Take the stage at FCCN Days

23.02.2024

Registration is now open for RCTS Community Zapping, an initiative integrated into FCCN Days that gives RCTS community members a voice. This is your opportunity to present a project, service, or activity on the event stage.

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Research Data. Because knowledge generates knowledge

16.02.2024

What is research data, and why is it important? What work has the FCT, through the FCCN unit, been developing in this area? Learn the answers to these and other questions.

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Being a Woman in Science: the testimony of three collaborators of the FCCN unit

09.02.2024

To celebrate International Day of Women and Girls in Science, which falls on February 11th, we launched a challenge to three of our professionals working in this area at FCCN, FCT.  

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FCCN Conference 2024. Interview with Rui Caldeira, Chairman of the Board of Directors of ARDITI 

06.02.2024

The 15th edition of Jornadas FCCN - the largest annual meeting of the higher education and research community -, which takes place from April 15 to 17, in Madeira, has the close support of ARDITI, the Regional Agency for the Development of Research, Technology and Innovation.  

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Join FCCN 2024 Journeys! Registration is now open!

29.01.2024

It is now possible to reserve your place at the 15th edition of Jornadas FCCN, which takes place this year on April 15, 16 and 17, at the Madeira Congress Center and at the Pestana Casino Park, in Funchal.

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International Education Day. FCCN Technology at the Service of Learning

24.01.2024

On International Education Day, we celebrate the contribution of technology to this sector. The Foundation for Science and Technology, through its FCCN unit, is aligned with this movement, bringing technological solutions to education in Portugal. Learn about some of them.

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Are you a teacher? The Arquivo.pt 2024 Award has a prize for you

23.01.2024

In 2024, the Arquivo.pt Award has a new recognition category, this time for teachers who have encouraged their students to submit their work. Learn more here.

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Safer Internet Day (SID) 2024: Viseu hosts the initiative dedicated, this year, to Artificial Intelligence 

23.01.2024

February 6th marks the 21st Safer Internet Day (SID). The Safe Internet Center Consortium is organizing this national commemorative event, which takes place this year in Viseu. The SID Summit 2024 program is dedicated to Artificial Intelligence. 

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Connectivity at the FCCN unit. Connecting people to knowledge

22.01.2024

One of the FCT's main missions, through the FCCN unit, is to ensure that the academic and scientific community remains connected by providing fast and efficient internet access. Learn which services enable this connectivity goal. 

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1st Cyberrange RCTS: a controlled space for training defense and attack on computer systems

18.01.2024

This cybersecurity initiative involved 64 participants from 26 different institutions, divided into 10 groups. The winning team was comprised of members from the University of Coimbra and the Polytechnic Institute of Cávado and Ave. 

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FCCN and RedIRIS strengthen Iberian connectivity with 100Gbps direct connection

17.01.2024

Connectivity to and from RedIRIS - the Spanish counterpart of FCCN, a unit of the Foundation for Science and Technology - has increased from 20Gbps to 100Gbps.

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OCRE Framework Agreement: main results and future objectives 

16.01.2024

In 2021, the Géant Association, representing 40 NRENs (National Research and Education Networks) with 20,000 European Higher Education institutions, negotiated a pan-European framework agreement for Cloud services, called OCRE 2020, for a period of 4 years.

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