News provided by UMIC via RSS http://www.english.umic.pt Fri, 24 May 2013 21:41:08 +0100 FeedCreator 1.7.2 http://www.english.umic.pt/images/M_images/joomla_rss.png http://www.english.umic.pt News provided by UMIC via RSS http://www.english.umic.pt/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=3422&Itemid=161 The use of Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) by the Portuguese youth 10 to 15 years old has increased quickly in recent years. A very complete perspective is provided over the new reality with the data reported below from three sources: (1) the survey on ICT use by families (http://www.english.umic.pt/images/stories/osic/SI_2010/II_Populacao_2010_en.xls) done in the 1st quarter of each year by Statistics Portugal (INE) in collaboration with the Knowledge Society Agency (UMIC) (http://www.english.umic.pt/index.php?option=com_content task=section id=32 Itemid=360); (2) the surveys held within thje EU Kids Online Project (http://www2.lse.ac.uk/media@lse/research/EUKidsOnline/EUKidsII%20%282009-11%29/EUKidsOnlineIIReports/D4FullFindings.pdf); (3) the surveys held within the OECD PISA – Programme for International Student Assessment. (http://www.pisa.oecd.org/pages/0,3417,en_32252351_32235907_1_1_1_1_1,00.html) Observation and Benchmarking - News Tue, 09 Aug 2011 13:10:17 +0100 http://www.english.umic.pt/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=3381&Itemid=161 The publication of the Information Society in Portugal 2010 ((i) Electronic Communications (http://www.english.umic.pt/images/stories/osic/SI_2010/I_C_Electronicas_2010_en.xls), (ii) Population and ICT (http://www.english.umic.pt/images/stories/osic/SI_2010/II_Populacao_2010_en.xls), (iii) eGovernment (http://www.english.umic.pt/images/stories/osic/SI_2010/III_AP_Electronica_2010_en.xls), (iv) Education and ICT Training (http://www.english.umic.pt/images/stories/osic/SI_2010/IV_Educacao_Form_TIC_2010_en.xls), (v) ICT in Hospitals (http://www.english.umic.pt/images/stories/osic/SI_2010/V_Hospitais_2010_en.xls), (vi) ICT in Enterprises (http://www.english.umic.pt/images/stories/osic/SI_2010/VI_Economia_2010_en.xls), (vii) ICT in Hotel Units (http://www.english.umic.pt/images/stories/osic/SI_2009/VII_Estab_Hoteleiros_2008_en.xls), (viii) e-Science: ICT in Scientific Research (http://www.english.umic.pt/images/stories/osic/SI_2010/VIII_eCiencia_2010_en.xls)) provides a very complete view on the situation of the Information Society in Portugal in 2010 and its evolution in recent years. These data are compiled by the Knowledge Society Agency (UMIC) (http://www.english.umic.pt/index.php?option=com_content task=section id=32 Itemid=360) from several surveys of public responsibility, most of them on an annual basis, and they are published annually since 2006 in an integrated manner. The data now published include time series since the beginning of the systematic phase of the corresponding surveys up to 2010, with the exception of the survey on ICT in Hotel Units whose latest data are for 2008 since it was decided that the following survey would be held in 2011 and thereafter every two years. The data also include benchmarking of several indicators in the Member States of the European Union (EU), in general based on EUROSTAT data. A summary... Observation and Benchmarking - News Thu, 21 Jul 2011 13:00:43 +0100 http://www.english.umic.pt/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=3370&Itemid=508 On July 1, 2011, at the Museum of Science of the University of Coimbra, within the initiative IBERCIVIS – Your Computer Does Science (http://www.english.umic.pt/index.php?option=com_content task=view id=3326 Itemid=509), the project IBERCIVIS Initiative: Citizens Can Offer Their Computer Time to Science (http://www.english.umic.pt/index.php?option=com_content task=view id=3249 Itemid=510)) in cooperation with Spain, allowing to bring together dispersed computing resources, in particular personal computers, by distributed computing techniques similar to Grid Computing (see INGRID – Portuguese National Grid Initiative (http://www.english.umic.pt/index.php?option=com_content task=view id=26 Itemid=509)) for the development of scientific projects. The computer becomes an open window on science, creating a channel for direct dialogue between researchers and society. e-Science - News Thu, 30 Jun 2011 12:19:04 +0100 http://www.english.umic.pt/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=3371&Itemid=36 The Web Content Accessibility for citizens with special needs was discussed at a session of the Forum for the Information Society held on the 5th of May 5 of 2011, at the Auditorium of SIBS, organized jointly by the Knowledge Society Agency (UMIC) (http://www.english.umic.pt/index.php?option=com_content task=section id=32 Itemid=360), and the Association for the Promotion and Development of Information Society (APDSI). This session of the Forum discussed the new Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG 2.0) approved by the W3C – World Wide Web Consortium in December 2008, which were published in Portuguese by UMIC on the 25th of February of 2009 (see Web Content Accessibility Guidelines 2.0 (WCAG 2.0) of the W3C Published in Portuguese (http://www.english.umic.pt/index.php?option=com_content task=view id=3217 Itemid=38)). Portuguese was the 3rd language in the world in which the new accessibility guidelines were published, only after the original English publication and an Hungarian translation published a few weeks before the Portuguese. Inclusion and Accessibility - News Fri, 06 May 2011 13:11:05 +0100 http://www.english.umic.pt/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=3372&Itemid=36 An