The Networked Economy section measures the extent to which ICTs have been incorporated into economic activity within Brazil.

ICT Employment Opportunities (Stage2/Stage3)
In Brazil, the nature of demands on Information Technology capabilities has varied from the times of the market reserve policy of the 1980s. Now in a more open market, the demand for technical capabilities shifted from hardware design and manufacturing engineers to software and data processing; opportunities in Brazil are now increasing in developing and updating business applications. ICT jobs tend to be concentrated around major cities. Overall, Brazil is at Stage 2/Stage3.

B2C Electronic Commerce (Stage 3)
Brazil is considered to be the first e-commerce market in South America and is expected to account for US$ 67.6 million of the total revenue collected by regional vendor sites in 2003. Two of the main factors that have set Brazil apart from its neighbors are the country's high rate of computer penetration and its technically sophisticated banking system.
Overall, Brazil is at Stage 3 and will move to Stage 4 when more consumers have adapted to online trade.

B2B Electronic Commerce (Stage 3)
B2B in Brazil has great potential of e-commerce growth. B2B trade in Brazil resulted in US$ 3.3 billion in 2000, and it will increase to US$ 76 billion in 2004, according to Márcio Mansur, director of business development in B2B site of e-commerce.
Overall, Brazil e-commerce is growing rapidly. Brazil’s B2B e-commerce practices are at Stage 3 and will move to Stage 4 when more trading partners enter the e-commerce channel.

E-Government (Stage 3)
In 1999 the federal government defined the backbone program of the e-government vision called Information Society, described in the document Livro Verde. Based on this document, key e-government initiatives included the current Brazil Government Portal (www.redegoverno.gov.br), transparent Brazil (www.braziltransparente.gov.br), and br@zil.gov Network. These projects share common objectives and are aimed at improving public access to information technology.
Brazilian Government takes advantage of information and communication technologies to improve connections with their citizens. The majority of governmental websites are moving to the “interact” level. Data from the governmental websites in Brazil is considered easy to access. Brazil is at Stage 3 e-Government.