Opportunities with funding and funding sources stood out at the ABES Software Conference

22/05/2013

The second panel at the ABES SOFTWARE CONFERENCE 2013 was opened by Irecê Fraga Kauss Loureiro, from the BNDES, who spoke about the Incentive to Innovation and showed the main support instruments that the bank offers for the software and IT sector: Prosoft, which it is available in two modalities – Commercialization and Exportation – and the BNDES Card, which has an attractive interest rate and allows installment payments in up to 48 fixed installments. “With Prosoft, launched in 1998, the BNDES learned to invest in knowledge. We recently carried out an evaluation survey of companies that obtained funds through this instrument and concluded that the bank made a positive difference. Organizations are more mature, with higher revenues, a qualified team and an excellent work environment”. 
 

Irecê Fraga Kauss Loureiro, from BNDES

 

Afterwards, it was time for a presentation by André Nunes, Head of the Department of Information Technologies and Services at the Financier of Studies and Projects – FINEP. “Software and IT companies have great opportunities in all of the agency's priority areas: healthcare, renewable energy, information and communication technology, oil, gas and shipbuilding, among other sectors. Therefore, we advise you to always visit our website and closely monitor the public notices”. According to data presented, the innovation agency's resources have grown a lot in recent years and should reach R$ 5 billion in 2013. 
 

André Nunes, from the Department of Information Technologies and Services at FINEP

 

Interactivity, augmented reality, 3D, media convergence, infrastructure and telecommunications, microelectronics and cloud computing were the segments cited as those in which FINEP is most interested in investing in innovation projects.

 

The panel ended with lectures given by Alexandre Villela, from Intel Capital, and Roberto Ribeiro da Cruz, from Pixeon.