“Big Data”: a starting point for informed decisions
In recent years, data storage capacity has increased considerably, and technological advances have reduced storage and computing costs, making Big Data more accessible. However, analyzing these large volumes of data still poses a significant obstacle.
Preserving the past, improving the future. The impact of the Arquivo.pt Memorial
What should you do when maintaining an old website is a problem? The Memorial do Arquivo.pt subservice, managed by the FCCN Unit, seeks to address this need by preserving old websites and thus offering important support to various types of institutions, organizations, and projects.
15 years of Arquivo.pt. Past, present and future
Arquivo.pt celebrated its 15th anniversary on November 8, 2022, and there are some new features expected for the future.
“We will continue to strengthen technologies that accelerate knowledge”
The General Coordinator of the FCCN Unit of the Foundation for Science and Technology, João Nuno Ferreira, reviews 2022 and looks towards the new year with confidence.
«INDEXAR aims to promote access to Knowledge»
FCCN Unit's activity manager, Paulo Lopes, explains everything about the relevance of one of our newest services, INDEXAR.
“Programming is a different way of solving problems”
Manager of the Digital Identity Service at the FCCN Unit, she shares her experience pursuing her interests and passions, talks about the work of the team she manages, and the women who inspire her in the fields of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics.
“I hope more and more girls choose technology fields”
Isabel Ribeiro, a researcher at the Institute of Systems and Robotics (ISR-Lisbon) / IST, shares her experience on her own role and the importance of women in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics. During the month of March, the FCCN Unit is joining the GÉANT #WomenInSTEM campaign, presenting, in an interview, the
“Look for good mentors and colleagues, our mutual support is very important.”
Clara Ferreira, a neuroscientist at the Champalimaud Foundation, shares her experience in science.
“Being a researcher is a very rewarding job that involves doing incredible things”
Edna Correia, a researcher at CESAM (Center for Environmental and Marine Studies), at the Faculty of Sciences of the University of Lisbon, tells us about her career.
“Society must create an environment in which the decision to become scientists is natural.”
Sandra Tavares, a cancer biology researcher at I3S, tells us how she discovered that cancer biology was the field she wanted to pursue her research in.
Technology in the future of education
Vitor Manteigas, assistant professor at the Lisbon School of Health Technology (ESTeSL-IPL) and member of the Distance Learning Working Group at the Polytechnic of Lisbon (EaD@IPL), is our guest author to help us reflect on the importance of technology in education and current pedagogical models.
The importance of Distance Learning in the future of organizations
Maria José Sousa, Provost for the Development of Distance Learning at ISCTE-IUL, is another guest author invited by FCCN for this month's featured topic on the FCCN Blog. In her article, she highlights the potential of Distance Learning (DL) as a driver of skills development for the digital transformation of organizations.