Agendas temáticas para a ciência e a inovação

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Invitation to the Scientific and Technological Community

Following Council of Ministers Resolution No. 32/2016 of June 3, and in particular the provisions of the annex "Commitment to Knowledge and Science: Commitment to the Future," the FCT promoted a process to develop fourteen Research and Innovation Agendas on the topics identified below. In this context, the FCT invites all interested parties to submit contributions to the ongoing discussions using the form provided below, by May 31, 2017.

The R&I Agendas aim to mobilize different national actors, contributing to finding scientifically-based responses to different societal challenges. It is hoped that the R&I Agendas will help identify challenges and opportunities and foster coordination between different actors in Portugal's research and innovation system, with a long-term perspective. In addition to identifying the country's strengths in each area, the agendas will highlight emerging and promising areas for the Portuguese research and innovation community. The promotion of these agendas does not interfere with the regular process of Calls funding promoted by the FCT in all scientific fields.

The R&I Agendas are developed by members of the scientific and business communities and other sectors of Portuguese society who are experts in each topic, in collaboration with the FCT, and will include contributions from anyone who wishes to participate in this exercise, either individually or institutionally.

Therefore, we invite all interested parties to participate by briefly answering four questions, which aim to assess the challenges and future prospects for research and innovation in each topic, using the form provided below.

Before the work is completed, there will also be a phase for the presentation and public discussion of a preliminary version of the documents.

Topics (follow the link to access the form):

• Agri-food, Forestry, and Biodiversity
• Portuguese Architecture
• Urban Science and Cities for the Future
• Culture and Cultural Heritage
• Circular Economy
• Space 
• Social Inclusion and Citizenship
• Industry and Manufacturing
• Sea
• Health, Clinical and Translational Research
• Cyber-physical systems and advanced forms of computing and communication
• Sustainable Energy Systems
• Work, Robotization, and Job Qualification in Portugal
• Tourism, Hospitality, and Leisure Management