Informação: ICT spaces ensure young people access to safe and controlled technologies, says Brito e Abreu
The Regional Secretary for the Sea, Science and Technology stressed that the Socio-Educational and Technological Centre of Santo António village, municipality of Ponta Delgada, is "a good example" of the importance that Information and Communication Technology spaces may have to young people who, after school activities, "spend their leisure and study time, having access to information, music... Mais >>

Informação: Regional Government finances purchase of equipment and new technologies for people with special needs
The Regional Secretary for the Sea, Science and Technology stated in Madalena, Pico Island, that the Government of the Azores wants "to ensure all citizens a common basis for access to information and knowledge," while not regarding disability as a fatality that cannot be overcome. Fausto Brito e Abreu spoke during a visit to the Occupational Activity Centre for People with Disabilities of "Santa ... Mais >>

Informação: "Open Lab School" showcases LREC laboratories to the school community
The Regional Civil Engineering Laboratory (LREC) will resume the organisation of the "Open Lab School," an initiative aimed at the school community that will be held until the end of the school year. With this activity, LREC provides junior high and secondary school students from São Miguel with the opportunity to know the work conducted by each laboratory unit as well as the available equipm... Mais >>

Informação: Scientific events in the Azores contribute to inclusion of scientists in international networks, says Brito e Abreu
The Regional Secretary for the Sea, Science and Technology stated in Ponta Delgada that the Azores "have the capacity to host large scientific events," noting the importance of these meetings for the Azorean scientists integrated in international networks. Therefore, Fausto Brito e Abreu assured the Regional Government's commitment to organise in the archipelago several initiatives, such as the 22... Mais >>

Informação: Two Azorean teams selected for national final of CanSat 2016
The Azores had two teams selected for the final of CanSat Portugal 2016 that will place at Santa Cruz Aerodrome in Torres Vedras on April 16 and 17. The two Azorean teams that make up the group of 17 selected teams are "ENTA Team SAT2," School of New Technologies in Ponta Delgada, and "CanDrifters," Manuel de Arriaga Secondary School. Among the 33 teams that competed for CanSat Portugal 2016, six ... Mais >>

Informação: Government of the Azores supports operation of scientific research centres
The Regional Secretary for the Sea, Science and Technology announced in Angra do Heroísmo that regional scientific research centres "will receive financial support for their operation." Fausto Brito e Abreu pointed out that the total investment of this support amounts to 193 thousand Euros, adding that "each centre will receive a sum between 5,000 and 12,500 Euros, depending on criteria such ... Mais >>

Informação: Regional and National Governments to increase cooperation in the field of Science and Technology, says Brito e Abreu
The Regional Secretary for the Sea, Science and Technology stated that cooperation between the Azorean and National Governments in the areas of Science and Technology will "improve significantly." Speaking at the end of a meeting with the Minister of Science, Technology and Higher Education, Fausto Brito e Abreu conveyed his "optimism" about the outcome of the meeting, during which both officia... Mais >>

Informação: Azores take part in Horizon 2020 project amounting to 4.3 million Euros
The Government of the Azores, through the Regional Fund for Science and Technology, takes part in a European consortium under the project "UrBAN-WASTE: Urban strategies for Waste Management in Tourist Cities," amounting to 4.3 million Euros, which has now been approved for funding by the European Commission. This project, which will run for 36 months, intends to help policy makers in more tha... Mais >>

Informação: Government of the Azores launches tender for doctoral grants amounting to 1.7 million Euros
The Regional Secretary for the Sea, Science and Technology announced today in Ponta Delgada that the Government will open Monday an application for doctoral grants that will provide a monthly allocation of 1,160 Euros. The government official stressed that these grants "provide a higher amount than that in force for Mainland Portugal, which is less than 1,000 Euros." ~ "This application, amountin... Mais >>

Informação: Azores Science Centres attract young people to scientific fields, says Brito e Abreu
The Regional Secretary for the Sea, Science and Technology highlighted in Lagoa the importance of Science Centres in the Azores for the dissemination of scientific culture in the archipelago. "If stimulate young people at an early age for scientific areas, we will be contributing to a more developed society and a more competitiveness economy," Fausto Brito e Abreu said, noting that the Governmen... Mais >>