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The National Institute for Telecommunications Research and Training of the National University of Engineering (INICTEL-UNI) participated today in the "I Decentralized Conference 5 Helices for Sustainable Development", an event that was held in person in the city of Chancay.
The conference was held at EI César Vallejo and was attended by Dr. Juan Álvarez Andrade, District Mayor of Chancay; Dr. Pablo Alfonso López Chau Nava, Rector of UNI, Dr. Arturo Talledo Coronado, Vice-Rector for Research; and – on behalf of INICTEL-UNI – Dr. Luis Miguel Romero Goytendía, executive director, among other regional, local, academic and military authorities.
During his participation, Dr. Romero Goytendía pointed out that the "5 helices" proposal must give, as one of its results, collaborative work, synergy, resilience and empathy between the different levels of government and civil society. He also highlighted the leading role of UNI in research, professional training and social responsibility, in order to make the new generations part of the change.
He specified that INICTEL-UNI develops applied research, as well as studies and specialized advisory services in telecommunications, inserting ICTs in fields of action such as education, health and business, having social responsibility as a fundamental axis through the inclusion of the least served sectors.
FAIR
As an adjunct activity, a technology fair was held in the Plaza de Armas of Chancay, in which engineers Antero Castro and Brayan Gutiérrez, professionals from the Directorate of Research and Technological Development (DIDT) and the Directorate of Training and Technology Transfer (DCTT) of the institution, respectively, participated.
Mr. Castro explained to the attendees the research projects that are carried out through the use of spectral images, drones and artificial intelligence for the benefit of the technification of the agricultural sector. For his part, Mr. Gutiérrez presented the various courses and training offered by INICTEL-UNI in fiber optics, cybersecurity, optical and mobile communications, robotics, among other topics.
MEGAPORT
The central theme of the conference was the Chancay Multipurpose Megaport, so its implications and challenges were addressed (opportunities for the industry, need for railway and road infrastructure, social impact, advanced technologies to be applied, among others). To this end, there were exhibitors from the Peruvian Navy, the National Society of Industries, Proinversión and CooperAcción.
