ABES Software Conference brought together representatives of sectorial entities
With the theme “Digital World – Challenges and Opportunities of a Changing Society”, ABES held on September 15, at WTC Events, in São Paulo, the ABES Software Conference 2016, which in its 6th edition was part of the celebration calendar 30 years of ABES. The event had a diversified program, which includes presentations on trends, legislation, taxation, certification, safety, quality and innovations in the software and services market.
For the first panel, the directors of the most active technology entities were invited, who shared their perspectives for the future of the sector. Luis Mario Luchetta, vice president of the Federation of Associations of Brazilian Information Technology Companies (Assespro), highlighted the importance of the joint work of the entities so that the relevance of the sector for the country's growth is recognized. He also pointed out that technology is capable of increasing the productivity of companies, without increasing the number of hours worked. The director also invited participants to the 20th edition of the World IT Congress – WCIT Brasil 2016, which will take place in Brasília, from October 3rd to 5th. The event is supported by ABES and its associates will have a discount on registration.
The importance of sectoral unity in placing the IT sector at the center of public policy priorities was also highlighted by Sérgio Paulo Gallindo, president of the Brazilian Association of Information and Communication Technology Companies (Brasscom). He cited the study carried out in 2015, which predicted that, with the end of the exemption from the employer's social security contribution, 81 thousand jobs would be eliminated between 2015 and 2017, but, according to him, the situation worsened with the crisis: “Until June of this year, year, 51,000 jobs have already been eliminated,” he said. Gallindo also listed the main challenges for the coming years: the fight against informality, the compatibility between cost and market, the issue of outsourcing and the improvement of labor legislation. “We need to remain united, engaged and mobilized on these issues”.
Marcio Girão, president of the National Federation of Information Technology Companies (Fenainfo), spoke of the entity's efforts to articulate the creation of a regulatory framework for software in Brazil. The entity has already commissioned a study and intends to present it for discussion by the end of the year. “This is a principled law, which makes it easier to process. Among the objectives are to regulate copyright, software patents, innovation, incentive funds and public purchases”. Girão also questioned the startup concept applied today in the country: “Startup is a new business and not a nascent company. There are new businesses in every company”.
Ruben Delgado, president of the Association for the Promotion of Excellence in Brazilian Software (Softex), pointed out that the sector is very shy in its political action. “Technology is capable of changing the economy”, he defends, recalling the importance of entities acting to participate in the creation of sectorial policies. Delgado believes that the MCTIC (Ministry of Science, Technology, Innovation and Communications) is willing to listen to the sector. “Science does this homework, but Technology does not”.
Closing the panel, Daniel Leipnitz, president of the Santa Catarina Association of Technology Companies (Acate), demonstrated how technology has been transforming the city of Florianópolis (SC). “For every 100 people, three work in technology”, he informed. And, contrary to what many people think, the main economic activity in the capital of Santa Catarina is not tourism. “The revenue from technology is three and a half times the revenue from tourism. Today, the capital of Santa Catarina alone houses 800 companies”. The association also maintains regional centers in other municipalities in the state, such as Lages, Blumenau, Chapecó and Joinvile. “We established a recent partnership with Anjos do Brasil, we have the Midi Technological incubator and we encourage new businesses to think, from the beginning, in the international market, in globalized solutions”, he highlighted.
For the first panel, the directors of the most active technology entities were invited, who shared their perspectives for the future of the sector. Luis Mario Luchetta, vice president of the Federation of Associations of Brazilian Information Technology Companies (Assespro), highlighted the importance of the joint work of the entities so that the relevance of the sector for the country's growth is recognized. He also pointed out that technology is capable of increasing the productivity of companies, without increasing the number of hours worked. The director also invited participants to the 20th edition of the World IT Congress – WCIT Brasil 2016, which will take place in Brasília, from October 3rd to 5th. The event is supported by ABES and its associates will have a discount on registration.
The importance of sectoral unity in placing the IT sector at the center of public policy priorities was also highlighted by Sérgio Paulo Gallindo, president of the Brazilian Association of Information and Communication Technology Companies (Brasscom). He cited the study carried out in 2015, which predicted that, with the end of the exemption from the employer's social security contribution, 81 thousand jobs would be eliminated between 2015 and 2017, but, according to him, the situation worsened with the crisis: “Until June of this year, year, 51,000 jobs have already been eliminated,” he said. Gallindo also listed the main challenges for the coming years: the fight against informality, the compatibility between cost and market, the issue of outsourcing and the improvement of labor legislation. “We need to remain united, engaged and mobilized on these issues”.
Marcio Girão, president of the National Federation of Information Technology Companies (Fenainfo), spoke of the entity's efforts to articulate the creation of a regulatory framework for software in Brazil. The entity has already commissioned a study and intends to present it for discussion by the end of the year. “This is a principled law, which makes it easier to process. Among the objectives are to regulate copyright, software patents, innovation, incentive funds and public purchases”. Girão also questioned the startup concept applied today in the country: “Startup is a new business and not a nascent company. There are new businesses in every company”.
Ruben Delgado, president of the Association for the Promotion of Excellence in Brazilian Software (Softex), pointed out that the sector is very shy in its political action. “Technology is capable of changing the economy”, he defends, recalling the importance of entities acting to participate in the creation of sectorial policies. Delgado believes that the MCTIC (Ministry of Science, Technology, Innovation and Communications) is willing to listen to the sector. “Science does this homework, but Technology does not”.
Closing the panel, Daniel Leipnitz, president of the Santa Catarina Association of Technology Companies (Acate), demonstrated how technology has been transforming the city of Florianópolis (SC). “For every 100 people, three work in technology”, he informed. And, contrary to what many people think, the main economic activity in the capital of Santa Catarina is not tourism. “The revenue from technology is three and a half times the revenue from tourism. Today, the capital of Santa Catarina alone houses 800 companies”. The association also maintains regional centers in other municipalities in the state, such as Lages, Blumenau, Chapecó and Joinvile. “We established a recent partnership with Anjos do Brasil, we have the Midi Technological incubator and we encourage new businesses to think, from the beginning, in the international market, in globalized solutions”, he highlighted.
“I'm starting a process of humanizing IT processes, from conception to project delivery, and ABES Software Conferece's lectures contribute ideas. What caught my attention was the statement by Ruben Delgado, from Softex, when he said that companies should be more daring and put pressure on the government to improve the national situation”, pondered Leopoldo Santos, IT manager at Imperatti.
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