article published in the January 2011 issue of the Journal of Information Technology Politics, under the title Global Web Accessibility Analysis of National Government Portals and Ministry Web Sites presented the first comprehensive analysis of the Web accessibility of 192 Member States of the United Nations (UN). Portugal is ranked 2nd in the accessibility of government websites in the study, with a value of 97.57% of Web accessibility, surpassed only by Germany which has a value of 98.72% of web accessibility. Inclusion and Accessibility - News Tue, 03 May 2011 01:00:03 +0100 http://www.english.umic.pt/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=3373&Itemid=513 The 1st ceFIMS Project Newsletter (http://www.umic.pt/images/stories/publicacoes4/FIF_newsletter_feb_2011.pdf) was published on the 18th of February of 2011. The Special Feature of this Newsletter is the article Cars That Talk: The Future of Intelligent Transportation Systems which is subtitled Portugal Has the Largest Vehicular Networks Testbed in Europe . The article refers to the network of 500 taxi cabs of Porto developed as part of the project DRIVE-IN - Distributed Routing and Infotainment through Inter-Vehicular Networking of the Carnegie Mellon – Portugal (http://www.english.umic.pt/index.php?option=com_content task=view id=3335 Itemid=512) Program. The DRIVE-IN project involves researchers from the universities of Porto and Aveiro, the Associate Laboratory Institute of Telecommunications, the enterprises NDrive and Geolink, and also the Institute for Mobility and Land Transport, the RadiTaxis Cooperative and the Carnegie Mellon – Portugal (http://www.english.umic.pt/index.php?option=com_content task=view id=3335 Itemid=512) Program. Emerging Technologies - News Sat, 19 Feb 2011 16:12:38 +0100 http://www.english.umic.pt/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=3436&Itemid=36 On February 2, 2011, the Knowledge Society Agency (UMIC) (http://www.english.umic.pt/index.php?option=com_content task=section id=32 Itemid=360) made publicly available the beta version of eXaminator (text in Portuguese) (http://www.acesso.umic.pt/webax/examinator.php) which was developed by UMIC for the WCAG1.0 and is freely available at no charge since December 2005. Inclusion and Accessibility - News Thu, 03 Feb 2011 00:00:00 +0100 http://www.english.umic.pt/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=3374&Itemid=236 On the 3th December 2010, at the OECD in Paris, Portugal was elected as one of the Vice-Chairs of the WPIE - Working Party on Information Economy (http://webnet.oecd.org/OECDGROUPS/Bodies/ShowBodyView.aspx?BodyID=1839 BodyPID=7902 Lang=en Book=True), beginning on the 1st January 2011, through the election of the Knowledge Society Agency (UMIC) (http://www.english.umic.pt/index.php?option=com_content task=section id=32 Itemid=360) Head of International Affairs, Ana Cristina Neves, for Vice Chair of WPIE. The WPIE is one of four specialized Working Parties within the OECD Committee ICCP – Information, Computer and Communications Policy (http://www.oecd.org/department/0,3355,en_2649_34223_1_1_1_1_1,00.html), of which the President of UMIC, Luis Magalhães, is Vice-Chair since the beginning of 2009. International Relations - News Sat, 04 Dec 2010 16:29:42 +0100 http://www.english.umic.pt/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=3375&Itemid=508 On the 25-26 November 2010, the 1st Luso-Brazilian Conference on Open Access, jointly organized by the Documentation Services of the University of Minho, the Foundation for National Scientific Computing (FCCN) and the Brazilian Institute of Information on Science and Technology (IBICT). This conference takes place following the Memorandum of Understanding signed between the Ministers of Science and Technology of Portugal and Brazil in October 2009 (see Signing of Protocols on Cooperation in Science, Technology and Information Society between Portugal and Brazil (http://www.english.umic.pt/index.php?option=com_content task=view id=3384 Itemid=507)), and giving continuation to the Conferences on Free Access to Knowledge, organized by the University of Minho in 2005, 2006, 2008 (see 3rd Conference on Free Access to Knowledge (http://www.english.umic.pt/index.php?option=com_content task=view id=3165 Itemid=510)) and 2009 (see 4th Conference on Free Access to Knowledge (http://www.english.umic.pt/index.php?option=com_content task=view id=3311 Itemid=510)), the last two under the project Open Access Scientific Repository of Portugal (RCAAP) of the initiative and with funding of the Knowledge Society Agency (UMIC) (http://www.english.umic.pt/index.php?option=com_content task=section id=32 Itemid=360), and co-funded by EU funds of the Knowledge Society Operational Programme (see Open Access Repositories (http://www.english.umic.pt/index.php?option=com_content task=view id=3079 Itemid=509)). e-Science - News Mon, 08 Nov 2010 16:52:21 +0100 http://www.english.umic.pt/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=3376&Itemid=508 The Open Access Scientific Repository of Portugal (RCAAP), of the initiative and with funding of the Knowledge Society Agency (UMIC) (http://www.english.umic.pt/index.php?option=com_content task=section id=32 Itemid=360), and co-funded by EU funds of the Knowledge Society Operational Programme (see Open Access Repositories (http://www.english.umic.pt/index.php?option=com_content task=view id=3079 Itemid=509)), participated through Eloy Rodrigues, director of the Documentation Services of the University of Minho, in the Berlin Open Access Conference 8, held on 25-27 October 2010, in Beijing, China. e-Science - News Fri, 29 Oct 2010 17:16:58 +0100