Informação: Rodrigo Oliveira defends importance of new technologies to promote Azorean traditions
The Regional Under Secretary of the Presidency for External Relations defended in East Providence, USA, that the use of new communication and information technologies is "fundamental" to better promote Azorean traditions among new audiences, especially new generations of Azorean descent. "During the current legislative period, the Azorean Government has created innovative, dynamic and interactive ... Mais >>

Informação: Internet access technology on high seas under testing in the Azores
The Regional Secretary for the Sea, Science and Technology highlighted the "great potential" of the Azores as a "prime location" for testing and technological projects demonstrations about the exploration and use of oceans. Fausto Brito e Abreu spoke off Faial Island on board of the vessel "Pintado," owned by the Department of Oceanography and Fisheries of the University of the Azores, during an o... Mais >>

Informação: Expansion of Santa Maria space station to double direct jobs, says Brito e Abreu
The Regional Secretary for the Sea, Science and Technology stated in Vila do Porto that the European Space Agency station (ESA) on Santa Maria "will be upgraded to the 'premier league' of space stations worldwide" and double direct jobs on this island. Fausto Brito e Abreu spoke during the signing ceremony of the agreements for the expansion of ESA space infrastructures on Santa Maria: the mainten... Mais >>

Informação: Government of the Azores invites Outermost Regions to join the Azores International Research Center
The Government of the Azores invited today the Outermost Regions (ORs) of the European Union, their institutions of research and excellence in the maritime, environmental and aerospace fields to join the creation of the Azores International Research Center, which will be formalised in 2017. "The complementarity of the work developed in the existing infrastructures as well as reciprocal interests ... Mais >>

Informação: Government of the Azores launched tender for post-doctoral grants
The Government of the Azores, through the Regional Fund for Science and Technology, launched today a tender for 12 post-doctoral grants amounting to 800 thousand Euros for three years. The Regional Secretary for the Sea, Science and Technology stressed that the support allocated under the PRO-SCIENTIA programme aims to "reinforce opportunities for the advanced qualification of human resources in t... Mais >>

Informação: Oceanographic expedition confirms abundance of fish in fishing restricted areas in the Azores
The Regional Secretary for the Sea, Science and Technology welcomed today the preliminary data collected by the scientific mission "The Azores islands - the best kept secret of the Atlantic," funded by the Waitt and Blue Ocean foundations. It has been carried out on the islands of Santa Maria and S. Miguel and Formigas islet from September 9. Fausto Brito e Abreu pointed out that, through prelimi... Mais >>

Informação: Azores International Research Center should be formally established in 2017, says Brito e Abreu
The Regional Secretary for the Sea, Science and Technology stated in Brussels that the Azores International Research Center "should be formally established in 2017," adding that it is expected to have "a legal scheme similar to other international research centres, such as CERN (European Organisation for Nuclear Research) or INL (International Iberian Nanotechnology Laboratory)." Fausto Brito e Ab... Mais >>

Informação: Mapping of Santa Maria's insular shelf contributes to sustainable development of "blue economy" in the Azores
A scientific mapping campaign of the insular shelf of Santa Maria Island and the top of Formigas seamount is running until September 14 under the "PLATMAR project - Evolution of volcanic island shelves: the island of Santa Maria and implications for risk assessment, mapping habitats and management of marine aggregates." The Regional Director for Sea Affairs stressed that this project, which uses a... Mais >>

Informação: International drone company to invest in the Azores, says Brito e Abreu
The Regional Secretary for the Sea, Science and Technology announced today in New York that "there is another drone company that showed its interest in investing in the Azores." In this context, the government official added that "this is the evidence that the Azorean Government has been able to attract technological companies linked to fisheries surveillance and monitoring of the marine environme... Mais >>

Informação: Azores are international platform for space observation, says Brito e Abreu
The Regional Secretary for the Sea, Science and Technology stated in Paris that the installation of a new satellite tracking antenna on the island of Santa Maria is another step towards the affirmation of the Azores as an international platform for space observation. Fausto Brito e Abreu spoke on the sidelines of the visit of a Portuguese ministerial delegation to the headquarters of the European ... Mais >>