Entity was one of Assespro's partners to promote the event
The Brazilian edition of the World Information Technology Congress – WCIT Brasil 2016, which took place in Brasília, from October 3 to 5, featured the participation of Francisco Camargo, president of ABES, who was part of the panel “Uncovering the Secrets to Innovation ”, held on the 5th.
“Data from the Brazilian Software Market study, by ABES in partnership with IDC, showed that the search for efficiency and competitive differentiation in business will continue to demand innovation and increasing investment in ICT”, observed Camargo. Digital transformation, internet of things, mobile payments, security and business analytics are areas of the sector that are booming. Access the presentation here.
“Data from the Brazilian Software Market study, by ABES in partnership with IDC, showed that the search for efficiency and competitive differentiation in business will continue to demand innovation and increasing investment in ICT”, observed Camargo. Digital transformation, internet of things, mobile payments, security and business analytics are areas of the sector that are booming. Access the presentation here.
The association was also present on the open data panel. Andriei Gutierrez, member of the Regulatory Committee, spoke about the initiative Brazil, Digital Country, led by ABES, which aims to debate and popularize the importance of collecting, analyzing and applying data for Brazilian society. “We are positively surprised by the population’s interest in the topic. We have shown how the use of data and technology has improved health, urban mobility, education, among other areas. People's participation has exceeded our expectations. Officially launched in July 2016, the Brasil, País Digital page on Facebook already has more than 16 thousand followers”, highlighted Gutierrez, one of the coordinators of this project.
ABES was one of the partners of the Federation of Associations of Brazilian Information Technology Companies (Assespro) for the promotion and organization of WCIT Brasil 2016, a global event that, for the first time, took place in South America and brought together more than 3 thousand participants from 80 countries.
TECHNOLOGICAL PARK and INTERNET
ABES was one of the partners of the Federation of Associations of Brazilian Information Technology Companies (Assespro) for the promotion and organization of WCIT Brasil 2016, a global event that, for the first time, took place in South America and brought together more than 3 thousand participants from 80 countries.
TECHNOLOGICAL PARK and INTERNET
On the 3rd, the congress was opened by the governor of the Federal District, Rodrigo Rollemberg, and the minister of Science, Technology, Innovations and Communications, Gilberto Kassab, and federal deputy Izalci Lucas (PSDB-DF) also participated in the ceremony. Among the authorities were Ambassador Roberto Jaguaribe, president of the Brazilian Export and Investment Promotion Agency; Santiago Gutierrez, president of WITSA and James Poisant, general secretary of the entity.
During the WCIT, the Federal District Development Agency (Terracap) presented the first technology park focusing on innovation in Information and Communication Technology (ICT) in the Federal District, BioTIC. The Technology Park, which is close to Granja do Torto, has the capacity to house approximately 1,200 companies and the potential to generate more than 25,000 direct jobs.
One of the most anticipated moments of the Congress was the talk by Vint Cerf, which took place on October 4th, considered one of the fathers of the internet and, currently, vice-president of Google. In “Unlimited Business: Internet in the 21st Century”, he discussed the future of the internet and the main challenges for its development. Cerf made it clear that the internet is not finished, but is still under construction. According to him, there is still a large number of businesses in the area with strong potential for evolution, such as new protocols, new functions, high-performance applications and the Internet of Things.
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