Brazil

Working from home, a blessing to employees and the environment

by Caetano Notari October 25, 2012 Digital Inclusion
Thumbnail image for Working from home, a blessing to employees and the environment

One of the benefits of a solid Internet / Telecommunication infrastructure is the ability to work remotely. More and more companies are incorporating this possibility as a benefit to their employees, and it makes sense.

Read more

Free online classes in Brazil get a boost from e-Aulas USP

by Caetano Notari October 11, 2012 Digital Inclusion
Thumbnail image for Free online classes in Brazil get a boost from e-Aulas USP

As I mentioned before, Kahn Academy is one of the leading initiatives in spreading knowledge. Free and available in several languages, it continues to grow in popularity, and now we see several other initiatives like it appearing in different countries.

Read more

Brands and the dangers of the digital world

by Caetano Notari September 13, 2012 Digital Inclusion
Thumbnail image for Brands and the dangers of the digital world

No one disputes that the Internet became a powerful media.  Once the land of the young and early adopters, it is used now by all generations, and for longer periods of time. Globally, we spend more than 16 hours per month online, with some countries way above the average. US users spend 32 hours connected (2010 data), while in Brazil people spent staggering 69 hours per month (Ibope 2012 data).

Read more

Helping people to go online: beyond the cost issue

by Caetano Notari August 9, 2012 Digital Inclusion
Thumbnail image for Helping people to go online: beyond the cost issue

As I mentioned before, almost two-thirds of the global population is not yet using the Internet. Despite several digital inclusion efforts, penetration has not reached over 90% in the majority of the countries in the world. Looking at the reasons why a person is not connected to the Internet yet, we see some interesting trends.

Read more

Are Brazilians adopting the mobile internet?

by Caetano Notari July 20, 2012 Digital Inclusion
Thumbnail image for Are Brazilians adopting the mobile internet?

The year 2000 was a fascinating one for me: I joined the Telecom world and moved to Rio de Janeiro. After almost five years, I moved back to São Paulo, and I have been a heavy user of the Metro since then. I always say that if you have the consultant DNA, you will find yourself often looking at people’s behavior, trying to understand what drives them and how the use tools and technologies. So, I was always looking for […]

Read more

Remote learning done properly – KahnAcademy

by Caetano Notari June 28, 2012 Digital Inclusion
Thumbnail image for Remote learning done properly – KahnAcademy

Being born and raised in Brazil, I have always witnessed the damaging effects of the lack of proper education for the majority of the population. Here, unfortunately, public schools are not good, with few exceptions. If you want to provide your kids with a decent education, be ready to place them in private schools and dedicate a large part of your monthly budget to cover for the education fees. This is also a reality in almost all other countries in […]

Read more