São Paulo, September 1, 2020 - ABES - Brazilian Association of Software Companies prepared yet another webinar from the "Novos Tempos" series, which will discuss how governments are preparing for a more virtual society? The meeting will take place on September 4, at 2 pm, and will include representatives of the government and an expert in international digital transformation, including simultaneous translation. Registrations must be made through the website of Sympla and participation is free.
"Pandemic has streamlined the process of digitizing society around the world, drastically reducing the need for human contact. In turn, governments also need to do their part, because many of the public services require the physical presence of the citizen. In this webinar, we will learn about the experiences of Estonia, considered one of the most digital governments in the world, as well as the impressive evolution of the digitalization process of various public services in Brazil. And we will also discover your plans for the future "Rodolfo Fücher, president of ABES .
Among the participants, ABES invited the Deputy Secretary of Digital Government of the Ministry of Economy, Ciro Avelino; the Municipal Secretary of Innovation and Technology of the SP City Hall, Juan Quirós; the City Councilor of São Paulo, Daniel Annenberg; and the specialist in Digital Transformation in Estonia, Florian Marcus. The moderation is up to the President of ABES, Rodolfo Fücher.
"We aim to bring the State closer to citizens, who are increasingly digital. The digital transformation allows us to see each Brazilian better, including those who feel excluded, in order to direct public policies in a more agile and efficient way and mainly reach the citizens. who need it most ", emphasizes the Deputy Secretary of Digital Government of the Ministry of Economy, Ciro Avelino.
"Many governments treat their own citizens as civil servants, in which they must store all the necessary data at home and send it to the authorities when they wish. Digitization can fix this and, if done well, it will not only save money and time, but it will also improve the overall quality of life, "says Florian Marcus, Digital Transformation Adviser at e-Estonia Briefing Center.
"The pandemic opened up social inequalities even more and exposed, as never before, the issue of digital inequality. One in four people in Brazil do not have access to the internet and 30% of Brazilian houses do not have access to the network. Promoting digital inclusion is one way to combat social inequality. I believe in technology as an essential tool to simplify the life of the population, reducing bureaucracy and the need to move around the city. public management of civil society ", completes Daniel Annenberg, councilor for the PSDB.
"The technology that counts is the one that transforms people's lives. We need to ensure that the public authorities keep up with digital transformations, especially at this moment, to better serve the population. And to train citizens so that they can access this service model", he concludes. the Secretary of Innovation and Technology of the city of São Paulo, Juan Quirós.
SERVICE: How Brazil and Estonia are preparing for a more virtual society
Date: 4th of september
Hour: 14h
Registrations: http://www.sympla.com.br/abes-novos-tempos-como-o-brasil-e-a-estonia-estao-se-preparando-para-uma-sociedade-mais-virtual__959327
Guests
Ciro Avelino - Specialist in Strategy, People and Information Technology. Public Service due to heredity of the third generation. Today he is as Assistant Secretary responsible for conducting digital transformation projects in the Federal Government. Caixa Econômica Federal employee where he held several national and regional management positions in the areas of business and customer relations. Co-founder of movements like GovHackers and IGOVNights, pioneer of networks like INOVAGOV and facilitator of schools like Perestoika and Echos - Escola de Design Thinking.
Juan Quirós - Municipal Secretary of Innovation and Technology of the City of SP. Graduated in Industrial Engineering from the University of Miami, in the United States, with a postgraduate degree in Business Administration from FGV-SP. With a solid track record, Juan Quirós has worked in the public and private sectors in the following sectors: For the past 15 years, he has served as President of the Brazilian Export and Investment Promotion Agency (Apex-Brasil), of the Investment and Competitiveness Promotion Agency of the State of São Paulo (Investe SP), in addition to being a member of the Board of Directors of BNDES / BNDESPar, and of the Deliberative Council of Sebrae Nacional and State of SP. From an institutional perspective, he was Vice-President of the Federation of Industries of the State of São Paulo (FIESP), where he was a member of the Superior Councils for Foreign Trade, Civil Construction and Strategic Affairs. Additionally, he was a member of the Council for the Global Agenda for the Future of Sustainable Construction, organized by the World Economic Forum (WEF). His business experience, particularly in the metropolitan region of Campinas, was President of the Group of Business Leaders - LIDE, also includes activities in relevant sectors of the economy. Between 2017 and 2019, Juan Quirós chaired the Investment and Export Promotion Agency of the City of São Paulo - SP Negócios. He is currently the Municipal Secretary of Innovation and Technology of the city of São Paulo.
