Portugal - Le Bourget 2011 - aicep Portugal Global

Le Bourget 2011
Expertise from Portugal
June 21st 2011

aicep Portugal Global
Investment and Trade Promotion Agency
Investment promotion – attraction of FDI to Portugal;
Trade promotion – support to internationalization
activities, specially of SME’s;
More than 7.000 companies, representing more than
90% of total portuguese exports, have a key account
manager at AICEP and are continuously supported in
Portugal and abroad, through offices in more than 40
countries.
www.portugalglobal.pt

Portuguese competences in aerospace
Le Bourget - 2011
Embraer – the Portuguese experience.
PEMAS – Portuguese aeronautical cluster: milestones and the road
ahead;
Pool.net – Engineering and tooling cluster: solution providers to the
aeronautical sector;
LIFE project – Portuguese competencies in a world class project;
More to be found at Hall 3 - A40: special fasteners, suface treatment, MRO
operations, industrial areas, cables, advanced material solutions, software,
airborne systems, prototyping, C2 systems, remote sensing, training systems
(simulation), test and maintenance support, aircraft leasing and charter solutions,
carbon fiber and oxidized fiber, ACMI/wet lease of aircraft, metallic components,
aerostructures, R&D in advanced materials and product development, testing and
analisys, metrology, precision mechanics, high precision moulds, R&D in energy
concepts and space technology, R&D in polymers, seating solutions, SDR-based
data links, phased arrays and CRPA, UAV's...
Aeronautics and Space - Defense and Civil

The human factor
Education: creating a qualified workforce
Total graduates in main
cities 2008/2009
5,355
15,498
Science, math, computers
and engineering represent
close to 1/3 of total students.
2,987
7,320
1,511
26,377
“The main advantage is the People.
The Portuguese people are available,
flexible, dedicated, skilful and always
ready for a challenge.”
Siemens Portugal
“Productivity standards are very
good. When comparing with
countries such as Germany and
France, Portugal has reached
their levels.”
Microsoft Portugal
1,232
2,080
Total Graduates Evolution
2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009
61 140 64 098 68 511 68 668 69 987 71 828 83 276 84 009 76 567
Source: INE, Statistics of Portugal

The human factor
32%
24%
9%
Language skills – opportunities in services
• 42% of the population speaks at least one
foreign language. English, French and Spanish
are the most known languages. English is
universally taught from 1 st grade.
• Portugal is very open to foreign cultures.
Availability of international schools, the safety
record and quality of life attract expatriates.
• As a result Portugal is becoming a hotspot for
SSC’s: 450 companies in the cluster, generating
a turnover of € 1.3 billion (1% of total GDP).
3%
1%

Innovation driving change
Promoting international R&D opportunities
Transatlantic Bridge in
Education and R&D
Five programmes focused on
specialised areas, including
Masters, PhDs, post-graduate
studies, MBAs and R&D
activities.
Companies tapping into this
potential are starting to generate
new products and processes.
Public and private spending on
R&D reached 1,7% of GDP.
Portugal is TOP 4 in the Eurozone in the number of
science PhD’s per 1,000 inhabitants (age 25-34).
Global Benchmark Report, 2010

Innovation driving change
Convergence in innovation performance
Portugal is the European country
that has made most headway over
the past 5 years (almost 10 times
more than the EU27 average)
Source: INNOVATION UNION SCOREBOARD 2010, The Innovation Union's performance
scoreboard for Research and Innovation (European Commission)

FDI attractiveness
Competitive cost, high skills, good infrastructure location

FDI attractiveness
Some key location factors
Recent projects:
Greenfield
Reinvestment
• Transport and logistic infrastructure – good
quality seaports, airports, roadways and
railways; one of few EU ports that will handle
• Telecommunication infrastructure – universal
broadband access at a competitive cost;
• Labor costs – stable and below EU average;
• Labor skills and potential productivity
increase – resulting of investments in
education and training;
• R&D availability and quality – R&D centres
available, with qualified staff at competitive
costs;
• Quality of life – Security, International
schools and accessibility, health system;
Cost of living;
• Incentives – available under EU regulation.

FDI attractiveness
Satisfied clients are our best FDI ambassadors

Portuguese expertise at Le Bourget 2011
Assessment:
• Investment decisions depend essentially on micro-economical issues and
the necessary attractiveness factors are present;
• Investors with access to international funding and that seek external
markets have in Portugal a competitive cost, high skills, reliable
infrastructure location;
• Reinvestments and new projects continue to confirm confidence in
Portugal;
• Planned public policies to increase focus on the exporting sector, in
reducing unit labour costs and increasing overall competitiveness.
A Vision:
The crisis impact and the road ahead
Conceived, developed, designed, manufactured, tested,
maintained and operated from Portugal
Flown worldwide

Thank you
luis.florindo@portugalglobal.pt

Thank you
luis.florindo@portugalglobal.pt