Visit to Primavera Software
The second day of the 4th Campaign of the Route to Science began with a visit of the President of the Republic to Primavera Software, a company headquartered in Braga and considered as national leader in entrepreneurial management applications, which are installed in more than 40,000 companies spread over Portugal, Spain, Angola, Mozambique and Cape Verde.
President inaugurates RAPID system
The President of the Republic assisted, in Pedras Rubras Airport, in Porto, to the debut of a new Border Control electronic system, known as RAPID – Automatic Recognition of Documented Passengers, conceived by the Immigration and Border Control Authority (SEF), and produced by the company known as Vision-Box. This is the first system in the world that permits the automatic control of passengers holding solely their electronic passports.
Presentation of cooperation projects
In the visit made to the Lisbon Graduate Institute of Engineering (ISEL), a school known for its strong links with industry, the President of the Republic was given information concerning two innovative projects under way, one contributing to the development of equipment and subsystems of the ATM network and the other regarding the development of a new generation of technologies for the Via Verde (Automatic Motorway Toll).
Interviewed by students in the Virtual Studio
The President of the Republic included the Graduate School of Journalism, an establishment integrated in the Lisbon Polytechnic Institute, in another campaign of the Route to Science. Equipped with an analogical and a digital television studio, two radio studios and one journalism newsroom, the School also has available several multimedia development classrooms for various platforms, from television to mobile phones.
Centre for Operational Coordination
President Cavaco Silva visited BRISA’s centre of entrepreneurial activity, in S. Domingos de Rana, where he was shown the diverse systems used in the operation and management of the motorway network, with recourse to means derived from Research and Development (R&D), both internally developed and in cooperation with external partners.
President viewed Research Projects
In the beginning of the 4yh Route to Science, dedicated to Information and Communication Technologies, the President of the Republic visited the Faculty of Sciences and Technology of the Nova University of Lisbon (Almada), a higher education institution which has steered internationally recognized relevant research projects in this area.
Award of the Portugal Cup
The President of the Republic assisted, in the National Stadium, to the National Soccer Cup Final, and awarded the trophy to the winning side.
Museu da Presidência da República
The Museum of the Presidency of the Republic was distinguished with the European Union Cultural Heritage Prize “Europa Nostra 2008”, for research work carried out on the material and intangible heritage of the Palace of Belém, which permitted the concept and production of the exhibition and the catalogue “Of the Palace of Belém”.
Audience in Belém
The President of the Republic received, in audience, the President of the Portuguese Confederation of Industry and of the Portuguese Industrial Association, Eng. Francisco van Zeller and Commander Rocha de Matos.
Eduardo Frei received in Belém
The President of the Republic received, in audience, the former President of the Republic of Chile, Senator Eduardo Frei
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