Technology for Knowledge
We provide technology and resources for research, science, and the development of new knowledge, serving a community of students, teachers, and researchers.
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What you can do with our services
Create, share, publish, consult, access, remember, communicate…
These are verbs that we easily associate with the FCT's digital services, through the FCCN, to the scientific and academic community.
Online teaching and training platform
Secure sharing of large files
Recording, editing and publishing of classes and events
Online Knowledge Library
IAedu is now available for the first participating institutions
IAedu , The digital service of the Foundation for Science and Technology (FCT), developed through the FCCN, and launched in May 2025, sees the first entities join the pilot phase.
At this first stage, IAedu is accessible in its beta version to the FCT | FCCN and the first protocolled entities, allowing to test functionalities, collect feedback and prepare the service for wider availability.
Learn more5 Benefits of the New Policy on Open Access to Scientific Publications
In February 2025, the Foundation for Science and Technology (FCT) adopted a new Open Access Policy, in order to make it mandatory to make scientific publications resulting from research funded by it available in open access.
The policy now applies to scientific articles, books, book chapters and monographs, as well as doctoral theses and master's dissertations.
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News
Madalena Carvalho: “Educast is a relevant tool to enrich the learning experience”
Educast has established itself as an essential tool for those working with digital content in higher education and research. More...
FCCN Bulletin: Being a Programmer, by Diogo Matos
Diogo Matos, a FCT Programmer in the FCCN digital services unit, shares his newsletter on Programmer's Day, highlighting his journey, main challenges, and some interesting facts.
FCCN Bulletin: Being a Systems Administrator, by Fábio Cosme
Fábio Cosme, FCT System Administrator in the FCCN digital services unit, shares his Bulletin, highlighting his journey and main challenges, as well as interesting facts.
Cybersecurity student represents Portugal at TNC25 with Zero Trust-based project
Aurora Vasconcelos, a master's student in Cybersecurity at IPVC, was the Portuguese representative in the Lightning Talks challenge at TNC25, the largest annual networking and technology conference in Europe.
Call for contributions to the European transition to post-quantum cryptography
The European Commission is opening a call for contributions on the transition to post-quantum cryptography.
Applications for the 6th Advanced Computing Project Competition are now open
The Foundation for Science and Technology (FCT), through the FCCN, launches the 6th edition of the Advanced Computing Projects Competition, offering applications for all access types.
In this new academic year, FCCN is with students in Higher Education Institutions
Through activities carried out at various institutions between September and October, the objective is for students to learn how to use these digital resources.
Jupiter: Europe's largest supercomputer inaugurated in Germany
This is the first supercomputer in Europe to reach the Exascale class.
12th Research Data Management Forum
Registration is now open for the 12th Research Data Management Forum, which will take place from November 27th to 28th, in Bragança.
5th Advanced Computing Meeting goes to Aveiro in October
On October 22nd and 23rd, the community of this area meets in the building of the Rectorate of the University of Aveiro.
Re.Data promotes a series of free workshops dedicated to the management and curation of scientific data
A series of in-person workshops dedicated to data curation, the use of electronic laboratory notebooks, and the protection of sensitive data.