Identification & Background 

Project title: Artificial Intelligence & Data Science for Public Administration Portugal Innovation Hub

Project Code: 03/C16-i03/2022

Main objective: The AI4PA PORTUGAL IHL Portugal project is a follow-up to the 1172 application submitted to the Digital Innovation Poles (IHL) Measure, under the terms of the Notice of Opening of Applications (AAC) no 03/C16-i03/2022. The Digital Innovation Poles are collaborative networks that include centers of specific digital skills, with the objective of dissemination and adoption of advanced digital technologies by companies, especially SMEs, and local, regional and national public administration, through training, development, testing and experimentation of these same technologies.


Scientific Technical Coordinator: Ama -Agência para Modernização Administrativa


Partners:
AESINTRA – Associação Empresarial de Sintra
AIP-CCI – Associação Industrial Portuguesa – Câmara de Comércio e Industria
ANPME – Associação Nacional Pequenas Médias Empresas
AUDAX – Centro de Investigação e Empreendedorismo
Câmara Municipal de Sintra
Câmara Municipal de Viseu
CCDR Algarve – Comissão de Coordenação e Desenvolvimento Regional do Algarve
Cisco Systems Portugal – Sistemas Informáticos
CoLABOR – Laboratório Colaborativo para o Trabalho, Emprego e Proteção Social
CVTT-Iscte- Associação Iscte Conhecimento e Inovação – Centro de Valorização e Transferência de Tecnologias
Direção Geral de Estatística da Educação e Ciência
Esri Portugal – Sistemas e Informação Geográfico, S.A
GEP/MTSSS – Gabinete de Estratégia e Planejamento
INDEG – Escte Exevutive Education
IPPS – Instituto para as Políticas Públcias e Sociais
Mentortec – Serviços de Apoio A Projetos Tecnológicos, S.A
MORE Colab – laboratório Colaborativo Montanhas de Investigação
NOVA IMS – NOVA Information Management School
Oeste CIM – Comunidade Intermuncipal do Oeste
UGT – União Geral de trabalhadores
UNINOVA – Instituto de Desenvolvimento de Novas Tecnologias
UNU-EGOV – Unidade Operacional em Governação Eletrónica da Universidade das Nações Unidas

Date of approval: 2022-04-01
Start date: 2023-01-02
Completion date: 2025-12-31

Total eligible investment: €5,860,560.10
Financial support from the European Union: 4,157,006.39 €

  • Optimize policies in the various areas of governance based on artificial intelligence.
  • Improve the quality of services with the involvement of citizens and businesses.
  • Assess the social impacts and ethical implications of technologies, namely AI.
  • Increase the digital skills of public bodies.
  • Disseminate best practices and reusable solutions of national and international origin.
  • Improve governance for digital transformation at the various scales of state intervention.
  • Activity 1: Management of the cluster.
  • Activity 2: Experimentation (Testing before investing).
  • Activity 3: Skills and Training.
  • Activity 4: Strategies for Digitization.
  • Activity 5: Facilitation, Intermediation and Networks.
  • Activity 6: Access to financing.
  • Activity 7: Dissemination and Communication.
  • Implementation of 450 services in the field of digitalization and digital innovation.