The Regional Government, through the Regional Directorate for Science and Technology, has opened two new calls under Pro-Scientia for the allocation of support to initiatives and projects aimed at the dissemination of scientific and technological culture, providing an overall funding of 40 thousand Euros.
 
One of the calls is specifically aimed at supporting projects, initiatives, campaigns or challenges under the "Citizen Science" initiative. It intends to foster the active participation of social actors in scientific research processes and in the collaborative construction of knowledge, while aligning research results with the expectations, needs and challenges of the society.
 
In turn, the other one is focused on the creation of Science and Technology contents in multimedia format for dissemination in the media with a view to increasing the scientific and technological literacy of citizens. It intends to encourage the creation of contents in multimedia format as well as to promote informal learning contexts.
 
These calls, which run until September 30, will contribute to the implementation of the Action Plan for Scientific and Technological Culture of the Azores (PACCTO Azores). Its measures and operational actions are intended to reach the entire Azorean society, thus creating conditions for greater involvement of all citizens in search of innovative solutions to the challenges of today's world.
 
Further information on these calls is available at http://idia.azores.gov.pt/.