NRP Portugal

MeasureDescriptionCurrentStatus: inprogress/CompletedLast year’s results Next Steps NotesWithin the scope of the promotion of scientific employment, support for the insertion of around720 new PhD's has already been contractualized with national scientific and technologyinstitutions following tenders for programme contracts initiated in 2006 and 2008 by theFoundation for Science & Technology, with the aim of supporting the contracting of at least 1,000PhD holding investigators until 2009.Stimulate thecreation ofqualified C&Temployment:stimulate theconditions for thedevelopment ofI&D in companies,partnerships withinvestigativeinstitutions(national andmultinationals) andenable thefeasibility of newtechnology basecompaniesStimulate the creation ofqualified C&Temployment: promote thecontracting of PhD’s atinstitutions of thescientific and technologysystem, stimulate theconditions for thedevelopment of I&D incompanies, partnershipswith investigativeinstitutions (national andmultinationals) andenable the feasibility ofnew technology basecompaniesIn progressThe programme to support the insertion of PhD and Master's Degree holders into companies fromADI reached a total of 354 PhD and Master's degree holders supported in two hundred differentcompanies.Advertising of the Scientific Employment Grant for companies exceeded more than a thousandapplications;In 2008 a new programme reinforcing scientific and technological investigation was launched bythe Foundation for Science & Technology with a view to supporting invited investigativeAcademics at Portuguese universities.To the end of 2007 116 projects had been approved within the scope of the NEOTEC Programmeand 61 technology based companies incorporated in the areas of biotechnology, electronics,automation and robotics, among others, with it worth mentioning that the enterprising teamsinvolved around 145 PhD holders, 94 Master's degree holders and 138 teaching degrees and that74% of these business projects concern the world market. As they concentrate on activities of hightechnology intensity developing and producing in the vast majority of cases "means of production"for other sectors, the importance of these technology based companies is multiplied by theirdiffuser effect on innovation for the entrepreneurial fabric. Also associated with higher educationteaching the Intel/Berkeley Programme at ISCTE stands out, and within the continual training oftrainers, a training referential is being developed which includes the dimensions ofentrepreneurism).Measures continuing up to 201020