NRP Portugal

MeasureDescriptionCurrentstatus: inpreparation/ in progressExpected results until2010NoteslaboratoriesMobilisationProgramme for StatelaboratoriesGuest ProfessorProgramme forresearch andattracting R&Dgroups to PortugueseInstitutions,Launch of the Mobilisation Programme for State Laboratories including the creation of consortia and R&Dnuclei, and networks aiming at modernising national scientific and technological systems, with the specificobjective of ensuring reform of State Laboratories, through closer cooperation with Associated Laboratories,Higher Education Institutions, and R&D institutions and centres, and other public and private entities,particularly within companies.Implementation of the Guest Professor Programme for research and attracting R&D groups to PortugueseInstitutions, aiming at attracting senior International researchers to Portugal and supporting Higher Educationinstitutions in their internationalisation efforts and in the establishment of partnerships with other entities.In preparationIn progressParticularly seeking support forestablishing the four planned consortia:BIOPOLIS, FISICA-N, RISCOS andOCEANO.Up to 50 Guest ProfessorsCompletion ofconstruction of theInternational IberianLaboratory forNanotechnology(INL)Programme for new“Partnerships for theFuture”Completion of the construction of the International Iberian Laboratory for Nanotechnology (INL) in Braga, aspart of the international tender for which the 1 st phase has already been launched, beginning the internationalrecruitment of researchers and scientific activities and broadening the participation of other countries in thelaboratory. In progressStrengthening the new “Partnerships for the Future” Programme, particularly through existing partnershipswith MIT (MIT-Portugal Programme), University of Carnegie Mellon (Programme CMU-Portugal), theUniversity of Texas in Austin (Programme UTAustin-Portugal), and Fraunhofer Gesellschaft, and includinglaunching a new partnership with Harvard Medical School and an international MBA (Lisbon-MBA), as partof the collaboration with the Sloan School of Management of MIT.In progressStrengthening existing partnerships,Launching another partnership with theHarvard Medical School and initiatingan International MBA Programme(Lisbon-MBA), as part of thecollaboration with Sloan School ofManagement of MIT and theFraunhofer Institute in Porto.Strengthening the Strengthening the impact of the Ciência Viva Agency for the promotion of scientific culture and technology, In progress At least another 4 Ciência Viva Centresimpact of the Science including launch of the Science Exhibition Initiative implemented in Portugal and broadening the Ciênciaby 2010.Live Agency for the Viva Centres network, with the construction of at least another four centres planned for 2008-2010.promotion ofscientific culture andtechnologyPortugueseStarting in the second quarter of 2008 until the end of the first quarter of 2009. In progress -Presidency of theEuropean EUREKAinitiative24