Information: Azores with less serious and minor casualties in 2011
According to the quarterly accident report published by the Regional Secretariat for Science, Technology and Infrastructure, the Azores registered a reduction of serious and minor causalities by October this year. From January to October, 573 minor causalities were reported, representing a reduction compared to 2010 (611). With regard to serious causalities, 78 were reported this year, which als... more >>

Information: Largest public works project in the Azores has just been put into operation
After five years of construction, the project to build toll-free roads on São Miguel was concluded today with the opening to traffic of Água d'Alto Bypass - South Axis. The concession period will be in effect for the next 25 years. The toll-free road project that comprises the South, North-South and Nordeste Axes "is the largest public works project ever undertaken in the Azores and is... more >>

Information: Azores Global project defines research and development strategy of the Azores
The Government of the Azores, through the Regional Secretariat for Science, Technology and Infrastructures, is completing the first phase of the Global Azores project. The document defines the research and development strategy for coming years under the so-called 20-20 Agenda, a European digital agenda which provides new challenges and funds to project and increase research and development in Euro... more >>

Information: Government of the Azores promotes seminar on Smart Grids
The Regional Secretariat for Science, Technology and Infrastructures, through the Regional Directorate for Science, Technology and Communications (DRCTC), will hold a seminar on Smart Grids at the Royal Garden Hotel in Ponta Delgada next Monday, December 12. This seminar aims to disseminate the work carried out in Macaronesia, adapting its activities and potentialities in a Portuguese, Spanish a... more >>

Information: Government supports information and communication technologies spaces
The Regional Secretariat for Science, Technology and Infrastructures has just opened an application to support the installation, operation and development of permanent information and communication technologies (ICT) spaces for public and free access to broadband Internet. ICT Spaces are public places with free access to ICT and Internet, where the acquisition of basic ICT skills is promoted as w... more >>

Information: José Contente questions Minister of Education on regionalisation of Meteorological Institute
The Regional Secretary for Science, Technology and Infrastructures will meet with the Minister of Education and Science in Lisbon tomorrow, November 23, at 3 PM. The status of the regionalisation of the Meteorological Institute will be one of the subjects which José Contents expects to clarify with Nuno Crato. It is recalled that the Regional Government, through the Regional Secretariat for... more >>

Information: Azoreans and the country "trust" in Civil Protection as it promotes safety culture
Civil Protection Clubs will comprise more than 25 thousand Azorean children in an educational initiative to promote civil protection. The project was presented today by the Regional Secretary for Science, Technology and Infrastructures and aims to raise awareness and teach students to act properly before any risk scenario. José Contente presided over the presentation ceremony of the proj... more >>

Information: Azorean schools to have Civil Protection clubs
The Azores Regional Civil Protection and Fire Service starts the project "Civil Protection Clubs," a public awareness raising programmed targeted at students. The public presentation ceremony of this initiative will take place in Angra do Heroísmo at the Tomás de Borba Basic Education and Secondary School next Monday on November 21 at 11 AM. The session will be presided over by the Regio... more >>

Information: President of the Republic met with advisers from Prestige Azores Network
Two Advisers from the Azores Prestige Network, created by the Regional Government, met with the President of the Republic in Silicon Valley during his visit to the United States of America. Advisers Armando Pereira and Helder Antunes joined the team in charge of the preparations of Cavaco Silva's visit to Silicon Valley. Prestige Azores Network, an initiative developed by the Regional Secretari... more >>

Information: José Contente congratulates Santa Maria students participating in ESA contest
The Regional Secretary for Science, Technology and Infrastructures welcomes the fact that the student team from Vila do Porto Basic and Secondary will represent Portugal in a competition sponsored by the European Space Agency (ESA). The students from Santa Maria will participate in this event to take place in April in Norway, where they will present the project "Azorean Shearwater," a mini-satel... more >>