Innovation is the best way to succeed in an ever increasing globalized world.

Strategic Innovation links culture and innovation efforts to the real market opportunities and to the real competitive capacities of companies.

The financial and economic crisis which we’re currently navigating provokes deep seeded transformations in global markets and is changing the rules of the game. The post-crisis world will be a different place. Those companies that invested in innovation of their business models and their products and services will be better placed to succeed.

The Strategic Innovation Program for Global Markets offers a unique opportunity to:

• Interact with leading international specialists in strategic innovation, namely, SRI International, Stanford University and Massachusetts Institute of Technology;

• Visit and network directly with innovative companies that have succeeded on a global scale.

• Present your company to one of the most innovative economies in the world:

◦United States of America, thought to be one of the first economies to come out of the current crisis and lead the way to innovation;

◦Massachusetts, where several knowledge centers are located, namely MIT and Harvard, in Boston;

◦California, one of the most innovative regions in the world;

◦Silicon Valley, considered the innovation capital of the world.

• Strengthen the international network of the company:

◦In the United States of America, in Massachusetts, California and Silicon Valley;

◦Among Portuguese-American politicians – meeting in Boston;

◦Between participants in the program, among others large companies, SMEs and entities tied to innovation;

◦Between participating companies from various countries: Angola, Cape Verde, Mozambique and Portugal;

◦With the support of organizations such as the Plug & Play Center (one of the largest technology incubators), PALCUS and PAPS.

• Analyze and close business opportunities:

◦Partnerships and Alliances;

◦Investments;

◦Exports.

• Assess the opportunity of recruiting Portuguese speaking post-graduate students studying in the USA.

Target

The Strategic Innovation Program for Global Markets is open to all companies, both private and public, as long as they meet the selection criteria established. Certain types of public entities may also participate.

Participation is limited to a restricted number of organizations.

All the relevant information is contained in this site, which will be updated on a regular basis.