Regional Regional Program of Scientific and Technological Research

[23/12/2011] The Garden I found it Los Guindos, in the village of Calle Larga, about Los Andes, fue el stage for this 21 December the institutions involved in the creation of the Science and Technology Center for Sustainable Development Special Interest Tourism, come together and celebrate the official start of this project, which began to be managed in 2008.

The contribution to the competitive and sustainable development of the territories of the Region of Valparaíso, through an integrated set of projects, programs and to encourage research studies, innovation and technology transfer around the Heritage and Special Interest Tourism, is the main objective set this project CONICYT, will work with funding from the CIF-R 2008 funds and Development Corporation Pro Aconcagua.

“CONICYT greatly appreciates the work that seeks to develop the regional center and therefore we will be participating, in their various levels and activities, to boost their training with support in all aspects necessary”, said the director of the Regional Program CONICYT, Paula González, in the speech that opened the inauguration ceremony.

The Catholic universities and Valparaiso Valparaiso, that were represented by its rector, Aldo Valley, and Vice Chancellor Nelson Vasquez, respectively, have the responsibility and the work of conducting research objectives associated with this project, also considering contributing to knowledge generation, advanced human capital formation, become a national benchmark to enhance the competitiveness of the Region of Valparaíso and generate an impact on the knowledge industry, tourism and heritage.

“This is a great challenge. Now we have to realize the Centre and the Corporation Pro Aconcagua will have the mission of being the community liaison, therefore have to transfer all the information obtained from research that makes universities and actions that will allow the community will understand that this project has an economic benefit, educational and cultural”, said the manager of the Center, Claudia Gajardo.
As explained by the manager, heritage rescue will give value to certain milestones in the Valparaíso Region, what will become an input for special interest tourism. “With that comply with the economic objective, because tourism is a major development center in our region; and the educational and cultural, heritage by the rescue”, concluded.

The project, which lasts for five years, was devised by the regional director and president of the National Commission on Science and Technology of Chile CORES, Guillermo Hurtado. “This idea was born out of concern that the counselor told Hurtado Valparaiso University to recover the Aconcagua Valley. From began to realize that the creation of a technology center focused on tourism and heritage”, said Marisol Castro, academic Valparaiso University and director of the Center, who also reveals the challenge presented to them for the future: “tourism and heritage are two objects of study that have not had the importance that should be, and we are pioneers in this”.

The ceremony was also attended by the governor of the Andes, Edith Quiroz; and President of the Corporation Pro Aconcagua, Claudio Flores.