Next Monday, March 28, the Smart City America Congress & Expo begins, the largest urban management congress in Latin America, which has the institutional support of ABES (Brazilian Association of Software Companies). The event will be held from March 28 to 30, at Expo Unimed, in Curitiba, Paraná.
According to its organizers, the event will receive panels and plenary sessions over the three days and will feature more than 80 mayors from 10 countries in Latin America, in addition to dozens of CEOs of large companies, to discuss how public and private administration they can contribute to the development of cities and improve the quality of life of citizens.
“For ABES, it is essential to support these initiatives that aim to evolve both the use and the development of technologies in society. Opening the discussion on these topics is an opportunity to understand the needs of the population and arrive at efficient solutions ”, says Jamile Sabatini Marques, director of Innovation and Promotion at ABES.
Side events are scheduled, such as the UN-Habitat agenda and Lincoln Institute of Land Policy, which will discuss issues related to urban financing, Public-Private Partnership and other associative models that seek to improve the quality of public services and urban infrastructure. There will also be an exhibition with companies that work with innovative projects and advanced technologies, sharing knowledge in an area of 4,500 m².
During the event, urban architecture, innovation and startups forums will take place, as well as relationship events such as business breakfast, cocktail and mayors' lunch.
More information, programming and registration are available on the website www.smartcitybusiness.com.br/2016pt/ and on facebook: www.facebook.com/institutosmartcitybusinessamerica
About ABES
ABES, the Brazilian Association of Software Companies, is the most representative entity in the sector with around 1,600 associated or associated companies, distributed in 23 Brazilian states, plus the Federal District, responsible for generating more than 120 thousand direct jobs and a turnover annual turnover of US$ 20 billion per year.
The companies associated with ABES represent 85% of the turnover of the software development and commercialization segment in Brazil and 33% of the total turnover of the IT sector, equivalent in 2014 to US$ 60 billion of sales of software, IT services and hardware.
Since its foundation, on September 9, 1986, the entity has exercised the mission of sectorial representation in the legislative and tax areas, in proposing and guiding policies aimed at strengthening the value chain of the Brazilian Software and Services Industry - IBSS, in defense intellectual property and combating piracy of national or international software and supporting initiatives to promote research, development, innovation and the development of national software. Access the ABES Portal - www.abes.org.br or talk to our Relationship Center: (11) 2161-2833.
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