Before starting, I am pleased to announce the birth of TecnoMultimedia-InfoComm, an alliance signed between InfoComm and Latin Press Inc. (publisher of AVI LATINOAMÉRICA and organizer of TecnoMultimedia), for the realization of the TecnoMultimedia Infocomm 2011 congresses in Mexico, in august, and in November in Colombia.
I am Ana María Restrepo, editor-in-chief of AVI Latin America, and together with Santiago Jaramillo (subeditor) and Richard Santa (journalist) I will be accompanying them from now on.
The past earthquake and tsunami in Japan, out of the thousands of victims it left, has also created uncertainty in many industries, including Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs).
A few days after these fateful natural disasters, thousands of companies realized that they would have some manufacturing problems of their equipment due to the lack of supply by the companies of the Japanese country.
Likewise, companies such as Sony, Toshiba, Panasonic, among others, lost workers due to disasters, in addition to suffering losses in their facilities and having to announce the temporary suspension of their production.
While the most affected companies are those that are linked to the production of mobile phones, electronic devices, telecommunications equipment, chips and memory cards, etc., there is a possibility that some manufacturers of LCD televisions will have to completely close their plants in Japan and move them to other countries.
These disasters are generating a "wallow" in the economy that will gradually be felt in all countries, especially when certain equipment that has already become a necessity for humans such as cell phones begins to be scarce... but what really worries me is how this situation will impact the supply of AVI equipment in Latin America and especially the generation of new audiovisual and digital signage projects that have been taking place strongly in some countries in the region such as Peru, Chile, Mexico, Argentina and Colombia.
Let's hope that the other companies in the AVI industry, as well as ICTs, which do not have their production force in Japan, will meet the needs that will be created soon, and it goes without saying, if this happens they will be the most benefited.
I would like to know your opinion on this. Write to me [email protected]
Before starting, I am pleased to announce the birth of TecnoMultimedia-InfoComm, an alliance signed between InfoComm and Latin Press Inc. (publisher of AVI LATINOAMÉRICA and organizer of TecnoMultimedia), for the realization of the TecnoMultimedia-Infocomm 2011 congresses in Mexico, in august, and in November in Colombia.
I am Ana María Restrepo, editor-in-chief of AVI Latin America, and together with Santiago Jaramillo (subeditor) and Richard Santa (journalist) I will be accompanying them from now on.
The past earthquake and tsunami in Japan, out of the thousands of victims it left behind, has also created uncertainty in many industries, including Information and Communication Technologies (ICT).
A few days after these fateful natural disasters, thousands of companies realized that they would have some manufacturing problems of their equipment due to the lack of supply by the companies of the Japanese country.
Likewise, companies such as Sony, Toshiba, Panasonic, among others, lost workers due to disasters, in addition to suffering losses in their facilities and having to announce the temporary suspension of their production.
While the most affected companies are those that are linked to the production of mobile phones, electronic devices, telecommunications equipment, chips and memory cards, etc., there is a possibility that some manufacturers of LCD televisions will have to completely close their plants in Japan and move them to other countries.
These disasters are generating a "wallow" in the economy that will gradually be felt in all countries, especially when certain equipment that has already become a necessity for humans such as cell phones begins to be scarce... but what really worries me is how this situation will impact the supply of AVI equipment in Latin America and especially the generation of new audiovisual and digital signage projects that have been taking place strongly in some countries in the region such as Peru, Chile, Mexico, Argentina and Colombia.
Let's hope that the other companies in the AVI industry, as well as INTs, which do not have their production force in Japan, will meet the needs that will be created soon, and it goes without saying, if this happens they will be the most benefited.
I would like to know your opinion on this. Write to me [email protected]
