Tag Archives: hi-tech

Proposals for a better Brazil in 2022

Posted on November 29, 2011 by Mark Hillary

Claudio Porto is the founder and president of management and strategy consultancy Macroplan. Earlier this year, he launched a book, “2022 – Propostas para um Brasil melhor no ano do do bicentenário,” which presents a reflection about the opportunities that … Continue reading →

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Nearshore Americas: How do you define Brazil IT?

Posted on November 15, 2011 by Mark Hillary

Kirk Laughlin is the founder and editorial director of Nearshore Americas, a web site that has now spun off a new title called Sourcing Brazil. IT Decisions caught up with Laughlin at the recent Brasscom Global IT Forum in São Paulo … Continue reading →

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Neo Group: Brazil IT will soon be bought

Posted on November 14, 2011 by Mark Hillary

Neo Group founder and chief executive, Atul Vashistha, is well-known and respected in the international sourcing marketplace for his advisory work with Neo as well as his books and additional roles with the IAOP and US government. He attended the recent … Continue reading →

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IAOP: Brazil IT should not copy other countries

Posted on November 11, 2011 by Mark Hillary

The International Association of Outsourcing Professionals (IAOP)  is a global network of over 110,000 executives involved in the outsourcing business. Michael Corbett founded the IAOP in 2005 and is the association’s current chairman. He was in São Paulo last week for the … Continue reading →

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Interview: Virgílio Almeida, Ministry of Science & Tech

Posted on November 10, 2011 by Mark Hillary

The Brazilian government is adopting a sharper focus on technology policy to ensure the opportunities within the sector are properly leveraged.

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IDC: Brazil IT is not thinking of the future

Posted on November 9, 2011 by Mark Hillary

David Tapper, from industry analyst group IDC, knows the outsourcing marketplace inside out. His own take on the strategy being outlined for Brazil at the Brasscom Global IT Forum was that most in the industry are being too short-sighted and … Continue reading →

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J&J: We love working with CI&T in Brazil

Posted on November 7, 2011 by Mark Hillary

This is a short extract from a customer case study delivered to the Brasscom IT Forum last Friday by Nigel Storey, IT manager, global services at Johnson & Johnson. In his talk, Nigel was talking about his experience of working with … Continue reading →

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Brazil IT management needs transparency

Posted on April 6, 2011 by Mark Hillary

Stefan Stern is director of strategy at marketing giant Edelman. Stern is an experienced commentator on management issues and until recently was a management columnist for the Financial Times. He is a visiting professor at Cass business school and contributing … Continue reading →

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Denmark: Brazil IT is a great opportunity

Posted on April 1, 2011 by Mark Hillary

IT Decisions met with Stefan Kumarage Schou, a senior advisor from the Confederation of Danish Industry (DI), in São Paulo yesterday. Schou was in Brazil exploring opportunities for business partnerships with Denmark.

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