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Network World in Brazil
IT in Emerging Countries – The Case of Brazil exposed students to the reality of information technology (IT) in an emerging/developing country. Technology plays a significant role in most of the emerging economies of the late 1990’s and 2000’s. Revenue from product and IT services to emerging countries is over $30 billion. Brazil is of high interest because it is an emerging economic country with extreme contrasts. While it is a country with tremendous resources, richness and IT capabilities, it is also a country with a very high level of poverty.
The course exposed students to IT use, management, development, policy and strategic impact within the Brazilian economy and its impact internationally. Students visited nine companies and meet with various IT stakeholders in the organization (users, developers, managers, IT strategic and policy implementers etc.) who explained their practices and strategies to our group. In addition, we learned about the history and development of technology in Brazil, while also learning about the culture of Brazil and the role of technology in the country’s economic development. [1]
[1] Brazil (CDM)