Brazilian internet cafés to drive digital inclusion
The Brazilian government has approved a law project that will see internet cafés in Brazil – the so-called Lan (local area network) houses – used as a key instrument to drive digital inclusion. The...
View ArticleIncreased customer spend boosts IT at Cardif
The Brazilian arm of BNP Paribas-owned insurance firm Cardif is looking at taking its IT into the next stage of development to meet the demands of a fast-growing customer base. Chief information...
View ArticleWhat Brazilian CIOs must know about social media
Business speaker and writer Guy Clapperton spoke to IT Decisions about how companies can benefit from social media and how CIOs in Brazil need to manage this brave new world of information. Clapperton...
View ArticleDigital inclusion in Brazil: a social right
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...
View ArticleCase study: Brazilian NGO fights digital divide
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...
View ArticleEntrepreneurship in Brazil: “still a lot to do”
Internet business pioneer Paulo Humberg talks to IT Decisions about his experience as an entrepreneur, his perception of the Brazilian e-commerce scene and his future predictions for the internet...
View ArticleWill Netflix succeed in Brazil?
Yesterday, movie streaming giant Netflix said that it lost 800,000 US subscribers in the quarter that has just ended – is there a danger that they may not succeed in Brazil? We argued at the time of...
View ArticleThis much I know: Luiz Adolfo Gruppi, Cielo
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...
View ArticleJ&J: CIOs must look at Brazil IT
Johnson & Johnson has been doing business with Brazilian IT companies since 2004. In this interview, the firm’s IT manager for global services, Nigel Storey, tells IT Decisions about his...
View ArticleBrazil starts free broadband tests
The Brazilian government will start testing free public broadband this coming Saturday (14). Known as 0800 broadband, the service will initially encompass public sector websites including job boards,...
View ArticleWhen Did You Last Switch Off Your Smartphone?
How often each day are you truly disconnected from the internet? If you have a smartphone then it’s probably not very often at all. If you take a flight then it’s likely you might have to endure...
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