Virtual event takes place on May 20, at 5:30 pm, and will explore job prospects between Brazil and Colombia, as well as opportunities for those who want to do business and undertake in the neighboring country<\/i><\/p>\n
S\u00e3o Paulo, May 17, 2021<\/strong>\u00a0- ABES - Brazilian Association of Software Companies organizes yet another virtual meeting with specialists from Colombia, this time to talk about business opportunities and partnerships in the Colombian market for the ICT (Information and Communication Technology) sector. Next Thursday, May 20, at 5:30 pm, Rodolfo F\u00fccher, president of the association, meets with Dario Alonso Montoya, Ambassador of the Republic of Colombia to Brazil; Nicol\u00e1s Casasfranco Jim\u00e9nez, Commercial Consul and General Director - Brazil of PROCOLOMBIA; Carlos Eduardo Moreno Hern\u00e1ndez, Country Manager & Chief Strategy at Stefanini Colombia, and Paola Restrepo Ospina, Consultant in Digital Business Transformation and former president of the Federaci\u00f3n Colombiana de la Industria de Software (FEDESOFT), at Happy Hour with Colombia. The event will have simultaneous translation and participation is free, registration must be made\u00a0on here<\/u>\u00a0.<\/p>\n \u201cColombia offers excellent business opportunities, as well as Brazil is an excellent market for Colombians. I am happy to be able to contribute to this approach. I hope that many businesses start through this dialogue. It will certainly be the first of many, \u201dsays F\u00fccher.<\/p>\n The association is committed to providing more and more content and services to its members and partners, with the purpose of contributing to the construction of a digital and less unequal Brazil, in which information technology plays a fundamental role for the democratization of knowledge and the creation of new opportunities for all, in an inclusive and equal way. Therefore, ABES has acted to ensure a business environment conducive to innovation, ethical, dynamic, sustainable and globally competitive.<\/p>\n EVENT: Happy Hour with Colombia<\/strong><\/p>\n Date<\/strong>: 20 of May<\/p>\n Hour:\u00a0<\/strong>5:30 pm<\/p>\n Registrations<\/strong>:\u00a0https:\/\/us02web.zoom.us\/webinar\/register\/WN_BlLLxt6-QlyTL6ezv-e_fQ<\/a><\/u><\/p>\n About ABES<\/strong><\/p>\n 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, sustainable and globally competitive, always aligned with its mission to connect, guide, protect and develop the Brazilian information technology market.<\/p>\n 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 more than 2 thousand diagnoses performed, the LGPD ABES index, point out that only about 40% are in compliance with the LGPD, more details visit:\u00a0https:\/\/diagnosticolgpd.abes.org.br\/<\/a><\/u>.<\/p>\n Currently, ABES represents approximately 3 thousand companies, totaling around 85% of the software and services segment's revenue in Brazil, distributed in 22 Brazilian states and the Federal District, responsible for generating more than 208 thousand direct jobs and an annual revenue around 63.7 billion in 2019.<\/p>\n Access the ABES Portal<\/strong>\u00a0–\u00a0https:\/\/www.abes.org.br<\/a><\/u>\u00a0or contact the Relationship Center: +55 (11) 2161-2833.<\/p>\n