Registrations are now open for the 4th Brazil-European Union Coordinated Call for Information and Communication Technologies. The public notice launched by the Ministry of Science, Technology, Innovations and Communications (MCTIC) and the National Education and Research Network (RNP) will select six research and development projects in the areas of Internet of Things, cloud computing and 5G networks.
The purpose of the call launched by MCTIC and the National Education and Research Network is to encourage technological advancement and innovation, in addition to training human resources in the Internet of Things, cloud computing and 5G networks. Consortia formed by universities, research institutes and national and European companies can submit proposals until March 14th.
Brazil and the European Union will invest 16 million euros, equivalent to R$ 52 million, in projects lasting three years. Proposals must be submitted by consortia formed by research institutes, universities and Brazilian and European companies. The purpose of the call is to encourage technological advancement and innovation, in addition to qualifying human resources.
The director of Digital Ecosystems at the MCTIC's Information Technology Policy Department, Otávio Caixeta, explains that, on the Brazilian side, resources come from the priority programs (PPI) modality of the Information Technology Law. The choice of technologies that will receive the investments, according to him, has a strategic objective for the country.
"The Internet of Things holds great promise all over the world, cloud computing is increasingly present and fifth generation networks are the next step in telephony. This is an opportunity for Brazil to participate in the creation of 5G and put characteristics, such as an extensive territory, within the standard of this technology", he says.
The so-called Brazil-European Union coordinates started in 2010 and have already totaled investments of 25 million euros or R$ 81 million. Among the projects supported are biosensors for detecting tropical diseases, a platform for sharing biodiversity data and sensors used in the production line of automobile industries.
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