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A View of the Cloud from Brazil

Tech Soup

Brazil is one of the fastest-growing economies in the world, but the cost of broadband Internet is hobbling cloud adoption in the region. We discussed cloud adoption in Brazil's NGO sector with Valter Cegal of TechSoup Brasil. Brazil is the eighth largest economy in the world. is four times higher than in Brazil.

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Latest global social, digital, mobile data for ya

AFP Blog

Alongside regional pictures that capture the stats for every nation on Earth, we also present in-depth analyses for 24 of the world’s largest economies: Argentina, Australia, Brazile, Canada, China, France, Germany, India, Indonesia, Italy, Japan, Mexico, Nigeria, Poland, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, South Africa, South Korea, Turkey, Thailand, (..)

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Bookshare without Borders: #2/3

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

Penguin, he points out, is a growing power in China, India and Brazil, while Random House is pervasive across Spanish-speaking Latin America. In a recent blog post , Ed explains why growth markets are key to this proposed merger of two of the publishing world’s biggest players.

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Green IT Accreditation Goes International

Tech Soup

The big green IT news this week is that the program has now expanded to 40 countries (PDF) worldwide including Australia, Brazil, Canada, China, Japan, Mexico, New Zealand, Taiwan, and the 27 countries of the European Union. EPEAT is essentially the only green IT product accreditation program in the world.

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Future of Social: Gen Z

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

While there are larger numbers of Gen Z in India, China, and Nigeria compared to UK or US, they are truly a global organization. She quickly became a national figure with regular appearances on talk shows to discuss the problems with public education in Brazil, despite threats from teachers, administrators, and even fellow students.

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The Future of Social: Gen Z

NonProfit Hub

While there are larger numbers of Gen Z in India, China and Nigeria compared to UK or US, they are truly a global organization. She quickly became a national figure with regular appearances on talk shows to discuss the problems with public education in Brazil, despite threats from teachers, administrators and even fellow students.

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Snapshot of Worldwide Electronics Recycling 2013

Tech Soup

On the other hand, the dominant countries of India and China are far behind. region in southern China is the poster child of digital dumps and bad electronics recycling. China is the second largest producer of electronic waste in the world. Asia is also a good news-bad news story. percent, the highest in the world.