Who we are
The CCG/ZGDV Institute is a private non-profit entity that began its activity in 1993 and is currently based in Guimarães, at the Azurém Campus (University of Minho).
It is formally recognized by the Presidency of the Council of Ministers as an R&I (Research and Innovation) institution of Public Utility, by the Ministry of Economy as a Center for Technology and Innovation, and by the Foundation for Science and Technology as part of the ALGORITMI Research Center (first Research Center formally recognized in Portugal in the field of Information and Communication Technologies)
With a multidisciplinary, dynamic team with scientific-technological skills, the CCG/ZGDV Institute integrates four R&I Departments and a range of services to society and the business sector.
“(...) I believe that this 30 years of knowledge will be decisive so that the CCG/ZGDV's newly strategic objective, relating to the challenge of sustainable development of society, is faced with enormous enthusiasm and determination, on a path that requires an explicit and complete internationalization of its performance. I am sure that the next 30 years will be even more fascinating”
Ricardo J. Machado | President of the Board of Directors
General Facts and Figures 2024
YEARS
INTERNALS AND AFFILIATES
PROJECTS
PARTNERS
Mission
With a focus on applied research, in Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) fields, the CCG/ZGDV Institute's mission is to enhance the companies' growth and innovation, entities, and the economy in general, responding to global market emerging challenges.
VISION
The CCG/ZGDV Institute aims to be an international reference institution in applied research and technological innovation for digital economy, through the design and prototyping of new processes, services, and high-value products, in fields of computer graphics, ubiquitous computing, human-machine interaction, and information engineering.
VALUES
- Cooperation: the best results come from cooperation between teams, partners and customers
- Ethics and Responsibility (social, economic, and environmental): rigor in work and respect for society, people, and planet
- Motivation: essential for all challenges to be executed successfully
- Commitment: pursuit of excellence in all activities
- Quality: present in the services provided
TRIENNIUM OBJECTIVES 2022-2025
- Encouraging the economic valorization of knowledge
- Fostering research, development, and innovation activities
- Providing technical and technological support to companies
- Supporting the development and/or improvement of products, services, and processes
- Encouraging the dissemination of techniques and technologies
- Promoting technological, knowledge, and market surveillance
- Encouraging business training and specialized training
- Studying and encouraging the efficient use of raw materials, preferably national and endogenous resources
- Boosting the qualification of the national offer and its international recognition
- Encouraging the consolidation and training of industrial infrastructure
- Contribute to drawing up and implementing public policies for business development
- Accompanying the thematic priorities defined for Portugal in the European context
- Strengthening the training and qualification of existing profiles to ensure greater efficiency in the activities of identifying, developing, transferring, and valuing knowledge
OUR HISTORY
CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS
2020-current
Celebration of the CCG's 25th Anniversary with a series of initiatives that included around 300 participants and guests from industry, academia and government.
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1993 - 2023 | SEE BOOK 30 YEARS