Tag Archives: Transparency

Occupy Wall Street… then Brazil

The Arab spring may have been helped by social media, but the Occupy Wall Street movement has been entirely fuelled by social networks from the start. And now the movement is coming to Brazil with plans for ‘Occupy Brazil’ protests … Continue reading

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BrasilGov2.0: Can IT force honesty in politics?

Erik Camarano is the executive director of Movimento Brasil Competitivo (MBC), a non-governmental organization focused on encouraging and promoting the development of Brazilian society by improving the competitiveness of national economy. He is an economist, academic and former secretary-general in the Rio Grande do Sul state government.

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Transparency, you just can’t fake it

Though my day-to-day focus is managing IT Decisions, I still write for publications back in my home country, the United Kingdom. I used to write a regular column on social media for Computer Weekly there and though my comments are less … Continue reading

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Don Tapscott: Thoughts on Brazil

Canadian digital media guru, Don Tapscott, was visiting Brazil yesterday to give a keynote speech at the 25th birthday party of Grupo TV-1 in São Paulo. He talked exclusively to IT Decisions about Brazil, revolutions, and the future for media.

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Don Tapscott – tweetup in Brazil

Don Tapscott is one of the best known digital media experts in the world today. When US President, Barack Obama, first announced he was going to run for the White House, he announced that his campaign would be following the … Continue reading

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