“our model of competitiveness can only work based on technology because the alternatives are: model of low wages or the model of public investment, and none of the two works,” said the president of the board of the business association for innovation, the entity which has large and medium-sized companies and a network of SMES [small and medium-sized enterprises] innovative.
For Francisco de Lacerda is the model of competitiveness “can only operate based on technology”, which allows you to “create extra wealth in Portugal and, with it, the possibility of creating a lot of jobs and well-paid”, which is “a national goal”
And that COTEC does, from 13 years ago, is to “identify concrete priorities that make sense in the growth based on innovation”, stressed the responsible, recalling that the association has the high patronage of the President of the Republic.
On the 13.Th National Meeting of Innovation COTEC, which takes place on Tuesday at the Convento do Beato, in Lisbon, the topic of discussion will be the circular economy (sustainable).
that is, “the more recyclables are the raw materials and the produce entering the cycle of production”, the better, he said, stressing that this is not only to the impacts on the planet, but also is a “matter of business: to increase the productivity of the resources”.
This “is a theme that is in the first line of the European Commission”, pointed out Francisco de Lacerda.
in This meeting, where will be discussed the opportunities and challenges and presented good practices that are promoting the transition to a circular economy, with greater efficiency of resources and production of less waste, will also be presented “concrete cases of 25 projects from 15 different sectors”, ranging from the footwear, passing by the construction or agri-food sectors, among others, all of which “are to incorporate the knowledge production of universities on their methods of work to create added value for their companies and the Portuguese economy”, said.
Francisco de Lacerda expected to “put on the agenda,” the circular economy, being “a further step in the constant work” of the association “to bring relevant topics to business innovation”.
13.Th National Meeting of Innovation COTEC will also feature sailer british Ellen MacArthur, who in 2005 achieved the world record of circumnavigation lonely, as speaker, as this also promotes the theme of circular economy.
Asked about the evolution of the gross domestic product (GDP) in the third quarter, the president of the direction of COTEC said: “We were all surprised with the dimension that may be a lot of surprises”.
the president of The business association for innovation stressed that “the data are still preliminary” and that “it is necessary to continue the ongoing effort” to which the Portuguese economy to grow, noting that “the investment continues to be needed and is desirable investment based on the technology”.
The Portuguese economy grew by 1.6% in the third quarter of this year year-on-year and 0.8% compared to the previous quarter.
THE COTEC sees “very positive” realization of the Web Summit, the largest summit technologies and entrepreneurship in Europe, in Lisbon, adding that the association held a meeting with business people that attended the event.
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