USTDA Supports Efforts to Increase Broadband Access in Northern Brazil
June 21, 2016
(USTDA)
PARÁ, Brazil – Today, the U.S. Trade and Development Agency awarded a grant to
the Empresa de Processamento de Dados do Estado do Pará (PRODEPA), the State of
Pará’s information technology (IT) company. The grant will support PRODEPA to
develop a roadmap and an implementation plan to expand Pará’s fiber and wireless
broadband network, allowing further connectivity and e-government services
throughout the state.
The technical assistance will identify best practices for delivering data
transmission solutions under the Amazon’s challenging conditions of dense
tropical forests and uneven terrain divided by major rivers. The project will
provide recommendations for creating free broadband access through public
telecenters and schools. The grant was signed by U.S. Consul General to Recife,
Richard Reiter, and PRODEPA President-Director, Theo Pires, in Pará’s capital
city of Belém.
“We are very pleased to be supporting PRODEPA in its efforts to further expand
broadband connectivity throughout the state. The agreement proves how our
countries can partner together to advance mutually beneficial projects,” said
Consul General Reiter.
“This project builds upon the U.S.-Brazil Information Communication Technology
Partnership, and complements our efforts to advance critical infrastructure
projects that generate sustainable development and market opportunities in USTDA
partner countries,” said USTDA Regional Director for Latin America and the
Caribbean Nathan Younge.
The opportunity to conduct the USTDA-funded technical assistance will be
competed on the U.S. Federal Business Opportunities (FBO) website. A link to
the FBO announcement will be posted to USTDA’s website at www.ustda.gov. Interested U.S. firms should
submit proposals according to the instructions in the FBO announcement.
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