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[15.Dec.11] Patents
– President Dilma highlights the importance of
innovation
Source: INPI/BR [adapted]
The Brazilian president,
Dilma Roussef, highlighted the importance of investments
in innovation for the sustainable growth of the country.
The declaration was made during Finep Innovation Award,
at the Palácio do Planalto (the government headquarters),
in Brasilia, on 15.Dec.2011.
This award evidences
the importance of innovation for the government’s
agenda. ‘We must educate and innovate, for this
is how we will pave the way for this country to became
a big global economy’, asserted the President.
The winners of
the Finep Award received non-reimbursable resources,
which vary from BRL 120.000,00 to BRL 2.000.000,00,
depending on the category. This year, there were seven
categories – Scientific and Technological Institute,
Small Enterprise, Medium Enterprise, Social Technology,
Innovative Inventor and the INOVAR project.
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