Microsoft selects Chile as regional academic innovation center
Publicado el: 17 de junio de 2007
The software leader will establish the headquarters for the Latin American Collaborative Research Federation, through which the company will finance seed capital for innovative projects.
Joined by over 180 scientists from both the company and prominent Latin American universities at the Microsoft Research Academic Summit 2007 in Chile, the company announced an initial investment of US$1 million for the Research Federation alone and an additional investment of US$6 million in the country over the next three years. The goal? A portfolio of activities called the "Bicentennial Plan."