A report by the organisation says the country has been successful in becoming an outsourcing hub, but that it needs to expand its information technology infrastructure and promote inclusive policies.
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National Confederation of Industries (CNI) intends to open 34 new laboratories by 2014. The goal is to help Brazilian enterprises to innovate.
The Brazilian minister of Science and Technology, Aloizio Mercadante, said the country wants to invest in innovation and will bring international specialists in to develop local projects.
Chemtech, in Siemens group, offers process optimisation for the oil and gas industry and has an employee in Abu Dhabi. By September next year, the team should exceed 20 people.
The country has become a permanent member of the ISO/TC 217 committee, a group that regulates the worldwide hygiene, perfumery and cosmetics industry.
The Federal University of Pará has started participating in UN telecommunications agency ITU talks alongside Arab countries like Tunisia and Algeria. There should be experience exchange in the area.
Science and Technology Ministry and National Confederation of Industries (CNI) signed memorandum of intentions this Wednesday to establish a company for fostering industrial technological innovation.
Employee training at the Volkswagen engine factory, in São Carlos, calls attention of units in other countries. The differential is the use of an engine prototype for manipulation.
Starting on Sunday, researchers from Algeria, Iraq, Egypt and Somalia will attend the Iufro Tree Biotechnology 2011, a conference on forest biotechnology, in the state of Bahia.
The country traded science, technology and innovation experiences with Brazil, Norway and Singapore at an event in London. The objective is to encourage the growth of these fields in the Arab world.
A seminar on technologies for coexisting with drought, initially scheduled for April, will bring together representatives of Arab and South American nations starting next Wednesday in Paraíba.
Saudi Arabia tops a mobile telephony competitiveness ranking covering 19 Arab countries. Jordan ranks second and Palestine, third.
The Brazilian Development Bank and the Studies and Projects Funding Body should finance development of new sector technologies and products. The aim is to keep Brazil in the biofuel lead.
After the publication of law 12,383, Embrapa has been authorised to operate abroad and will not need to do it through partners. In practice, the organisation gains autonomy to solve bureaucracy.
