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 FórumIA – Artificial Intelligence in Portugal, held by INCoDe.2030, will present its first online session on February 11, with the topic “Artificial Intelligence in the Retail Sector”. This is the first of a series of online sessions, which will be held throughout the year, where we will seek to know, understand and learn from the developments of research and innovation in Artificial Intelligence (AI) in Portugal.

On February 9, 2021, Safer Internet Day is celebrated, a European initiative that aims to contribute to the creation of a better Internet for everyone, especially young people.

INCoDe.2030 has recently distinguished the projects “Academia Gulbenkian do Conhecimento Mudar o Futuro” and “The Tech Career GPS” with the seal “uma ação INCoDe.2030”, which consists of recognizing projects that help to train digital skills in Portugal .

Applications are now open for Arquivo.pt Award 2021, which once again distinguishes innovative research work on the information preserved by Arquivo.pt, with a total of €15,000 in prizes.

The training “Literacy for the media and journalism: pedagogical practices with the media and about the media” is back, carried out by the General Directorate of Education.

Portugal’s response to the challenge launched by the European Commission is coordinated by the INCode.2030 program and brings together stakeholders from all walks of life.

The person in charge of the Polytechnic Institute of Setúbal (IPS), Sandra Pinto, describes the recording experience at the FCCN Studio, detailing the context in which the recordings were made.

The European Open Science Cloud (EOSC) has made progress in Portugal and Europe, with the support of Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia, through the FCCN Unit. This initiative aims to place the European Union in the global leadership in the field of research data, guaranteeing benefits to almost 2 million European scientists.

The FCCN unit approved 129 projects within the scope of the first edition of the Advanced Computing Projects Competition, promoted by Fundação para a Ciência e Tecnologia (FCT). 67 of the approved projects fall into the A1 and A2 typologies of this competition (Preparatory Access and Project Access), with an approval rate of 50.4% in these categories.

A cable with cutting-edge technology, connecting Portugal and Latin America has already arrived in Sines. This project is possible thanks to the decisive role of the education and research community of the National Scientific Computing Unit (FCCN) of Fundação para a Ciência e  Tecnologia (FCT).