NRP Portugal

MeasureDescriptionCurrentstatus: inpreparation/ in progressExpected results until2010Notesincreased mobility of artists andprojects;a creative dialogue which is today on aglobal scale;The establishment of artistic networksand partnerships promoted by variousEuropean programmes.PORTUGESTProgrammeBased on post-graduation in Management and Entrepreneurship targeted at cultural agents, seeking toevaluate human capital and stimulating creative industries, the project consists of real-time or subsequentpresentation of course modules at PLP Study Centres which seek to be associated. For this, the developmentof a technical and computing platform is required to encourage distance learning (including simultaneousPortuguese interpretation of seminars provided by guest professors) and to develop the appropriate trainingresources/support/equipment; agreements with computing sector companies (Microsoft); creation of a multidisciplineteam to prepare the project; establishment of the network with agents and institutions from thevarious companies involved. In preparation3. Through this support programme forpublication in foreign languages and/orpromoting the presence of thesepublications, or the authors themselvesat International Book Fairs.As part of the Programme, to provideexposure of those authors within“third“ countries, occasionally face-toface,in association with the launch ofworks at international Book Fairs.Portal Lingu@ePortal Lingu@e – Forum for discussion about multilingualism, in partnership with the European Parliament/Offices in Portugal and the Luso-American Foundation, whose discussion panels cover the followingsubjects: Language and Politics; Language and Economics; Language and Culture; Language and Education. In preparationStudy of theEconomic Value ofthe PortugueseLanguageStudy of the Economic Value of the Portuguese Language, in cooperation with the ISCTE, which seeks todetermine the direct economic value of the Portuguese language (current and potential) in the contemporarycontext of globalisation, specifically in economic and business activities in teaching, cultural andcommunication domains which involve the use of Portuguese. In preparation31