The IT market (hardware, software and services) in Brazil grew by 4.5%, according to the annual study by ABES (Brazilian Association of Software Companies) carried out in conjunction with the consultancy IDC. A preview of the main numbers of the study was released on 03/26/2018, during the inauguration dinner of the new executives of the association's deliberative council. On the occasion, the entity also presented its Integrity program and honored communication, research and development professionals who contribute to the advancement of Digital Transformation in Brazil, as ambassadors of the Movimento Brasil, País Digital.
At the top of the list of IT investments in Latin America, Brazil recorded about US$ 38 billion in investments in hardware, software and services during 2017, followed by Mexico (US$ 20.6 billion), Argentina (US$ 8, 4 bi) and Colombia (US$ 7 bi). In the world ranking, the country was in ninth place in the list that head in the sequence: United States (US$ 751 bi), China (US$ 244 bi), Japan (US$ 139 bi), United Kingdom, Germany, France, Canada and India. In total, US$ was 2.07 trillion in IT investments in the last year.
For Jorge Sukarie, Chairman of the Board of ABES, the results of the survey indicate that "IT investments have returned to growth in Brazil and the country is gradually recovering the space lost in recent years". Also according to the executive, the numbers in Brazil point to a greater degree of maturity in investments in technology, with a greater share of investments in software and services in total investments in IT. "It is important to highlight that we resumed part of the" market share "lost in Latin America last year and maintained our leadership position, now even more prominent, responsible for 39.11TT1T of the total investment of the continent, which was US1TT2T 97.3 billion" , he explains.
Sukarie also points out that investments in ICT (IT + Telecom), totaled US$ 3.55 trillion in 2017, US$ 105 billion in Brazil alone - which guaranteed him the sixth place in the overall ranking, recovering a position in relation to the year previous.
For 2018, the executive has a positive expectation. "It will be the year of recovery," he says. According to him, the technology will continue based on "Cloud", "Big Data / Analytics", "Social Business" and "Mobility", the four pillars of digital transformation, resulting in an expected growth of 4.1% in the IT segment. “Investments will return with more opportunities during the second half of the year”, comments Sukarie.
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