As part of the TI Maior Program, the Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation (MCTI) and the US company EMC signed a technical and scientific cooperation agreement for the construction of the EMC Big Data R&D Center in Rio de Janeiro, one of the four research centers in Brazil participating in the Program.
In the agreement, signed by Minister Marco Antonio Raupp and the company's vice president in Brazil, Karin Breitman, EMC will collaborate with government agencies, universities and private industry in Brazil to undertake joint initiatives related to research, development and innovation in technologies of Big Data, Cloud Computing and Information Security.
The Big Data R&D Center, which will be mainly focused on the acquisition, analysis, collaboration and visualization of data generated for the oil and gas industry, is part of EMC's investment of US$ 100 million in Brazil in 5 years, announced in 2011.
"Our intention is to make Brazil a great Global Center for Research and Development. Agreements signed with large companies such as EMC will leverage strategic sectors for the country", says Virgilio Almeida, secretary of Information Technology Policy at MCTI .
Brazil is considered a strategic region for EMC and, according to the executives, it has the potential to attract and retain highly qualified professionals who will help innovate and maintain EMC's leadership in the technology industry. “EMC is honored to be one of four research centers in the IT Maior Program. We believe that our collaborative relationship will contribute to Brazil becoming a key contributor in Big Data research and an important leader in developing the world's best data scientists," said Karin Breitman.
In the agreement, signed by Minister Marco Antonio Raupp and the company's vice president in Brazil, Karin Breitman, EMC will collaborate with government agencies, universities and private industry in Brazil to undertake joint initiatives related to research, development and innovation in technologies of Big Data, Cloud Computing and Information Security.
The Big Data R&D Center, which will be mainly focused on the acquisition, analysis, collaboration and visualization of data generated for the oil and gas industry, is part of EMC's investment of US$ 100 million in Brazil in 5 years, announced in 2011.
"Our intention is to make Brazil a great Global Center for Research and Development. Agreements signed with large companies such as EMC will leverage strategic sectors for the country", says Virgilio Almeida, secretary of Information Technology Policy at MCTI .
Brazil is considered a strategic region for EMC and, according to the executives, it has the potential to attract and retain highly qualified professionals who will help innovate and maintain EMC's leadership in the technology industry. “EMC is honored to be one of four research centers in the IT Maior Program. We believe that our collaborative relationship will contribute to Brazil becoming a key contributor in Big Data research and an important leader in developing the world's best data scientists," said Karin Breitman.
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