The think tank is the first meeting on Tuesday. This team, which brings together about 30 researchers and academics, has 30 days to file a “target document” on the guiding principles of the foundation’s strategy and the appointment of future direction.
The Minister of Science, Technology and Higher Education argues that it is necessary to fight the “discredit” the main Portuguese institution supporting scientific research in recent years.
Manuel Heitor explains the objectives of the working group
After the results of this working group, the Government hopes to revise the evaluation criteria of scientific research centers. At the last evaluation, in 2014, nearly 60 lost their funding from the Foundation for Science and Technology (FCT). Manuel Heitor admits review these cases.
The minister ensures that all support will be evaluatedThe minister says that we must “open a frank and responsible dialogue with the institutions” to “involve the responsibility of the scientific community” before “the challenges facing Portugal.”
The mandate of the current board of the FCT, chaired by Maria Armenia Carrondo, is ending.
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