EmergingICTGrp
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@ I missed part of the comment but my guess is that he was implying that Windows is so dominant on the desktop.
2:59 PM Dec 17th
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Brazil focus is on OSS apps, not on desktop OS due to "strong culture".
8:56 AM Dec 17th
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Glad to hear questions such as frameworks. Appreciation of IT/software development, such as need for architecture, is improving
8:34 AM Dec 17th
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and I think universities and recent graduates helped move the priv sector to use Unix and HW companies to offer Unix .
8:26 AM Dec 17th
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My personal experience in the US: we used Unix in my comp sci dept but most of the big companies were still on mainframes ....
8:24 AM Dec 17th
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so that users get exposed to it and confident with it, IT gets used to development methodology, per Brazil
8:04 AM Dec 17th
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To get buy-in for OSS, start where there's no legacy system, with an app like payroll
8:03 AM Dec 17th
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Another key diff with Brazil: the govt as a user represents 60% of IT market, so they can heavily influence use of tech
7:59 AM Dec 17th
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If I caught this correctly, sounds like the 34 OSS Brazil built cost in total $30 million (USD I assume). Pretty economical.
7:51 AM Dec 17th
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If I caught this correctly, sounds like the 34 solutions Brazil built cost in total $30 million (USD I assume).
7:49 AM Dec 17th
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We'll have hybrid environments - open, propietary, hosted locally or in the cloud, custom built or COTS, all connected via SOA.
7:43 AM Dec 17th
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Important point by Brazil - it will be an evolution. Universities need to teach open src, companies need to change bus model
7:39 AM Dec 17th
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Brazil advantage: strong IT skills in local IT sector. Not every country has this or can get good IT people to work for the govt.
7:38 AM Dec 17th
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let vendors compete on total cost of ownership, quality, functionality, security, service, etc. - the best overall fit will win out
7:22 AM Dec 17th
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Now he gets to the key - open standards. Then it doesn't matter which u use, open src or prop, as long as it conforms to the std.
7:20 AM Dec 17th
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Just want to encourage decisions on an open src or proprietary soln to be based on objective analysis, not trendiness
7:11 AM Dec 17th
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Question on open src vs proprietary - It's not either/or, but which is the most appropriate for the given problem/situation?
7:07 AM Dec 17th
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Kind of ironic that the eDevelopment webcast of Brazil's open source presentation can only be done thru Windows Media
7:04 AM Dec 17th
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China is so predictable - From : Obama backs non-censorship; Beijing, apparently, does not.
1:38 PM Nov 16th
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Now the question is, how will Rajiv Shah be able to transform USAID when State, not USAID, controls his budget?
2:46 PM Nov 10th
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- Name Alice T. Liu
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- Bio Focus on ICT for microfinance and public health, applying business approaches and technology to development, passion for Africa
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