Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia (FCT)

Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia (FCT)

is the Portuguese national funding agency for science and research.

FCT is a publicly-funded government agency, under the responsibility of the Ministry for Science, Technology and Higher Education.

FCT’s vision

To establish Portugal as a global reference for research, technology and innovation

To ensure knowledge generated by scientific research underpins social and

economic development

FCT supports the whole spectrum of science in Portugal

€490.3 million FCT budget for

science

FCT Budget

Advanced Training & Science Careers

35%

Scientific Computing 2%

R&D Centres 20%

b-on 5%

Others 1%

R&D Projects 17%

International Cooperation

20%

> 90% of FCT budget goes towards direct funding for scientific research

*Others: Scientific Community Support Fund - FACC, Public Understanding of Science, Information Society, Modernization and Technical Assistance

Source: FCT Finance and Management Department (2017)

FCT Supports 307 R&D Units

40 Research Infrastructures make up the first Portuguese Roadmap

4 E-Infrastructures

7 Social Sciences and Humanities

10 Physical Sciences and Engineering

9 Biological and Medical

Sciences

1 Materials and

Analytical Facilities

5 Environmental

Sciences

4 Energy

Source: Portuguese Roadmap Of Research Infrastructures (2014)

3. International Cooperation

International Cooperation at FCT FCT acts internationally, with both established and emerging science nations

European Level

Promotion and participation in instruments and initiatives funded by the EU Research and Innovation Framework Programmes

International Cooperation at FCT FCT acts internationally, with both established and emerging science nations

International Level Formal cooperation at bilateral and multilateral level through MoU and collaboration Protocols Multilateral cooperation mainly implemented through the membership of International Organizations worldwide

International partnerships with American Universities

Atlantic Interactions: a bottom-up process promoted by Atlantic Nations

New intergovernmental initiative to unleash the potential of the Atlantic for Society. It fosters knowledge-driven solutions for Atlantic and Global Societal challenges that require interdisciplinary research and innovation of complex Earth systems through cooperation targeting the Atlantic. Atlantic Interactions aims at fostering new paradigms of interaction across the Atlantic and across disciplines to foster new knowledge on ocean, climate and energy sustainability

Open and bottom-up debate within the International Scientific Community to prepare a white paper for a comprehensive transatlantic international research agenda based on the uniqueness of the Azores and other islands across the Atlantic - extended to most of the Atlantic nations and beyond

16 workshops with renowned researchers and companies were organized since

June until December 2017, starting in NY by June 10th 2016

http://www.atlanticinteractions.org/

New Initiative of International Cooperation The Atlantic Interactions and the AIR Centre

This new intergovernmental initiative Atlantic Interactions will be implemented through the Atlantic International Research Centre (AIR Centre)

Integrated vision for the Atlantic: The development of the AIR Centre will extend the capabilities of research centers around Europe and North Atlantic Nations to the South Atlantic

Interdisciplinary focus: The AIR Centre will act as a catalyst for research and innovation in multiple domains ranging from the interactions of the Ocean with the Atmosphere & Climate, including Sustainable Cities and Advanced manufacturing, enabled by Space technologies, data system and supercomputing

Widen the GALWAY statement to the South Atlantic - the BELEM Statement

AIR Centre – formalizing the cooperation, opening and building opportunities for all

AIR CENTRE - Opportunities for North-South-North Interdisciplinary Cooperation

Development of the AIR Centre – Background and Future

April 2017: 1st High Level Meeting, Terceira Island, Azores Establishment of a Expert Committee to guarantee the conclusion of the Agenda of the Atlantic Interactions Establishment of a High Level Working Group to prepare a joint implementation and financial plan towards the establishment of the AIR Center

Nov 2017: 2nd High Level Meeting, Florianopolis, Brazil Declaration of Florianopolis signed by 7 countries and several Associated Research and Technology Organizations and Industry Establishment of the Steering Committee to implement the setting up of the AIR Centre - 2018: AIR Centre Association to be set up as Non-profit association under Portuguese law (minimum of 2 Founding Members) - 2019 and beyond: Objective to evolve towards an Intergovernamental/International Organization in the next years

7-8 May 2018: Next High Level Meeting, Praia, Cabo Verde

Scientific Cooperation with AFRICA/PALOP

S&T Policies for Development and European Instruments for Europe-Africa Cooperation

Joint Africa-EU Strategy – Lisbon Summit, 2007: 8th Partnership in Science, Development

of Knowledge Societies and Space

Europe-Africa High Level Policy Dialogue on Science Technology and Innovation (HLPD):

Partnership in R&I; High-level bi-regional dialogue; Discussion of models of cooperation in STI; Raising the Africa-EU relationship to a new strategic level

Portugal is one of the 10 members of the HLPD bureau Strategic Partnerships on “Food Security, Nutrition and Sustainable Agriculture” (FNSSA) and

“Climate Change and Sustainable Energy” (CCSE)

