In addition to discussing best practices, the association intends to increase dialogue with the government on the subject
ABES – Brazilian Association of Software Companies – to achieve its purpose of building a More Digital and Less Unequal Brazil, created a new Working Group with its members to debate the Cybersecurity issue. The first meeting took place on June 9, and included executives Márcio Gonçalves, director of corporate affairs at Microsoft; and Afonso Lamounier, vice president of corporate affairs and government relations for Brazil and Latin America at SAP.
“Cybersecurity is a topic that is gaining a lot of attention and ABES is being a fertile ground to contribute and put all associates on the same page. This debate is of great importance for the sector, and not just for individual companies, because ABES represents more than 2,000 companies, both in Brazil and abroad. This is an open channel for us to discuss ideas and bring up issues and I think the goal is to increase understanding, our security in terms of cyber and our dialogue with the government on a topic that is still complex”, explains Lamounier.
“At Microsoft, we've had this concern for a few years now and we believe that this ABES initiative is extremely important because the more partners we have, the better it will be for our discussions and fostering ideas. We want to debate and bring the best practices to the market”, says Márcio Gonçalves.
The meeting is part of ABES' initiatives to discuss topics of national relevance with its members and aims to establish an important space for internal discussions and monitoring of specific regulations, engagement with stakeholders, in addition to promoting the exchange and dissemination of information among members and the most diverse segments of society.
About ABES
ABES, Brazilian Association of Software Companies, aims to contribute to the construction of a more digital and less unequal Brazil, in which information technology plays a fundamental role in the democratization of knowledge and the creation of new opportunities for all. In this sense, it aims to ensure a business environment conducive to innovation, ethical, dynamic, sustainable and globally competitive, always aligned with its mission to connect, guide, protect and develop the Brazilian information technology market.
Since its foundation in September 1986, ABES has sought to be relevant to its associates and a national and international reference in the technology sector. Recently, the entity launched, in partnership with EY, the LGPD diagnosis, a free online tool and the LGPD / ABES index, in order to help companies analyze their level of adequacy with the LGPD (General Data Protection Law) ). Based on the more than 3,000 diagnoses performed, the LGPD ABES index, point out that only about 40% are in compliance with the LGPD, more details visit: https://diagnosticolgpd.abes.org.br/.
Currently, ABES represents approximately 2 thousand companies, totaling around 85% of the software and services segment revenue in Brazil, distributed in 22 Brazilian states and the Federal District, responsible for the generation of more than 208 thousand direct jobs and an annual revenue around 63.7 billion in 2019.
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