consultant with Cornerstone Global Associates. … Continue reading →

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ITD Research: Managing IT talent in Brazil

Posted on March 7, 2012 by Mark Hillary

In this exclusive report, technology decision-makers in Brazil share their views around managing talent  in the IT department.

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Can Brazil drive innovation?

Posted on February 2, 2012 by Mark Hillary

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 … Continue reading →

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Is English essential for IT professionals?

Posted on January 31, 2012 by Mark Hillary

The use of English is a topic we have returned to often at IT Decisions. Brazil doesn’t use English as a first language, but the international IT industry does – even programming languages use keywords in English – so how … Continue reading →

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A foreigner’s Portuguese language journey

Posted on December 30, 2011 by Mark Hillary

I arrived in Brazil earlier this year and knew that I would need to use Portuguese to survive here, but my attempts to learn the language while I was still living in London were beset with problems.

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Don Tapscott on education in Brazil

Posted on November 22, 2011 by Mark Hillary

Canadian author, speaker and all-round expert on innovation, Don Tapscott, was in Brazil at the weekend to speak at the TEDx USP Leste event at the University of São Paulo. He was delivering a keynote speech on how education in … Continue reading →

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This much I know: Luiz Adolfo Gruppi, Cielo

Posted on November 10, 2011 by Mark Hillary

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 … Continue reading →

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Hulcher CIO: “Promises won’t make me buy more”

Posted on November 8, 2011 by Mark Hillary

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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State of Brazil IT: World Cup & Olympic Games

Posted on November 2, 2011 by Mark Hillary

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 … Continue reading →

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Education in Brazil – it no longer works

Posted on September 28, 2011 by Mark Hillary

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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