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The Argentine software and computer services sector (SSI) has been active for two decades, driven by public policies and international outsourcing. However, growth in the sector has currently stagnated. This stalling is the result of the extractivism of capacities that operate in three ways: price-salaries, training and financial. The first explanation is the growing competition for costs resulting in contractions of wages and benefits. The second is capacity building that is geared to the requirements of international demand in standardized skills. The third is the financial valuation of the undertakings. This article builds a set of statistical information that enables this phenomenon for the Argentine case to be described and documented. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Information is the most important intangible asset that has administrative management. The article focuses on the implementation of a repository of administrative digital documents. The method followed for its development, implementation and validation in a university context is described, which consists of four phases. Particularly, Phase 3 deals with the construction of the open access administrative repository to capture, manage, save and preserve digital documents, it was selected as a computer tool and Business Content Manager, in this case Nuxeo. The results of the implementation allowed the General Directorate of Settlement of Assets of the Universidad Nacional del Nordeste to manage the information produced and speed up the automation of reception of the news necessary for the settlements of assets. This repository is an effective tool for information management, providing the university with a comprehensive solution for the management, processing and safeguarding of digital documents, speeding up the search and retrieval of information. The achievements suggest the improvement of intermediate ICT procedures and constitute a contribution to the area of digital repositories in administrative contexts [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

It is not secret that the inadequate planning in a project causes economic loss, delays in the delivery of projects and weakens the institutional image, so it should be planned in such a way as to ensure the expectations of quality, cost and time thus ensuring so its success. A proposal for the Planning of IT projects under the PMI standard is presented hereby, it can be used in organizations to develop projects in this area. An assessment of the current status of project planning in companies managing IT projects in the city of San José de Cucuta (NS) was done for developing it. Then an analysis of tools and / or techniques in planning projects included in the PMBOK was developed. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Web 2.0 and browsers are two very closely connected concepts. The reason is that browsers are the user agents that are needed to make navigating web 2.0 a reality. Within a very short span of time, new versions have been issued by the top three web browsers: Explorer, Firefox and Opera. In this article we examine and compare the new capabilities and functions of these three browsers in terms of the new web. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This paper describes content syndication and its applications for libraries, information centres and publishers, and highlights it as a new opportunity considering the scant developments in this field. Further, it explains how syndication, as applied to Temaria, a portal of Spanish journals on library and information science, makes it easier to track an author or to keep up–to–date on specific subjects, amongst other possibilities. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Institutional repositories have become an important means of publishing, disseminating, and preserving the digital information of organisations. The majority of them run on open software tools. Institutional repository projects are being carried out following an evaluation of the software's features. Nevertheless, the evaluations to date have been comparative, focussing on the features offered by each tool, rather than on other factors. In order to overcome this limitation, this work analyses the different published models for evaluating institutional repository software, studies the approach adopted in each case, and proposes a model. This model is oriented toward the study and definition of informational–documental processes, the users, the characteristics of the collections, and the context of the project in which it is framed. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This study presents a general view of the scientific and technological production in the ICT sector of the industry in Spain during the period 1996–2000 and its relative weight in the national production, through bibliometric techniques, with the aim of exploring the character of its outputs, both in terms of publications and patents, focusing the attention on the position and contribution of Spanish ICT scientific and technological capabilities. Indicators at macro–meso level are presented by: geographic region, thematic areas and enterprises. Results about scientific activity in companies show a very short commitment to R+D, low number of patents, scarce participation in international publications, as well as insufficient interaction between public and private sectors. Scientific production comes basically from public sector (Universities and CSIC), while the technological activity is located in very few enterprises which patent mainly in the Spanish office. A closer look into Spanish regions reflects a high concentration in Madrid and Catalonia in publications; nevertheless, Navarra and Basque Country stand out in patents. Results reflect that Industry is not taking advantage of the public sector research efforts for its development. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The considerations reflected in this work are focused to emphasize the importance and necessity of the application of verification techniques like software inspections in the software industry. Especially if it is related with small and medium companies because they have the responsibility of achieving a software industry of excellence and also to obtain the quality required in developing countries. A set of authors who have carried out investigations related with the conception of the whole process of software inspection, resources and staff that should be taken into account for It, are also analyzed in this work. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Define the roles to assume for the members of a project team, keeping in mind the characteristics of the industry of national software, it constitutes a valid starting point to contribute to their. Of general way in this article is carried out a proposal of lists that could be assumed in the Cuban companies and they are left established the personal characteristics and professionals that should possess the individuals that carry out each role. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

El artículo discurre sobre un programa de inmersión en Silicon Valley en California organizado por IEEM, la facultad de negocios de la Universidad de Montevideo, el 15-19 de octubre de 2012. El autor describe algunos de los aspectos centrales de la visita, incluyendo reuniones con ejecutivos, ingenieros y profesores de varias empresas de Silicon Valley.