Portugal INCoDe.2030

The National Initiative on Digital Skills e.2030, Portugal INCoDe.2030 , aims to stimulate and guarantee the development of digital skills as an instrument for preparing a society oriented towards the future and towards the new opportunities that arise due to the accelerated adoption of Information and Communication Technologies (ICT). 

Launched on April 3, 2017, this initiative seeks to ensure widespread access to digital technologies for the entire population and the training of younger generations through the stimulation and strengthening of digital skills. It also aims to professionally train the active population, promote specialization in digital technologies and ensure the conditions for the production of new knowledge, enhancing research in the area of technologies/digital, the use of artificial intelligence and programming languages. 

In this context, Portugal INCoDe.2030 is structured around 5 strategic axes: inclusion, education, qualification, specialization and research. Each of these axes is associated with a set of public policy objectives and measures, which are promoted by various institutions and entities.

By 2030, the initiative aims to respond to 3 major challenges, namely:

– ensure digital literacy and inclusion for the exercise of citizenship;

– encourage specialization in digital technologies and applications to improve employment and create a higher value-added economy; 

– produce new knowledge in international cooperation.

Portugal INCoDe.2030 is a joint initiative of the government areas of Administrative Modernization; of Science, Technology and Higher Education; of Education; of Work; of Planning and Infrastructure and Economy, of the XXI Government of Portugal. It fits into the international context in the area of ICT and aims to improve and strengthen Portugal's position in the European Commission's DESI 2017 Index (Digital Economy & Society Index), increasing the country's competitiveness through the promotion of digital skills.

Throughout the initiative, the FCT plays the role of coordinating entity for different points associated with the 5 strategic axes.

More information at: Portugal INCoDe.2030