Daniel Annenberg - Elected city councilor in 2016, Daniel Annenberg is in his first term. He is the author of the bill that instituted the Municipal Policy of Simple Language - Le 17.316 / 2020 -, and of the bill that creates the Municipal Day of Service to Citizens. From 2017 to 2019, he took over the Secretariat of Innovation and Technology (SMIT), where he worked to improve service to citizens, expanded the digital inclusion programs, improved the area of information technology and fostered the area of innovation in government. Between 2011 and 2016, he was at the head of Detran-SP, the largest transit agency in Latin America, where Daniel undertook a complete reform to curb corruption and improve the quality of service provision. Daniel is one of the creators and the first superintendent of the Poupatempo program, between 1996 and 2006.
Florian Marcus - Digital Transformation Specialist, presenting Estonia's digital society advances to stakeholders in the public and private sectors. Analyst focusing on digitalization and electronic governance. Having lived, studied and worked in three different countries, Florian learned to appreciate Estonia's vision of a digitally accessible government that serves its citizens, not the other way around. With his work experience spanning the private sector and the government, he witnessed the shortcomings, aspirations and struggles on each side. Combined with his academic mindset, Florian uses his experience on a daily basis to ensure that each visiting delegation will have access to and comprehensively understand the information he needs to succeed. The expert also likes to delve deeper into the metrics and data underlying various rankings and other valuable comparisons, which can help Estonia to advance further with its e-Governance model.
Moderation:
Rodolfo Fücher - is president of the Brazilian Association of Software Companies - ABES, founding partner of FEMP Participações, member of the Fintech advisory committee of Bossa Nova Investimentos, member of the innovation and technology committee of Hospital Alemão Osvaldo Cruz, and member of the board of SOFTEX. Graduated in Information Technology from Mackenzie, post-graduated in Marketing from ESPM, and with courses on corporate governance from IBGC, digital strategy from Columbia Business School, global macroeconomics from MIT Sloan School of Management, venture capital from Berkeley - Hass School of Business , neuroscience by the Wharton School, governance and new economics by GoNew, and technological convergence by Singularity University.
About ABES
ABES, Brazilian Association of Software Companies, aims to contribute to the construction of a more digital and less unequal Brazil, in which information technology plays a fundamental role in the democratization of knowledge and the creation of new opportunities for all. In this sense, it aims to ensure a business environment conducive to innovation, ethical, dynamic and globally competitive, always aligned with its mission of connecting, guiding, protecting and developing the Brazilian information technology market.
Since its foundation in September 1986, ABES has sought to be relevant to its associates and a national and international reference in the technology sector. Recently, the entity launched in partnership with EY, the LGPD diagnosis, a free online tool and the LGPD / ABES index, in order to help companies analyze their level of adequacy with the LGPD (General Data Protection Law) ). Based on the nearly 1500 diagnoses performed, the LGPD ABES index, point out that only about 40% are in compliance with the LGPD, more details visit: http://diagnosticolgpd.abes.org.br/.
Currently, ABES represents approximately 2 thousand companies, which total about 85% of the revenue of the software and services segment in Brazil, distributed in 22 Brazilian states and in the Federal District, responsible for the generation of more than 208 thousand direct jobs and an annual revenue around 63.7 billion in 2019.
Access the ABES Portal – http://www.abes.org.br or contact the Relationship Center: +55 (11) 2161-2833.
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