Technology
Sector numbers
Minas Gerais is a hub for IT companies in Brazil
Minas Gerais ranks second in the number of IT companies in Brazil,
with over 800 in the software licensing segment alone.
The IT sector employs more than 36,000 people in Minas Gerais.
2nd state for IT companies
800+ software licensing companies
more than 36,000 IT companies
Key Companies
Innovation Centres
Other Important Innovation Centres
Minas Gerais hosts R&D centres for global corporations
Several private Innovation and R&D centres are installed in the state.
Some of the principal companies in this sector are presented below.
Specialized R&D Centres:
2nd Google R&D Centre outside the USA, installed in Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais.
Global reference centre for development of solutions in IoT, Big Data, Robotics, and Artificial Intelligence, with focus on Industry 4.0.
Embraer’s first R&D centre outside technical and aeronautics hub São José dos Campos is located in MG capital Belo Horizonte.
Innovation Ecosystem
Minas Gerais is home to a vibrant innovation ecosystem
The state hosts several private Innovation and R&D centres.
Some of this sector’s principal companies are presented below.
Start-up Accelerators
Brazil’s 1st government start-up accelerator: SEED (MG State Government initiative) – more than 30 programs for pre-acceleration, acceleration, and funding of start-ups
MG Innovation System – SIMI
Created in 2006 to integrate government, business, academic, and technological actions to boost innovation in Minas Gerais. Today, 17 years on, SIMI has been transformed into a data portal for the MG innovation ecosystem,
where you can find data and connections that generate intelligence to inform decisions.
Minas Gerais is home to 16 technological
incubators across several regions of the state
All are associated to the MG Innovation Network,
and seven have been recognized as the best incubators in Brazil
This agency promotes scientific and technological research and innovation in Minas Gerais State, with the remit of supporting scientific, technological, and innovation projects, conducted by institutions or individual researchers and considered relevant for scientific, technological, economic, and social development in MG.
San Pedro Valley
A community of more than 500 technological companies, accelerators, incubators, co-working spaces, and technological parks.
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