Initiative unites Grupo Telefónica, Inatel and Ericsson and aims to foster innovation in ICT
Inatel – a center for teaching, research and development of technologies, located in Santa Rita do Sapucaí, in the south of Minas Gerais, was chosen to integrate the global program that brings together all the initiatives related to entrepreneurship and open innovation of the Telefónica Group, the Telefónica Open Future. In partnership with the Group and Ericsson, the Institute will host the first crowdworking in Brazil, an environment in which entrepreneurs can develop their projects and count on a series of benefits, under the eyes of accelerators.
The physical spaces that comprise the Incubator and Pre-Incubator of Companies and Projects, as well as the Creativity, Ideation and Innovation Laboratory, which should open in April, will make up the crowdworking. "We are currently adapting our processes so that we can open, in the coming days, a selection notice that should extend until April, when activities will begin", reveals the coordinator of the Inatel Entrepreneurship Center - NEmp, Rogério Abranches da Silva .
The program is aimed at Inatel students and alumni and people associated with them. Incubated companies and pre-incubated projects that are already part of the NEmp programs may also participate. Ideas will be accepted in the areas of Internet of Things (IoT), B2B Applications, "End to End" (E2E) Digitization Solutions, Solutions for Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs), Networks, Security, Big Data, Agribusiness, among other segments. strategic.
Among the benefits, Abranches cites free technical support and mentoring, as well as the opportunity to be part of a global ecosystem and exchange experience with foreign entrepreneurs, executives and Open Future partners. Participants will also be able to count on Ericsson's support for the development of their projects.
"We are long-time partners of both Telefónica and Inatel and we will contribute with all our experience in the development of projects, applications and technologies. The innovations that will certainly be born in this space are of great interest to us", highlights Tales Silva, Consultant in Ericsson Business.
Throughout the process, entrepreneurs will be accompanied by Academia Wayra, an accelerator that also integrates Open Future initiatives. The intention is to select projects that are at a more mature stage so that, eventually, they can have access to Wayra, and receive financing, through the company's investment funds.
"We have more than 20 spaces like this in the world. I was very impressed with the incentive for entrepreneurship that exists at Inatel and Telefónica Open Future complements this phenomenal ecosystem of innovation", said Pablo Moro Casquete, Strategic Partnerships Manager at Telefónica Open Future.
innovative environment
One of the environments that will compose the crowdworking, the Creativity, Ideation and Innovation Laboratory, is in the final stage of construction and should also be opened in April. The creation of this very innovative Fab Lab was one of the great facilitators of Inatel's choice to be an Open Future partner, according to Rogério Abranches.
"The laboratory will work on ideas with the objective of validating whether the idea has the feasibility and potential to become a business. For this, we will make prototypes to present to the market and market research through agile methodologies. have an idea and participate in the NEmp screening process", explains the coordinator of the Nucleus.
The selected groups will have the assistance of internal and external experts to develop their ideas, in addition to assistance in making the prototypes viable. Even without the infrastructure ready, three teams are already part of the program.
The physical spaces that comprise the Incubator and Pre-Incubator of Companies and Projects, as well as the Creativity, Ideation and Innovation Laboratory, which should open in April, will make up the crowdworking. "We are currently adapting our processes so that we can open, in the coming days, a selection notice that should extend until April, when activities will begin", reveals the coordinator of the Inatel Entrepreneurship Center - NEmp, Rogério Abranches da Silva .
The program is aimed at Inatel students and alumni and people associated with them. Incubated companies and pre-incubated projects that are already part of the NEmp programs may also participate. Ideas will be accepted in the areas of Internet of Things (IoT), B2B Applications, "End to End" (E2E) Digitization Solutions, Solutions for Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs), Networks, Security, Big Data, Agribusiness, among other segments. strategic.
Among the benefits, Abranches cites free technical support and mentoring, as well as the opportunity to be part of a global ecosystem and exchange experience with foreign entrepreneurs, executives and Open Future partners. Participants will also be able to count on Ericsson's support for the development of their projects.
"We are long-time partners of both Telefónica and Inatel and we will contribute with all our experience in the development of projects, applications and technologies. The innovations that will certainly be born in this space are of great interest to us", highlights Tales Silva, Consultant in Ericsson Business.
Throughout the process, entrepreneurs will be accompanied by Academia Wayra, an accelerator that also integrates Open Future initiatives. The intention is to select projects that are at a more mature stage so that, eventually, they can have access to Wayra, and receive financing, through the company's investment funds.
"We have more than 20 spaces like this in the world. I was very impressed with the incentive for entrepreneurship that exists at Inatel and Telefónica Open Future complements this phenomenal ecosystem of innovation", said Pablo Moro Casquete, Strategic Partnerships Manager at Telefónica Open Future.
innovative environment
One of the environments that will compose the crowdworking, the Creativity, Ideation and Innovation Laboratory, is in the final stage of construction and should also be opened in April. The creation of this very innovative Fab Lab was one of the great facilitators of Inatel's choice to be an Open Future partner, according to Rogério Abranches.
"The laboratory will work on ideas with the objective of validating whether the idea has the feasibility and potential to become a business. For this, we will make prototypes to present to the market and market research through agile methodologies. have an idea and participate in the NEmp screening process", explains the coordinator of the Nucleus.
The selected groups will have the assistance of internal and external experts to develop their ideas, in addition to assistance in making the prototypes viable. Even without the infrastructure ready, three teams are already part of the program.
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