Portuguese technology to the achievement of education in Mexico – Observer

It’s the last action of the “Portugal Connect”, the promotion project of Portuguese technology companies that the Chamber of Commerce and Industry Luso-Mexican (CCILM) is leading in Mexico, and on Monday takes six small companies and medium-sized the largest fair of education technologies in Latin America. Leading the technology of Virtual Educa 2015 is JP – Inspiring Knowledge (JP – IK)., A former JP Sá Couto, the company that produced the computer “Magellan”

Supported by the NSRF, the “Portugal Connect “emerged last year to help companies in the area of ​​Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) to enter the Mexican market.

” We hope to maintain the prospects of business that previous initiatives had, “said the Observer Gomes da Costa, president of CCILM.

Back, were two other fairs and three trade missions, culminating in businesses that are in the process to materialize “before long”. Apart from these, it is the public that JP. – IK won a public tender to supply 960,000 tablets to the Secretariat of Public Education of Mexico, in partnership with the Mexican IUSA

“The great advantage of this project is able to take small business or medium to these markets, which alone would have a hard time in,” says Gomes da Costa.

In short, are likely to materialize them businesses Microio and Innovate +, two of the companies that are present of Virtual Educa. The first is of Aveiro and will launch a pilot project in the Mexican market during the fair, with the Unicard, an integrated management system for schools. Already Innovate + developed a system that helps streamline the education systems of pedagogical and administrative management

In addition to JP. – IK, the Microio and Innovate +, will attend the Virtual Educa to Famasete, technology leading the Portuguese market in multitátil area and interactivity, Bri-Bright, which develops solutions for technology education, such as interactive whiteboards, and the Code Academy, startup you want to enter the programming on children’s education and young unemployed.

And what are the gains of the Mexican economy for Portuguese companies? “ We are facing a market that is the 11th economy in the world, with 120 million people and is undergoing a period of very important reforms in several areas: infrastructure, energy and the call digital agenda, “he says, adding that the resumption of diplomatic relations has helped to contribute to this approach.

On the other hand, Gomes da Costa highlights the fact that Portugal, ICT, being” really a level of development “above Mexico. ” It is an excellent opportunity for companies “, he said.

On 17 June, the director for Europe of ProMexico, the government agency promoting the internationalization of the Mexican economy, came to Lisbon invite Portuguese companies to invest in the country and compete for investment that the country will make in the coming years in the areas of public works, environment and energy.

“We had the presence of many companies and the interest of the Mexican government in Portuguese companies was expressed very clearly by the Ambassador of Mexico in Portugal. There is interest from the Mexican government in which Portuguese companies to apply for this great plan of reforms that Mexico is developing “advanced Gomes da Costa.

To convince the Portuguese companies focarem- in the Mexican market, the president of CCILM highlights political stability that exists in the country and economic growth , around 3%. “We have an economy that grows steadily at around 3%, and is expected to continue, and a country with a very young and very large consumer needs and developing population,” he added.

But to succeed, you need these companies to engage in partnerships and insist the contacts it said. Gomes da Costa also reveals that CCILM already has a new project approved by Portugal in 2020 to continue the “Connect Portugal”. “It’s ambitious, it will have an investment of 800,000 euros and foresees the presence of CCILM in four fairs and a business mission. And let’s extend the scope to all business and industrial technologies “, advanced. However, the CCILM council has not decided whether to proceed with the project.