- The objective is to research and develop technologies that facilitate access to distance higher education for disabled people.
- It is Indra's first Accessible Technology Chair in Brazil but the 13th which the multinational has launched in different countries aimed at reducing the digital divide.
Indra has created the Accessible Technology Chair with the Ilumno network, which comprises nine Latin American universities, including the Veiga de Almeida University (UVA) and the Jorge Amado University Center (UNIJORGE) in Brazil. The first project will promote access to distance higher education for disabled people through new technologies.
La firma del acuerdo tuvo lugar en Río de Janeiro y contó con la presencia del rector de la Red Ilumno, Oscar Aguer, el rector del UNIJORGE, Guilherme Marback, el rector de la UVA, Arlindo Cardarett Vianna, y la directora de Comunicación y Responsabilidad Corporativa de Indra en Brasil, Ángeles Mera, entre otros.
The agreement was signed in Rio de Janeiro at a ceremony attended by the rector of the Ilumno network, Oscar Aguer; the rector of UNIJORGE, Guilherme Marback; the rector of UVA, Arlindo Cardarett Vianna; and Indra's director of Communication and Corporate Responsibility in Brazil, Ángeles Mera.
The Chair with the Ilumno network is the first one that Indra has created in Brazil and it encompasses several Latin American institutions, including UVA and UNIJORGE, the project leaders. The estimated duration of the Chair is four years, broken down into several stages. In the first one, a survey will be conducted to identify the principal needs of disabled people in relation to distance education and digital inclusion. The next stage will consist in recommending technologies to meet these needs.
Indra's new Accessible Technology Chair in Brazil embodies the overall rationale behind this initiative. The company launched its accessible technology project as part of its corporate responsibility, in line with its commitment to innovation and the desire to help minimize the digital divide through an equally innovative model of partnerships with universities. With this objective in mind, the company has created 13 research chairs in partnership with different universities, associations and foundations, including the Adecco Foundation in Spain, and has undertaken more than 40 R&D&i projects in this field. In addition to the new Chair in Brazil, it has launched two more Chairs in Latin America, one in Argentina and the other in Mexico.
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