Ciência 2021 is the annual meeting of science, technology and innovation in Portugal. It took place from 28 to 30 June 2021, in the “Centro de Congressos” of Lisbon, with the theme “The Science that creates the Future and transforms the Economy”.
The event is promoted by the Foundation for Science and Technology in collaboration with Ciência Viva and the Parliamentary Committee for Education, Science, Youth and Sports, with the institutional support of the Portuguese Ministry of Science, Technology and Higher Education.
Like its previous editions, Ciência 2021 addressed the main topics, issues and challenges of the science being made in Portugal, setting the tone for interaction and dialogue between researchers, business and industry, and the public.
Due to the Covid-19 situation, the in-person sessions were also broadcasted via YouTube.
On June 29th, in the framework of the session “Investigar na Europa com o Horizonte Europa – Investigação e Desenvolvimento em Indústrias Criativas” (“Research in Europe with an European Horizon – Research and Development in Creative Industries”), organized by Agência de Inovação – ANI (Agency for Innovation), Nancy Duxbury, from the Centre for Social Studies – University of Coimbra, introduced the UNCHARTED project with a presentation entitled “Quanto vale a Cultura? (How do we value culture?).”
Download the presentation here.
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The pilot project i-Portunus, financed by the European Commision, supports artists mobility focused on creating, connecting, learning and/or exploring.
The 11th MARE People and the Sea Conference will take place from the 28th of June to 2nd of July, 2021. This year, the conference will be held virtually and will focus on the theme “Limits to Blue Growth?”. For decades sustainable development has served as guiding concept for policy makers, including those concerned in coastal and ocean governance. At the same time, the ‘blue economy’ and ‘blue growth’ have nowadays become popular concepts in marine policy. Notions on blue growth especially ask attention for new uses of the oceans, such as renewable energy (wind at sea), deep sea mining and deep-sea fishing but also aim at highlighting ecosystem services that have societal value (coastal protection, CO2 storage and biodiversity). The concept aims to reconcile two seemingly opposing uses of the oceans: exploitation and conservation, in the same way as was intended with the use of ‘sustainable development’. The concept also seems to promise that there still is a new, not yet reached frontier for economic expansion.
The Louvre is about to get its first female director for the first time since its opening in 1793. 
On June 14th 2021, the UNCHARTED project was presented at 
The ILUCIDARE Consortium including Europa Nostra, and the European Commission are delighted to present the shortlisted projects for the 2021 edition of the ILUCIDARE Special Prizes, awarded within the European Heritage Awards / Europa Nostra Awards!
On June 16 – 17, the Europeana Aggregators’ Forum will open their virtual doors to cultural heritage professionals and anyone with an interest in high quality, open cultural heritage content at the Europeana Aggregators’ Fair.
Following the most recent (and still ongoing) aggregation of new objects digitized in the context of the EUreka3D-XR projects, four new galleries on Europeana were created by Bibracte. Start your journey: The Hidden Side of Bibracte A Gaulish public space: … Continue reading
EUreka3D-XR has finalised its booklet “EUreka3D-XR: 3D and XR in the European Digital Cultural Heritage“: the publication describes the EUreka3D competence centre, including the EUreka3D Data Hub, their training and capacity building work, its impact, sustainability and future plans, and … Continue reading
