Friday, March 4, 2016

PM defends ‘qualification, innovation and recovery’ as pillars for the development – Digital Journal

The Prime Minister today defended the ‘qualification, innovation and recovery’ as pillars of competitiveness of the country, claiming to be an “error hit the cost of labor” as a development model.

In Braga , the signing of which is the “largest contract” research and development contract signed in Portugal between Bosch and the University of Minho (UMinho), Antonio Costa said this “Partnership Private Public (PPP)” between universities and companies as the best you can do to achieve a “sustainable model” of knowledge.

the head of government further strengthened its focus on the “development and qualification” of human resources and science as the way forward, considering that this is the challenge of a “generation” and not just a term.

“We are not able to develop beating the cost of labor, is a mistake. the competitive capacity of the country will be based on qualifications, innovation and value but there will only be that if there is knowledge “, said António Costa.

Before an audience composed of a” handful “of the Government elements, including ministers and state secretaries, Antonio Costa said it was” essential to invest in best resource the country has, people. “

” it is perhaps the development and qualification of human resources that we have a labor market with less precarious, better pay and to return those who in recent years left the country, “he said.

in a speech in which he appreciated the importance of science, the Prime Minister, complete that today 100 days against the government, also praised the agreement signed between the University of Minho, the German company and Agency for investment and Foreign Trade of Portugal (AICEP).

“This is an investment that the state can not be separated because research and development is a risk of cost of such a dimension that only an institution public to own and EU funds can support, “he said.

” This is perhaps the biggest PPP that can do that is investment in innovation, research and development, “he said.

the agreement signed today represents an investment of 54.7 million euros, and will require hiring more than 90 new engineers by Bosch, with different specializations in the area of ​​research and development, and 170 fellows from different schools UMinho.

will be, in total, more than 550 professionals working exclusively on two aspects of the project, INNOVCAR and IFactory – started in July 2015, “major projects” at the frontier of knowledge in the fields of reality increased, autonomous driving, the man-machine interface, productive and intelligent flexibility; new methods of design of electronic devices and control processes

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