Portugal / FCT participates in several multilateral EU instruments for implement political EU-Africa dialogue: CAAST-NET Plus: International Cooperation Network EU-Africa ERAfrica: European Research Area Networks with Africa RINEA: Research and Innovation Network for Europe and Africa LEAP-AGRI: Long term EU-Africa R&I Partnership on Food and Nutricion Security and

Sustainable Agriculture (FNSSA)

National citizens from PALOP are eligible for FCT’s Graduate Education and Training annual calls Programs to support advanced training specific to PALOP for: • Allocation of Doctorate and Postdoctoral Scholarships • Networking of international S&T partnerships • Strengthening scientific research institutions and improving research conditions in the PALOP

FCT promotes Cooperation in S&T between Portuguese and PALOP

Programme Partners involved Number of PhD and Post-Doc Schoolarships to PALOP and Timor-Leste

Ciência Global FCT 36

Graduate Program Science for Development – PGCD (Life Sciences)

FCT, IGC, CAPES (Brasil), Min. S&T (Cape Verde) 8

TropiKMan PhD Programme (link natural and environmental sciences with management)

FCT; Univ. LISBON; UNL; Nova SBE; IHMT; Univ. Cape Verde; Univ. Eduardo Mondlane (Mozambique); Univ. Pretória (South Africa)

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These FCT PhD Programmes were pilot programmes for the implementation of the International Centre for Advanced Training of Portuguese speaking researchers in Basic Sciences”, an UNESCO Type II Centre. This UNESCO Centre will promote: • advanced training , S&T development, teaching, communication and dissemination of knowledge in

the PALOP; • Knowledge transfer and the development of high-level scientific capabilities in PAOLP through the

creation of advanced infrastructures and expertise networks involving Portuguese and PALOP universities and research centers

Bilateral Cooperation between Portugal and PALOP

Joint Agreements worldwide for the launch of joint calls to support mobility of

researchers involved in R&D projects and Research Projects

Agreements / Protocols with:

Angola Cape Verde Guiné Bissau Mozambique São Tomé e Principe

KNOWLEDGE FOR DEVELOPMENT INITIATIVE - Protocol between the Ministry of Science, Technology and Higher Education and the Imamat Ismaili

Protocol signed in 2016 to promote the development of joint scientific and technological

research for improving Quality of Life (QOL) in PALOP and elsewhere in Africa

Implemented by FCT and the Aga Khan Development Network (10 M€ from AKDN

between 2016 - 2026)

1st call for joint projects in 2017 - Existing initiatives and on-going collaborations

between academic and scientific institutions in Portugal and PALOP

Centers and institutions involved in the approved proposals may be invited by FCT, I.P. to

contribute to the “International Centre for Advanced Training of Portuguese speaking

researchers in Basic Sciences”, an UNESCO Type II Centre, to help build an effective

collaborative research network to promote research capacity in Africa and with strong

local and endogenous roots in local activities.

Coastal biodiversity

food security

CAPE VERDE

S. TOMÉ E PRÍNCIPE

ANGOLA

SOUTH AFRICA

MOZAMBIQUE

TANZÂNIA

NIGERIA

GUINÉ-BISSAU

Aquaculture

Intercultural relations

Radioastronomy

Photovoltaic for agriculture

Geosciences

Habitat

QoL - fishing

Coastal biodiversity food security

Paleontology

Democratization

Geosciences Habitat Democratization

Ecological Assessment

Malaria

Genetics

Geosciences

Coastal biodiversity food security

Paleontology

HIV

Agrobiodiversity

Tuberculosis

• 1st call results: 16 projects | joint investment FCT-AKDN: 4,6M€

• 2nd call: to be open in 2018 for new initiatives and to foster collaborations between Portuguese institutions and AKDN Partners in the scientific topics identified in the Protocol

KNOWLEDGE FOR DEVELOPMENT INITIATIVE - Protocol between the Ministry of Science, Technology and Higher Education and the Imamat Ismaili

4. International Cooperation instruments

FCT's mechanisms to promote International Collaboration

Implemented/in Practice Examples

Cooperation networks

Research Infrasctructures

(phisic and digital/data)

CoLabs Atlantic Colab; DTx and moreAdvanced trainingQualified / Scientific

Employment

Reseachers mobility

Bilateral & Multilateral Protocols, namely the

FCT - AKDN cooperation (PALOPs and Africa)

European Instruments (ERA-Nets; Article 185

TFUE Initiatives)

US International Partnerships (MIT-Portugal;

CMU-Portugal; UTA-Portugal)

Membership of European Research

Infrastructures and International Organizations

US International Partnerships; Fraunhofer;

Ciência Global (PALOPs/CPLP); Bilateral &

Multilateral Protocols

RD Units /

Centres,

Companies

Human

Resources

Programs /

Projects /

Ideas

ID colaborative projects

International Funding Instruments