Contents

1. The Strategy: boosting knowledge and innovation

A. Main targets towards European convergence

1. Gross expenditure in R&D (GERD)
2 Tertiary education attainment
3. Improve Digital Skills

B. Portugal commitment to science and knowledge: the process

1. A program to stimulate scientific employment in Portugal, 2017-2030
2. Collaborative Laboratories and other risk-sharing partnerships among government, industry and academia oriented towards skilled employment and wealth creation, 2017-2030
3. Atlantic Interactions, the “Atlantic International Research Center (AIR Center)” and a new space strategy
4. On the sustainable management of water and energy provision and food systems in the Mediterranean area
5. Clinical Research and Biomedical Innovation
6. Digital skills and Digital transformation
7. International partnerships in research and academia with science based entrepreneurship - “Global S&T Partnerships Portugal – GoPortugal”

2. Higher Education, Science, Technology and Innovation: data and facts

A. Higher education in Portugal: people, skills and competence building

1. On the qualification of the Portuguese population
2. Access to higher education
3. Student enrolment in higher education
4. Higher education graduates and employment rates
5. Internationalization of Higher Education
6. HEI’s and Courses

B. Science and Technology: the evolution of R&D capacity and innovation performance

1. Human resources in S&T
1.1. Support to PhD students
1.2. Support to Post-Doctoral researchers
1.3. R&D Units
2. Funding of public higher education and research institutions
2.1. GERD & BERD
2.2. FCT Funding

Sample higher education indicators for Portugal
Sample science and technology indicators for Portugal