2nd Call of the Program in Data Science and Artificial Intelligence in Public Administration selected 13 projects

The State Research Support Foundation (FCT) released this week the result of the evaluation of the 2nd Call for Scientific Research and Technological Development Projects in Data Science and Artificial Intelligence in Public Administration – 2019 , and 13 IC&DT projects were recommended for funding. In total, the Call reflects an investment of almost 3 million euros, over three years, to carry out the selected projects.

It was the second of three Calls annual reports framed within the National Digital Skills Initiative e.2030, Portugal INCoDe.2030, namely in Axis 5 – Research. The program involves a global allocation of R$10 million, with the central objective of promoting scientific knowledge based on the analysis of large amounts of data available in the Public Administration. Ultimately, the aim is for the results to help significantly improve the provision of services to citizens and businesses, and also decision-making processes, which will be progressively based on in-depth knowledge of reality, technically supported by evidence and not by intuition.

The 13 projects proposed for funding this second Call , which received 69 eligible applications, are distributed in the areas of Artificial Intelligence (5 projects) and Data Science (8 projects). Node Call Previously, carried out in 2018, 49 eligible applications were submitted, with 15 projects in various areas of Public Administration being selected for funding, which are currently being implemented.