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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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These are verbs that we easily associate with the FCT's digital services, through the FCCN, to the scientific and academic community.
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Webinars from the BSC AI Factory: Access free AI services and computing for innovation.
The Foundation for Science and Technology (FCT) and the National Center for Advanced Computing (CNCA) promote two webinars onlineDecember 5th and 12th, 2025, for the presentation of the BSC AI Factory – services, use cases, and application process. THE Participation is free.but it requires enrollment.
THE AI Factory BSC The BSC AI Factory, located at the Barcelona Supercomputing Center (BSC), is part of the European network of Artificial Intelligence (AI) Factories, co-financed by EuroHPC JU. offering specialized computing and services and technical support to develop and validate reliable AI., in innovation and business contexts.
Learn moreNAU reaches the milestone of 500,000 registered users on the platform.
THE NAU, a digital service of the Foundation for Science and Technology, developed by FCCN, has reached 500,000 registered users on the platform, during the month of November. This milestone joins another achieved in February of this year, that of 1 million course enrollments.
It was in this context that FCCN, the digital services unit of FCT, spoke with Pedro Cabral, service managerwhich explains The evolution of the platform in recent years and the reasons behind this achievement. – from technological robustness to the impact of the Recovery and Resilience Plan (RRP).
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João Mendes Moreira: “Portugal as a leader in promoting Open Science”
João Mendes Moreira explores the main objectives and how this Policy will impact the academic and scientific community, but also society.
"The Studio is the right and most suitable choice for producing the podcast."
The studio hosted the recording of the podcast "Knowledge Network," from the Institute of Education of the University of Lisbon.
Artificial Intelligence and Cybersecurity: When AI can become a threat.
In the field of cybersecurity, Artificial Intelligence is taking a dubious turn.
"CSIRT FCCN's actions are consistently guided by a credible, solid, and transformative stance."
Testimony from José Filipe Alves, from the University of Porto, highlights the role of CSIRT FCCN, a digital service of the FCT (Portuguese Foundation for Science and Technology), in strengthening cybersecurity in higher education and research.
PTCRIS strengthens the interoperability of scientific information with the integration of the Grant Linking System.
Integration with the Crossref Grant Linking System (GLS) allows you to associate funding metadata with other elements.
NAU reaches the milestone of 500,000 registered users on the platform.
This milestone joins another achieved in February of this year: 1 million enrollments in NAU courses.
MOOC on Supercomputing returns to the NAU platform for its 2nd edition.
A fully updated and interactive version that reinforces FCCN's commitment to Advanced Computing services.
The 5th Advanced Computing Meeting brought together science and industry around digital innovation.
The meeting took place on October 22nd and 23rd. It had 150 registrations and 106 participants.
Webinars from the BSC AI Factory: Access free AI services and computing for innovation.
The Foundation for Science and Technology (FCT) and the National Center for Advanced Computing (CNCA) are promoting two online webinars, the 5th...
Coimbra will host the 3rd PUB IN Meeting in April.
The 3rd PUB IN Meeting will take place on April 16th and 17th, 2026, at the School of Nursing of the University of Coimbra.
FCCN hosts the 5th session of the "Archives of Knowledge: Science, History and Memory" series.
Registration is now open for the 5th and final session of the 2025 cycle...