Monitoring of national programs and policies and other institutional collaborations
SEAMInd – Economic, Social, and Environmental Indicators and Monitoring (DGPM)
FCT collaborates in the SEAMind project, which is part of the monitoring framework of the National Strategy for the Sea 2021-2030 (ENM 2021-2030), and which aims to monitor the evolution of a set of quantifiable indicators, from sustainable and credible sources, to assess the results of this strategy.
National Innovation Report (ANI)
FCT collaborates in the preparation of the National Innovation Report, coordinated by ANI (in the spirit of Council of Ministers Resolution 25/2018 of March 8, which approves the guidelines for a technological and business innovation strategy for Portugal, 2018-2030).
- National Innovation Report 2021 | 1st edition
- National Innovation Report – Green Transition 2022 | 2nd edition
Working Group on Public Procurement for Innovation
FCT participated as an interested party in monitoring the activities of the Public Procurement of Innovation Stakeholder Group (GPI-CPI), coordinated by ANI.
State aid for R&D and innovation
The FCT monitors developments in European competition policy, particularly with regard to state aid granted to research, development, and innovation activities. It participates in coordination meetings organized by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and is asked to take positions within the scope of the Ministry of Science, Technology, and Higher Education.
The FCT ensures reporting on the SARI Platform of State Aid granted annually through its financing instruments that may constitute aid schemes (namely the Regulation on Projects Financed Exclusively by National Funds and the Scientific Employment Regulation). The FCT also ensures the notification of changes to aid schemes (on the SANI platform).
Various working groups monitoring national and regional plans and strategies
The FCT monitors several working groups within the scope of national and regional plans and strategies:
- National Spatial Planning Policy Program (PNPOT)
- State of Land Use Planning Report (REOT)
- Regional Land Use Plan – North (PROT Norte)
- Regional Land Use Plan – Center (PROT Centro)
- National Strategy for Adaptation to Climate Change (ENAAC 2020)
- National Energy and Climate Plan (PNEC2030)
- National Strategy for Nature Conservation and Biodiversity 2030 (ENCNB 2030) (presentation and RCM 55/2018)
- Circular Economy Action Plan (PAEC 2030)
- National Strategy for Equality and Non-Discrimination (ENIND) (RCM 61/2018)