Paulo Rebêlo 20 February 2004 Source: SciDev.Net [RECIFE] Brazilian scientists are campaigning to reduce the bureaucracy involved in bringing scientific equipment into the country. In a declaration to be presented shortly to the ministry of science and technology, more than 300 Brazilian researchers state that “countless scientists have been waiting for years to receive equipment…. Continue reading
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Brazilians love to share
Top bloggers become top photo exhibitionists By Paulo Rebêlo in Brazil The Inquirer, Tuesday 17 February 2004, 10:15 ALL YOU NEED TO DO is open Fotolog’s web site in order to notice a mass domain of fotologs from Brazil. No one knows exactly why this happens. As for number of fotologs (flogs), Brazil stands in… Continue reading
Brazil secures cheaper access to scientific journals
Paulo Rebêlo and Katie Mantell 30 January 2004 Source: SciDev.Net [RECIFE] The Brazilian government has negotiated a US$5 million reduction in the fees it pays to allow many of the country’s researchers to gain free access to electronic versions of a large number of scientific journals. The government’s ‘journal website’ (Portal de Periódicos), allows researchers… Continue reading
Brazil’s young scientists face job shortages
Paulo Rebêlo 14 January 2004 Source: SciDev.Net [RECIFE] A failure by the Brazilian government to provide much-needed new teaching and research posts in universities is preventing many researchers with doctoral degrees from finding suitable employment. This is the conclusion of a report published last month by the Brazilian Society for the Advancement of Science (SBPC),… Continue reading
Brazil opts for anti-spam ethics code
Action not inaction, as government dithers By Paulo Rebêlo in Brazil The Inquirer, Monday 01 December 2003, 10:54 MANY INTERNATIONAL servers block IPs from Brazilian ISPs because of a heavy load of spam coming from this country. Brazil has been trying to fix the spam problem for some time and legislation has been on the… Continue reading
A PC in Every Desk
Brazzil Magazine Monday, 01 April 2002 Brazilian government approved last month a project for producing a cheap personal computer for the masses that could cost as low as $300. The new PCs will be going first to schools, libraries, health posts and community institutions and clubs. By Paulo Rebêlo Researchers from UFMG (Universidade Federal de… Continue reading