Rio de Janeiro \u2013 The Brazilian information technology (IT) sector grew \u201cmore than could be imagined\u201d in 2009, said today (8th) to Ag\u00eancia Brasil<\/i> the president of the Brazilian Association of Information Technology and Communication Companies (Brasscom), Antonio Gil. Preliminary figures disclosed by the organisation show that the sector has grown more than the economy, showing expansion of 6% to 8%.<\/p>\n
\u201cRevenues were also robust,\u201d said Gil. He estimated that the IT sector alone, excluding telecommunications, probably had revenues of US$ 65 billion, \u201cwhich probably makes Brazil the eighth main IT market in the world\u201d. Including telecommunications, sector revenues should reach US$ 140 billion, \u201crepresenting between 7% and 8% of Gross Domestic Product (GDP)\u201d.<\/p>\n
With regard to exports, Brasscom hopes for operations to have reached US$ 3 billion, growth over the US$ 2.2 billion exported in the previous year. Antonio Gil pointed out, however, that the volume \u201cis still small as against the US$ 50 billion in exports [of software and IT servies] by India\u201d.<\/p>\n
Antonio Gil informed that the sector tendency is for dislocation towards the interior of the country, specially the Northeast. Sites like Recife, Salvador, Campina Grande and Fortaleza, as well as Curitiba and the interior of S\u00e3o Paulo, are attractive. \u201cThe Brazilian competence is fully diffused around the country. But, in the interior, there is great interest in attracting companies in the sector,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
Several city halls have been seeking Brasscom interested in hosting IT companies. With this purpose in mind, they offer benefits, like lower services rendered tax (ISS) and property tax (IPTU), \u201csometimes even placing facilities at the disposal of companies interested in establishing themselves there. So, you can have great development outside large centres like Rio de Janeiro and S\u00e3o Paulo, which are very expensive,\u201d added Gil.<\/p>\n
*Translated by Mark Ament<\/b><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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