Informação: There is misconception about AIR Center, says Gui Menezes
The Regional Secretary for the Sea, Science and Technology stated in Ponta Delgada that there is "a very wrong perception" about the Atlantic International Research Center - AIR Center, noting that we will not build in the Azores "a building with hundreds of researchers." Questioned by journalists during a press conference, Gui Menezes stressed that the AIR Center "is a complex and very ambitious... Mais >>

Informação: Regional Government presents measures for Science and Technology up to 2020 amounting to 15 million Euros
The Regional Secretary for the Sea, Science and Technology stated in Ponta Delgada that scientific policies "have to be adapted to the reality of each moment," noting that some initiatives in this area "needed to be restructured and adapted to the current reality." Gui Menezes spoke at a press conference for the presentation of four programmes for the 2018-2020 period in the areas of Science and T... Mais >>

Informação: Gui Menezes says "it makes sense" for the Azores to be central to AIR Center project
The Regional Secretary for the Sea, Science and Technology stressed in Praia, Cape Verde, that the Ocean, Atmosphere and Space are "important fields" for the creation of the Atlantic International Research Center - AIR Center. According to him, the Region is "well positioned" in these three areas and, therefore, "it makes perfect sense" for the Azores to play a key role in this project. Gui Meneze... Mais >>

Informação: Regional Government is partner of project aiming to convert the archipelago into a smart tourist destination
The Regional Director for Science and Technology highlighted in Horta the importance of "SMARTDEST," a project co-financed by the INTERREG MAC 2014-2020 Programme. The Regional Government is a partner of the project, through the Regional Fund for Science and Technology, as "a way of mobilising the Azores' scientific system by integrating regional research teams, namely in areas related to the defi... Mais >>

Informação: Internationalisation Plan for Science and Technology in the Azores to attract foreign funding to the Region, says Gui Menezes
The Regional Secretary for the Sea, Science and Technology highlighted in Lagoa the creation of an Internationalisation Plan for Science and Technology with the aim of "attracting external funding to the Region and, thus, strengthen the economic axis based on research, development and innovation." Gui Menezes stressed that this plan also intends to "improve the success rate of the participation of... Mais >>

Informação: Regional Government launches Transfer+ Initiative to stimulate interconnection between research centres and companies
The Regional Secretary for the Sea, Science and Technology announced today the Transfer + Initiative, a new programme developed by the Regional Government with an overall budget of 8.3 million Euros. It falls within axis 1 of the Azores 2020 Operational Programme, which defends "a greater interconnection between scientific production and innovation of research centres with companies and the econom... Mais >>

Informação: Financing in Science should be oriented towards solving daily challenges, says Regional Director for Science and Technology
The Regional Director for Science and Technology highlighted in Ponta Delgada the importance of the international "Urban-Waste" project as "a tool to search for methodologies and processes capable of providing the best response to the expected increase in waste" in the city of Ponta Delgada. Bruno Pacheco pointed out that the Regional Fund for Science and Technology plays "a facilitating role by c... Mais >>

Informação: Azores to become part of European project intended to stimulate blue biotechnology development
The Regional Director for Science and Technology highlighted in Ponta Delgada the importance of the European project designated as MACBIOBLUE - Macaronesian Blue Biotechnology. It will contribute to the development of new products and processes of marine origin, especially those derived from algae through the transfer of knowledge for companies in the area. Bruno Pacheco spoke at the opening sessi... Mais >>

Informação: Azores participate in the first meeting of the Installing Commission of the Atlantic Observatory
The Installing Commission for the Atlantic Observatory will meet for the first time on 16 March in Lisbon, where the Azores will be represented by Frederico Cardigos. The meeting will discuss, among other topics, the scheduling of the work plan and the alignment with complementary initiatives to the Atlantic Observatory. This commission will define the necessary measures for the creation and opera... Mais >>

Informação: Regional Civil Engineering Laboratory promotes photography contest "Geotechnics in the Azores"
The Regional Civil Engineering Laboratory (LREC), together with the Organising Committee of the 16th National Congress of Geotechnics and the Association of Amateurs Photographers of the Azores (AFAA), promotes a photography contest designated as "Geotechnics in the Azores." The initiative aims to document what is being carried out in the Azores in the area of Geotechnics, portray the archipelago ... Mais >>