The HIDS Project (International Hub for Sustainable Development) – which is in the implementation part at Unicamp – ought to be presented to the Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation (MCTI) later this 12 months. The settlement was signed this Friday (28), throughout Minister Luciana Santos’ go to to the University, the place she participated in a panel dialogue on Science and Technology in the Metropolitan Region of Campinas (RMC). HIDS was conceived as an innovation district devoted to producing options for the challenges of sustainable growth.
“An initiative like this is music to my ears,” mentioned the minister after a gathering with the rector of Unicamp, Paulo Cesar Montagner, this morning. “What we most desire is for universities to integrate, through hubs or technology parks, with the private sector, and for the intelligence and richness of knowledge production at the university to translate into products and services,” she added.
“A hub like this goes in this direction. Even more so because it deals with sustainability, a contemporary, necessary, and imperative issue for us to have a better world. I was very pleased with the initiative, and we are open to proceeding with the appropriate developments. We already have a long-standing interaction with Unicamp and we will intensify it,” concluded the minister.
The HIDS proposal goals to set up, in a territory of 11,3 million m² – encompassing the Polo 2 High Technology Center (Ciatec 2), the Zeferino Vaz campus of Unicamp, and the PUC-Campinas campus 1 – a mannequin of city occupation and governance that allows partnerships and cooperation between analysis establishments, specializing in options advocated in the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) of the UN (United Nations).
The Executive Director of Sustainability at Unicamp, Roberto Donato, mentioned {that a} assembly is being scheduled for December in Brasília for a technical presentation of the undertaking. According to Donato, the goal is to focus on with the Ministry methods to make it viable. “Both in terms of seeking resources for the construction of the infrastructure, and in terms of agreements and innovation proposals that will make up the district itself,” he added.
According to the rector, HIDS is one of the tasks that may anchor the University in the coming years. Montagner additionally recalled the shut relationship between the federal company and Unicamp. “These are already consolidated relationships, due to the very nature of the ministry, but also because of our DNA, which is technology and innovation,” he said. “Unicamp has many projects that should be of interest not only to our development, but also to the ministry, which is interested in the development of the country,” he argued.
Internationalization
The normal coordinator of Unicamp, Fernando Coelho, drew consideration to the want to develop the interplay between Brazilian universities and greater training establishments in Latin America and the Caribbean and Africa. According to Coelho, establishments in these areas, with which Brazil has little interplay, have been investing in analysis on poverty alleviation, common economic system, agricultural applied sciences, and fishing methods.
The Executive Director of International Relations, Rafael Dias, famous that worldwide collaborations in educating, analysis, and outreach are a elementary dimension of nationwide growth.
“Unicamp has contributed significantly to this process, positioning itself as a relevant component of the Brazilian paradiplomatic system. The internationalization strategy we have been developing is very much aligned with the vision of building a multipolar world. We are investing in South-South relations as a way to stimulate scientific and technological development, without prejudice, of course, to the important collaborations we already have with countries of the so-called Global North,” he said.
The assembly was additionally attended by the pro-rectors Mônica Cotta (Undergraduate Studies), Claudia Morelli (Postgraduate Studies) and Ana Fratini (Research), in addition to the pro-rector for University Development, Fernando Sarti.
Debate
Minister Luciana Santos participated in a debate on science and know-how in the Campinas Metropolitan Region, held in the auditorium of the Association of Professors of Unicamp (Adunicamp). Federal Deputy Orlando Silva and City Councilor Gustavo Petta had been additionally current at the assembly.
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