Ana Pinto elected as a member of the GÉANT Board of Directors

10.12.2020

Ana Pinto, Director of the FCCN Networks Department, has been elected to the GÉANT Board of Directors. GÉANT is the European organization with which the FCCN's NRENs (National Research and Education Networks) and their counterparts share a partnership to promote international collaboration initiatives in the field of research and services for the academic and scientific community.

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Géant creates a page with more information about EllaLink GeoLab

17.11.2020

The pioneering project, which will, for the first time, place an infrastructure for studying the ocean floor on a submarine cable, already has an information page created by GÉANT.

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National Academic Network increases fiber optic coverage

17.11.2020

Minister of Science, Technology and Higher Education, Manuel Heitor, inaugurates in Bragança and Vila Real the first steps of the RCTS100 project – an initiative of the FCCN Unit that will expand the fiber optic footprint of the national academic network (Science, Technology and Society Network – RCTS)

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How to ensure secure access for remote students and employees?

17.11.2020

Learn how the eduVPN program, promoted in Portugal by the FCCN Unit, facilitates remote work for students, teachers, and higher education staff in Portugal.

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Learn about the steps taken by the FCCN Unit to support Distance Learning and Teleworking

06.11.2020

The Covid-19 pandemic resulted in a significant increase in the use of FCCN Unit services. Learn about the steps taken to ensure support for distance learning and teleworking.

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Arquivo.pt: The role of digital preservation in open science

05.11.2020

The manager of Arquivo.pt, Daniel Gomes, reveals some of the steps taken to fulfill the mission of “preserving information published on the Web for scientific and academic purposes”.

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EllaLink repeats its success at the global Carrier Award for best submarine project of the year

30.10.2020

For the second consecutive year, EllaLink has received the Global Carrier Award from Capacity Media for "Best Subsea Project of the Year." It's worth noting that EllaLink will enable the creation of a research network between Europe and Latin America throughout the system's lifetime. This project is in collaboration with GÉANT and the National Scientific Computing Unit (FCCN) of the Foundation for Science and Technology.

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RCTSAAI. Do you know what federated authentication is?

30.10.2020

Discover the technological possibilities offered by the RCTSaai service – through a single login, access all the tools made available by the FCCN Unit to the entire RCTS community*.

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RCAAP marks International Open Access Week

20.10.2020

RCAAP - Open Access Scientific Repositories in Portugal has created a website that publicizes activities throughout the country that are linked to the international Open Access week.

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«Educast allows you to manage your day-to-day work much better»

20.10.2020

Over the past few years, the Center for Judicial Studies (CEJ) has uploaded more than 7,000 videos to the Educast platform, providing tens of thousands of minutes of content covering various areas of law. The CEJ's IT and eLearning technician explains why the FCCN unit is investing in this service, detailing some of the key benefits of this connection, which he believes will only grow in depth during the pandemic.

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e-Jornadas 2020: 5 days of meeting and reflection

20.10.2020

From October 12 to 16, e-Jornadas 2020 was the virtual meeting point for the community served by the National Scientific Computing Unit (FCCN Unit) of the FCT, sharing the latest news about FCCN services and projects.

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RCTS CERT organizes competition

09.10.2020

The National Scientific Computing Unit's Cybersecurity Incident Response Team (RCTS CERT) is hosting a 48-hour "Capture The Flag" event from October 13th to 15th.

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