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Message from the Chairman of the Board
Throughout more than four decades, INESC has played an essential role in the development of information and communication technologies in Portugal. As one of the first non-profit institutions dedicated to research and development activities, INESC is now a nationally established institution with a strong international presence.
The institutions within the group, characterized by autonomous and independent development and intervention strategies, enable INESC to adapt to the rapid economic, social, and structural changes that characterize the 21st century. Throughout its history, the institutions within the INESC group have carried out thousands of research projects, trained tens of thousands of highly qualified human resources, and led to the creation of dozens of technological companies operating globally.
In a period of human history that presents particularly turbulent challenges, where geopolitical, economic, and environmental challenges demand innovative solutions and technological capacity, INESC will continue to be a unique resource for the country and for Europe, with its ability to develop the technologies and human resources needed to address these challenges. Future generations deserve our best efforts today to make tomorrow’s world more stable, tolerant, inclusive, and sustainable. INESC will continue to contribute, as it always has, to these objectives.
Arlindo Oliveira
Chairman of the Board