Brazil has announced its aims to establish eight applied research centres hosted by established academic and research institutions.
Name in original language
Centros de Pesquisas Aplicadas em Inteligência Artificial
Initiative overview
Under the supervision of Brazil's Ministry of Science, Technology, Innovation and Communications, from 2020 onwards, this initiative will establish eight applied research centres on AI. This project aims to foster an AI ecosystem and stimulate start-ups and build human capacity in related technologies. The research centres will be selected on a competitive basis among initial project proposals in four focus areas: health, agriculture, industry and smart cities. Academic/research entities and private sector companies must jointly present the project proposals. The funding mechanism matches private sector funds with public funds, for an initial commitment of 5 years, renewable once for an additional period of 5 years. The objective of the research centers is to bring together governmental, academic and private sector entities. This initiative, combining the creation of infrastructures and providing partial direct financial support - about BRL 1 million per research centre (EUR 150,000)-, aims to benefit the private and public sectors and the workforce.
Name of responsible organisation (in English)
Ministry of Science, Technology, Innovation and Communications of Brazil | São Paulo Research Foundation (FAPESP)
