Igor Portugal

Igor Portugal

Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand
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Meet Igor Portugal, an accomplished and proven leader in the New Zealand tech industry…

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Experience

  • Fractional Executive

    Auckland, New Zealand

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    Auckland, New Zealand

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    New Zealand

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Education

  • The University of Auckland Graphic

    University of Auckland

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    I got most of the degree cross-credited from the following studies:
    1991-1993. Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Mathematics-Computer Sciences, Israel.
    1989-1990 Odessa University of Technology, Faculty of Computing and Information Systems, Ukraine.

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    First year of Information Technology degree

Volunteer Experience

  • IT Professionals New Zealand Graphic

    Auckland Branch Committee Member

    IT Professionals New Zealand

    - 2 years

    Science and Technology

  • IT Professionals New Zealand Graphic

    Chairman, Auckland Branch

    IT Professionals New Zealand

    - 5 years 8 months

    Science and Technology

    Consistently grew Auckland branch membership.

  • New Zealand Software Association Graphic

    Board Member

    New Zealand Software Association

    - 3 years

    Science and Technology

  • Committee Member

    Wireless Broadband Forum

    - 2 years

    Science and Technology

  • Founding Council Memeber

    New Zealand Open Source Society

    - Present 22 years

    Science and Technology

Publications

  • Why regulating AI could have serious ramifications

    IT Brief

    Lately, the conversation surrounding the need to regulate Artificial Intelligence (AI) has reached a fever pitch. The question seems straightforward enough, but the potential implications are anything but. Let's take a deep dive into this multifaceted issue.

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  • How AI Can Increase Employment and Create a Brighter Future

    IT Brief

    In recent months, there has been much debate about the impact of artificial intelligence (AI) on jobs and the economy. Some people fear that AI will replace human workers and lead to mass unemployment. I am in a camp that sees it as a tool for increasing productivity and innovation. With the recent release of ChatGPT, these debates have been fueled further, with some calling for government regulation and a halt to AI research.

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  • Goodbye plain old telephone, hello VoIP

    http://www.idealog.co.nz/

    The Plain Old Telephone Service line (POTS) is the type of line most people still use at home, and until recently this was the only option they had.
    But Voice Over IP (VoIP) is gaining traction. While it's far from the most common way for people to call each other in New Zealand, it will be – sooner rather than later.

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  • Telecommunications: Voice by IP

    Blogger

    This blog is a summary of what is happening in telecommunications and VoIP world brought to you by Igor Portugal of Vadacom Limited.

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  • Accounting for R&D

    http://unlimited.co.nz/

    According to OECD reports New Zealand has some of the lowest R&D spend in the OECD. As political debates ignite around the place, I increasingly hear calls for the government do to fix that.
    I don't believe that the statistics are accurate. New Zealand companies don't have an incentive to account for R&D.

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Languages

  • English

    Native or bilingual proficiency

  • Russian

    Native or bilingual proficiency

Organizations

  • IITP

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