In the year that has just ended, FCCN, FCT's digital services, has consolidated its role as a driver of innovation in the national academic and scientific ecosystem, by boosting collaboration within this community.
New services and tools, community meetings and countless celebrations and recognitions, in a year marked by the reinforcement of FCCN 's purpose of creating a future where technology powers the creation of knowledge.
Take a look back at 12 of FCCN 's milestones in 2024.
1# New image FCCN
At the beginning of the year, the rebranding of FCCN was announced, consolidating the link with the Foundation for Science and Technology. The aim was to reinforce FCCN's identity, transforming it into a stronger, more cohesive umbrella brand that boosts synergy between its various digital services. All this with a modern personality and minimalist design.
This change also brought a new name - FCCN, FCT's digital services - and extended to the digital services, whose rebranding will be released in 2025.
2# NAU signs protocol with EDX.org
NAU, FCT's digital service, developed by FCCN, took online training a step further in 2024 by becoming present on one of the world's largest e-learning platforms, PortugalX.
Here, at least 60 courses will be available in Portuguese, which will reach more than 2 million users from Portuguese-speaking countries.
3# Journeys FCCN
Held in Madeira, this meeting was a milestone in the calendar of the higher education and research community in Portugal. Over three days, it brought together 641 participants, 102 speakers and 35 sponsors, consolidating its position as a benchmark for sharing knowledge and technological innovation.
For 2025, the meeting already has a date and place: the Jornadas FCCN 2025 will be held from May 6 to 8, 2025, in Coimbra.
4# Launch of Zeal
A FCCN presented Zelo, the national portal to support the GDPR. This digital service enables organizations, with complete autonomy, to register, manage and monitor the processes associated with the General Data Protection Regulation.
All bodies belonging to the government areas of Education and Science, Technology and Higher Education can join Zelo at no extra cost.
5# Two new programs were born, with PRR support
Science was included in the Recovery and Resilience Plan(PRR), with an investment of 93 million euros.
The programs " Science + Digital" e " Science + Capacity Building are being implemented by FCT, namely through FCCN, until June 2026. Among the projects supported is the creation of the Science and Technology Campus and the National Center for Advanced Computing.
6# Two awards for Arquivo.pt
Arquivo.pt, the digital service of the Foundation for Science and Technology, was awarded "Best Central Public Administration Project" by the Navegantes XXI Awards.
The Portuguese web archive was also recognized for its work in "Promoting a more Innovative and Digital Society", a distinction of the Digital Transformation 2024 Award.
7# Celebrating 20 years of b-on
b-on - Biblioteca do Conhecimento Online (Online Knowledge Library) celebrated two decades of existence and brought its community together in Viseu.
With more than 480,000 users and 20 million downloads by 2024, this service from FCCN continues to transform the national scientific scene.
8# The PUB IN community met for the first time
The 1st PUB IN Meeting - journals and scientific communication for open science was held in Lisbon. This event was organized by FCCN and the University of Minho, and funded by the Recovery and Resilience Plan (PRR).
Composed of thematic panels, workshops, among other moments, more than 120 people from the national publishing community came together. The second edition will be held on March 26 and 27, 2025, in Porto.
9# 1st edition of the Digital Preservation Meeting
For the first time, the New Paths to Information Preservation and Access Meeting was held, promoted by the FCT - Science and Technology Archive and by Arquivo.pt, the digital service of the Foundation for Science and Technology, developed by FCCN.
The Torre do Tombo welcomed more than 240 people to a day in which the main challenges facing information and documentation professionals today were discussed.
10# FCCN.PT has been awarded the Silver Seal by the AMA
The Agency for Administrative Modernization has awarded the Silver Seal for Usability and Accessibility to the institutional website FCCN.PT, recognizing FCCN 's commitment to best practices on the web.
The evaluation considers the suitability of the site for a more inclusive experience for all users, regardless of their sensory, motor or cognitive abilities.
11# Portuguese participation in one of Europe's AI factories
The Portuguese participation is led by the FCT, in a joint initiative between Spain, Portugal, Turkey and Romania.
The AI factories pool national and EU resources , and the application in which Portugal participates will operatean AI Factory associated with the MareNostrum 5 supercomputer.
12# RCAAP reaches 1 million aggregated documents
FCT's digital service RCAAP - Portugal's Open Access Scientific Repositories - ends the year with a milestone.
The target of one million pieces of aggregated scientific content has been reached at a time when RCAAP is also celebrating its 16th anniversary.
In 2025, we renew our commitment to taking knowledge technology further.
