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FROM LAGGARD TO STAR PERFORMER
Facts speak for themselves: Portugal has experienced an outstanding scientific progress among EU and OECD countries. Portugal today has a fast-growing and strongly internationalized science & technology community, counting on a young and future oriented community of researchers.
It may have departed from an initial position of disadvantage; nonetheless the dynamic indicators are truly remarkable.
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Technology: The Unsung hero of R&D (FT 03/06/2003):
“Siemens, the German electrical engineering and electronics group, has also moved part of its research and development operations from the US and Germany to Portugal and a large proportion of the 900 employees at its Portuguese units are now highly qualified engineers engaged in research. In an unassuming way, Portugal has become a world leader in several other areas of cutting-edge technology, from electronic banking and automatic motorway tolling to interactive digital television and mobile phone payment systems.” | |
R&D investment - GDP share (%) - 2004
Source: Eurostat
Notes: Italy and Slovenia - 2003;
R&D investment - growth (%) from 1995 to 2004
Source: Eurostat
Notes: Malta since 2002; Lithuania and Estonia since 1998; Italy and Slovenia figures up to 2003
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Science & Technology
Number of Researchers per 1000 labour force
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Researchers by sector, in %, 2003
Source: European Commission, Key Figures 2005
Growth rate of researchers, 1997- 2003
Source: European Commission, Key Figures 2005
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Tech industries & knowledge intensive services |
High-tech manufacturing industries - exports as % of total manufacturing exports - 2003
Source: European Commission, Key Figures 2005
ICT investment contribution to GDP growth - 1995 to 2001
Source: European Commission, Key Figures 2005
Rate of tax subsidies for 1€ of R&D - 2004
Source: European Commission, Key Figures 2005
Growth rate of large firms tax subsidies for 1€ of R&D - 2004
Source: European Commission, Key Figures 2005
