Tag Archives: porto alegre

Success in China needs respect, patience, respect

Posted on July 15, 2011 by Mark Hillary

Rick Struzynski is an international sales manager for scientific instrument company Leica Biosystems, part of Leica Microsystems, based in Chicago. He read our recent comment on China and intellectual property and participated in the LinkedIn debate – explaining that he had worked … Continue reading →

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Case study: Brazilian NGO fights digital divide

Posted on June 29, 2011 by Mark Hillary

Public and private sector organizations are teaming up to bridge the digital exclusion experienced by millions of Brazilians. In the second instalment of a two-part article, digital inclusion specialist and coordinator for institutional relations at NGO Rede Marista de Solidariedade, … Continue reading →

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Digital inclusion in Brazil: a social right

Posted on June 28, 2011 by Mark Hillary

Both government and society are now realizing the need to bridge the digital divide currently experienced by millions of Brazilians. Digital inclusion specialist and coordinator for institutional relations at NGO Rede Marista de Solidariedade, Alexandre Siqueira Mesquita, talks about the progress … Continue reading →

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Brazil to be partner country for CeBIT 2012

Posted on May 11, 2011 by Mark Hillary

It has been announced that Brazil will be the partner country of the CeBIT 2012 technology conference in Germany. This was confirmed yesterday at the BITS trade fair in Porto Alegre – a local trade fair held here in Brazil under … Continue reading →

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HfS: Brazil must stop taxing exports

Posted on March 11, 2011 by Mark Hillary

As part of IT Decisions‘ series of comments around president Obama’s visit to Brazil, we contacted chief operating officer of Horses for Sources (HfS) research, Esteban Herrera to discuss opportunities and issues faced by those trying to do business in technology between Brazil and … Continue reading →

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