V Meeting of Ministers and High Authorities of Science, Technology, and Innovation of Ibero-America

On November 2 and 3, the city of Santiago de Compostela, Spain, hosted the 5th Meeting of Ministers and High Authorities of Science, Technology, and Innovation. The President of FCT, Madalena Alves, participated in this meeting on behalf of the Minister of Science, Technology, and Higher Education, Elvira Fortunato.
The objectives of the meeting were developed in three areas.
1) To report on the progress made in the development of the agreements adopted by the Ibero-American Summit of Heads of State and Government on science, technology, and innovation within the Ibero-American Knowledge Space;
2) To promote regional cooperation in this area by sharing experiences and good practices;
3) To contribute to better coordination of the Ibero-American Knowledge Space.

The Ministerial Declaration adopted at this meeting approves, among other things, the Open Science Action Plan and the Action Plan for the promotion of Spanish and Portuguese as languages of scientific communication and the improvement of the international visibility of knowledge forged in Ibero-America, as well as the Work Plan approved by the 1st Ibero-American Forum on Science, Technology, and Innovation Diplomacy.