Tag Archives: professional

State of Brazil IT: plugging the skills gap

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 chapter of our report State of Brazil IT looks at the … Continue reading →

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Should Brazilian IT professionals be chartered?

Posted on October 14, 2011 by Mark Hillary

Many IT professionals in Brazil argue that the profession needs greater recognition, some kind of benchmark to demonstrate professionalism. The argument goes that professions such as doctors, lawyers, accountants, and surveyors all have their professional bodies and practitioners need to be registered … Continue reading →

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Start the week #19: Rents up but Chinese coming

Posted on July 11, 2011 by Mark Hillary

Welcome to a new week. In the past week we talked to the CIO of Onofre about skills shortages and ERP. We interviewed Anthony Miller of analyst firm TechMarketView, and noted that while money from China floods into Brazil, rents … Continue reading →

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At the coalface: do companies want techies?

Posted on May 17, 2011 by Mark Hillary

This is the second instalment of our At the Coalface series, where Brazilian IT professionals give their take on issues related to career development. As president Dilma Rousseff presses ahead with plans to focus on technical education, information systems student at … Continue reading →

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