The Ministry of Communications launched on Tuesday (4) a program to encourage the creation of technology parks in Brazil, aimed at developing research facilities and laboratories for the development of software for computers and smartphones.
According to the announcement of the program Digital power plants are planned 8 million reais in investments, to be divided between the two projects that win the selection.
The projects will be implemented through partnerships between federal, state and municipal governments and the private sector. Companies clumped in one pole will have shared access to resources, equipments and infrastructure.
“This market [production of content for smartphones] has grown a lot in the world. Brazil already produces enough and highlights in production, but we want to give more support to those who have the ability to design, produce, have creativity but has no means to produce, “explained the Minister of Communications, Ricardo Berzoini, after attending the launching ceremony of the announcement ..
Berzoini stressed that the profile of these applications encompasses “anything that might have value” to attract the interest of people from the cultural point of view, commercial, especially in the audiovisual sector, music and sound, so with applications and electronic game.
“We want these applications have the capacity to compete in the private market, which effectively establishes whether or not it has value. Our support is for there to be infrastructure conditions so that people can create. Can create evidently can compete in the market, “the minister said.
To participate in the Digital Power Plants, applicants must submit proposals by September 4 through Covenants Management System and Transfer Agreements. Two projects will be selected in 2015 to receive the ministry of 4 million dollars in transfers each.
From there, the partnerships, which may be either with local governments and with civil society organizations or institutions will be established research. The notice must be published on Wednesday (5).
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