Infodata
Direct (grants) and indirect (tax incentives) goverment support for business R&D
October 2022
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Dossier
Research and Innovation in Portugal and Spain
October 2022
What are the factors that define a country’s research and innovation system? The first Dossier from the Social Observatory of the ”la Caixa” Foundation analyses the case of Spain and Portugal in international comparison.
Best Practices
The use of public engagement for technological innovation
October 2022
What is society’s opinion regarding the possible impacts of science and technology? Establishing citizen participation mechanisms is necessary to generate confidence and detect points for improvement.
Best Practices
The Patient Innovation platform
October 2022
Successful experiences such as the Patient Innovation Platform confirm that the future of innovation in health involves connecting patients, carers and other agents from the care sector.
Best Practices
CaixaResearch Institute, a new health and life sciences research and innovation centre
October 2022
International excellence, strong support for innovation and transfer and bringing science closer to society. CaixaResearch Institute symbolises the commitment of the ”la Caixa” Foundation to supporting biomedical research.
Best Practices
Tools and resources for safeguarding ethics and improving integrity in scientific research
October 2022
One of the great current challenges in research is process integrity and the reliability of results. What reforms are taking place in this area?
Best Practices
Changes in scientific assessment systems
October 2022
How should science be evaluated? Does the possibility exist of using other criteria beyond bibliometric impacts, which value different facets of the social impact of research?
Best Practices
The Challenge-Driven Innovation programme
October 2022
Challenge-Driven Innovation is a research funding programme that is pioneering in Europe due to its multidisciplinary, intersectoral and challenge-oriented focus.
Review
The role of science and technology in the configuration of Portugal and Spain over the last five centuries
October 2022
How has science developed in Portugal and Spain and how has it influenced the construction of the Iberian nations? The two books reviewed here analyse the subject.
Article
Human resources for research in Portugal and Spain
October 2022
People who work in research are a pillar of the system. Are the working conditions of this sector favourable in Portugal and Spain or are they forcing a brain drain?