The 2014 RoboCup will take place from July 21st to 24th in João Pessoa, in Paraíba, including football and household chore categories. Contestants will come from Egypt and Sudan.
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New rules for the use of internet will go into effect in Brazil this Monday (23rd). According to the law, users should have more privacy.
From this Wednesday on (28th), Brazilian and foreign companies may apply for the open call of the program Start-Up Brasil. Each company is eligible to receive up to US$ 89,800 to help develop their business
The amount was spent last year by 32% of adult internet users in the country, the equivalent of 3.7 million people, according to survey.
Companies Ericsson, Zain and Asiacell have joined NGO Refugees United to help Syrians in Iraq and Jordan find their relatives. The telecom operators will offer easier registration procedures.
The funds will be disbursed by 2016. This year alone, the company should invest US$ 1.6 billion, according to Telecom Italia chairman Marco Patuano.
The event brings together companies to discuss how science parks may positively influence the development of cities. Next year, the event will take place in the Gulf country.
Nizar Zakka, the secretary general of the Union of Arab Information and Communication Technology Associations will attend the World Summit of Public IT Policies, on November 12th and 13th in São Paulo.
GSMA, the promoter of the Mobile World Congress, is organizing the first edition of Mobile 360-Middle East on October 21st and 22nd. The conference should bring together operators in the Arab world.
The Egyptian Zaki Rakib and the Lebanese Fares Nassar presented on Tuesday (06) the services of On Telecom, which will offer 4G internet in São Paulo state. Soros Fund Management will invest US$ 150 million.
The telecommunications industry received R$ 5 billion (US$ 2.2 billion) in Brazil during quarter one this year, up 4.1% from quarter one 2012.
The Casablanca technology centre should promote development and maintenance of applications, as well as services for integration of systems in Africa.
Also, according to the International Telecommunication Union, Portuguese became the fifth most widely used language on the internet between 2000 and 2011.
‘Start-Up Brasil’ has 25 slots available for non-Brazilian technology companies interested in developing themselves in the country. Shortlisted enterprises will be eligible for up to US$ 596,000 in funds.
