Latest news and stories about innovation in work in Portugal for expats and residents.
The Industrial Accelerator Act is presented as a critical policy framework necessary to prevent the decline of European production capacity and ensure strategic autonomy in key industrial sectors.
An analytical examination of how Empowered Startups is quietly driving Portugal's economic growth by attracting global talent, fostering innovation, and creating new job opportunities.
The article discusses Portugal's dynamic startup ecosystem, which has seen significant growth and internationalization, with over 5,000 active startups by 2025 generating €2.85 billion in turnover and employing around 28,000 people. Key factors driving this growth include a skilled workforce, government incentives like the Tech Visa, and support from institutions such as Startup Portugal and AICEP. The venture capital landscape is improving, and Portugal is emerging as a competitive innovation hub in Europe, particularly in sectors like IT, fintech, and renewable energy.
Gil Azevedo, from Unicorn Factory Lisboa, and Paulo Ribeiro, from PwC, explain how ESG is integrated into the development of startups.
The National Innovation Agency (ANI) and Startup Portugal have introduced a new initiative aimed at fostering knowledge-based entrepreneurship.
What unites Ana Casaca and Helena Freitas? Both are women, both work in companies with an international presence, and both treat innovation as the engine for a better future. This was the basic premise for a conversation in the 'Women with ECO' segment, which brought together Galp's innovation director, Ana, and...
The space sector is experiencing a new era of innovation involving a great deal of science and technology; in this 'Falar Global' we showcase the space generation.
Following another CEIIA conference, this time featuring Siemens Portugal CEO Sofia Tenreiro, a brief reflection on the importance of technology in our economy and society. Since technology—and AI in particular—became part of our daily lives, the economy has been confronted with an increasingly competitive and global value agenda, and society with the need to make a permanent compromise between access to ever-available information and the preservation of an essential private space. Building a Technological Society is a complex challenge that cuts across all actors and requires a capital of collaborative commitment from everyone. With technology, our society has changed significantly, and the degree of freedom for people to participate has reached a dimension never before possible—information is now available at all times and serves as the basis for new strategic intelligence platforms, driving new collaboration networks and solutions for emerging problems. Technology has accelerated the capacity and pace of execution in an increasingly demanding context of competence. Despite the enormous progress made with technology, empirical signs show a less positive reading of many societies' behaviour regarding the requirements that innovation and creativity imply. Consolidating a modern Technological Society requires, first and foremost, knowing how to answer the following questions: what path should be taken for technology, and AI in particular, as central instruments of an active public intervention policy as a transversal matrix for the renewal of our society? How can companies (especially SMEs) become relevant actors in creating value and ensuring adequate standards of quality and social life in a scenario of increasing economic 'offshoring'? What is the effective role of education as an essential framework for adapting social actors to the new challenges of the knowledge society? How can we reconcile education and AI moving forward? What is the role of science as an area capable of balancing the urgency of technology with the inevitability of its necessary practical applicability to induce a structured culture of innovation? What is the effective meaning of employability and social inclusion policies as instruments for promoting a global goal of social cohesion? What should be done for all those who, due to unemployment, feel increasingly marginalised by the system? Technology is part of this new era we are living in. Never before has it been so important to have an inclusive and integrative Technological Agenda that acts as a true operator of modernity and the construction of a future that is already here today.
An analysis of Portugal's transition from a potential tech hub to the implementation of strategic initiatives to solidify its position in the global market.
Carlos Jardim, administrator of the Bosch unit in Braga, believes that Portugal must accelerate the connection between talent, innovation, and industrial production to strengthen European competitiveness.
The company revealed intelligent systems that work autonomously and the Majorana 2 quantum chip. Learn how these innovations promise to transform professional routines and scientific research.
Amazon, through AWS, is supporting 12 European startups, including one based in Portugal. The initiative aims to leverage Artificial Intelligence (AI) to boost social impact projects. Hala Systems, headquartered in Portugal, was one of the winners of the AWS Pioneers Project. The company specializes in developing technology for critical situations, such as humanitarian response and crisis management, currently operating in countries like Syria and Ukraine. By using AWS Cloud and AI, Hala Systems aims to accelerate data processing to protect civilians and support informed decision-making. André Rodrigues, Head of Technology at AWS Europe South, noted that this is the first time a Portuguese organization has joined the project, which focuses on areas like health, climate, and disaster response.
The Vê Portugal tourism forum begins in Viseu, featuring the launch of the Vê Portugal Lab initiative and networking sessions for sector professionals.
The Vê Portugal tourism forum begins in Viseu, featuring business networking sessions and the launch of the new 'Vê Portugal Lab' initiative.
A recognised manager in the energy and telecommunications sector in Portugal, José Ferrari Careto is noted for having been the Director of Digital Transformation and IT at EDP. He is a guest in a series of interviews with digital leaders.
Similar technologies being developed in Portugal could be applied in Canada for remote coverage, just as Canadian technologies could be applied by the Portuguese, highlighted JR Hammond, CEO and founder of CAAM (Canadian Advanced Air Mobility) to ECO/eRadar, on the sidelines of the AED Days 2026 event, which took place this Friday in Oeiras.
An analysis of how the shift towards agentic AI and operational execution is redefining productivity standards in Portugal.
The Hub Azul initiative is supporting the growth of 18 international startups based in Portugal.
As the startup ecosystem expands in Portugal, there is a growing need to bridge the gap between academic research and commercial application.
In this 'Falar Global' episode, we meet projects under development at the Taguspark incubator, a space where various science and technology-based ideas become real-world market solutions.
Rui Marques, Director-General of the Braga Business Association, advocates for the creation of industrial innovation vouchers to bring SMEs, universities, and technology centres closer together.
Ramiro Brito, president of the Minho Business Association, advocates for a national network of smart factories to strengthen the competitiveness and modernisation of the Portuguese industry.
Startup Portugal is developing a new digital tool to identify and track the growth of businesses and innovation hubs across the country.
The Portuguese industry does not need to prove it has a future. The question is whether we have the ambition to accelerate it. This requires investment, innovation, scale, and a good ecosystem of partnerships.
Cuatrecasas Acelera, an equity-free acceleration program integrated into Cuatrecasas Innova, is opening applications for its 11th edition. The goal is to support the legal and business strategy of startups in the healthtech, energy, fintech, deeptech, defence, and aerospace sectors that have legal and regulatory complexity, a functional minimum viable product, and a solid team.
Artificial intelligence has firmly entered the centre of the global economic dispute between the United States, China, and the European Union. By 2026, the debate is no longer technological: it is economic, industrial, and geopolitical. The central question is whether AI is truly fulfilling its promise to increase productivity, growth, and competitiveness. This year may serve as a proof of concept for the technology's real impact. In financial markets, investor response has been euphoric, with AI investment becoming a key driver of Wall Street. While the IMF and analysts highlight that investment in data centres, chips, and software is boosting US GDP, the European Union remains slower, with the ECB estimating only 0.9% growth for the Eurozone in 2026. Productivity gains remain uneven, and while the IMF estimates that 40% of global jobs will be impacted by AI, European data suggests productivity increases without significant net job losses so far. The challenge lies in reskilling, where the EU faces a dilemma: it has led the ethical and regulatory debate but lags behind in investment and innovation. For Portugal, this transition is decisive, offering a potential path to break away from decades of low productivity and wages, provided there is a serious national strategy for adaptation.
A few months after the Russian invasion of Ukraine, Tekever received a request from Ukrainian forces. Drone manufacturers operating in the country were asked to change the engines of their systems. “For a company coming from the aeronautics side, it is absolutely crazy. We had changed all the systems in three weeks, in a...
