S\u00e3o Paulo \u2013 Edge Group and S\u00e3o Jos\u00e9 dos Campos, a town near S\u00e3o Paulo, announced on Saturday (17) a memorandum of understanding to collaborate in smart cities, advanced technology, labor training, and education. Edge Group is headquartered in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. In Brazil, it controls technology and defense companies SIATT, based in S\u00e3o Jos\u00e9 dos Campos, and Condor, in Rio Janeiro, and has a partnership with the S\u00e3o Paulo state government.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Edge Group<\/a> CFO Rodrigo Torres was quoted in a statement that ethe company is entering into a \u201cnew growth phase\u201d in Brazil with valuable partnerships. \u201cThere\u2019s no better example to this kind of partnership than this agreement with the city of S\u00e3o Jos\u00e9 dos Campos, an internationally renowned innovation and technical excellence hub, which will allow us to achieve our business goals, support the local economy and bring about the sustainable development in advanced technology and the development of brilliant talents,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n On its LinkedIn profile, SIATT says the agreement includes incentivizing a master\u2019s degree in aerospace engineering and that its CEO Rogerio Salvador highlighted at the signing how important the agreement is to create jobs and boost innovation, although not all terms of the partnership have been detailed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n S\u00e3o Jos\u00e9 dos Campos and neighboring towns in the Para\u00edba Valley are an aerospace technology development hub. The municipality is the headquarters of aircraft manufacturer Embraer and holds the Aeronautics Institute of Technology and the Aerospace Technical Center, as well as defense companies. The agreement\u2019s signing featured Salvador, Torres, and S\u00e3o Jos\u00e9 dos Campos Mayor Anderson Faria.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Read more: Translated by Guilherme Miranda<\/strong><\/p>\nS\u00e3o Jos\u00e9 dos Campos: Home to cutting-edge aerospace industries<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Emirati defense company partners with S\u00e3o Paulo state
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