Microsoft, SESI (Industry Social Service) and SENAI (National Service for Industrial Learning) are launching a new initiative to foster Brazilian technological development, in a mutual collaboration project. Between June 22 and October 30, 2020, SESI and SENAI students will be able to apply for a national challenge to select the best projects with Microsoft Azure Artificial Intelligence (AI) resources that solve industrial sector problems.
Teams can be formed by up to five students aged 16 and over, under the guidance of a responsible instructor. Students will be divided into three categories based on the course they are enrolled in:
Beginners - High School Students:
• Challenge: Develop a chatbot to help solve a problem or improve a product or process in the Brazilian industry.
Veterans - Qualification and technical course students:
• Challenge: Select one of the challenges registered in the innovation platform and propose a solution developed using Microsoft Artificial Intelligence tools.
Seniors - Undergraduate and graduate students:
• Challenge: Select one of the challenges registered in the innovation platform and propose a solution developed using Microsoft Artificial Intelligence tools.
“Microsoft has made a long-term commitment to Brazil, the country in which we have operated for 30 years. We see technological training as a way to contribute to the future of Brazilians and increase our competitiveness. With this partnership, we will be able to teach AI to groups of students and, at the same time, solve important problems in the national industry,” explains Vera Cabral, director of Education at Microsoft Brazil.
Project applications will be open between June 22 and October 30, 2020, and must be made through the Saga Senai de Inovação website, available at http://plataforma.sagainovacao.senai.br. From then on, entries will be evaluated and the best proposals selected to solve recurring problems in the Brazilian industry.
For each category of the challenge, three finalist projects will be selected. First-place team members will be awarded notebooks and Microsoft certification exam vouchers, while second- and third-place teams will also receive Microsoft certification exam vouchers, with a normal market value of $100.
"Knowledge in Artificial Intelligence is a fundamental competence for the professions. This challenge aims to awaken in SESI and SENAI students the domain of Artificial Intelligence to solve real industry problems", says Rafael Lucchesi, general director of SENAI and superintendent director of SESI.
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