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Blockchain is a key technology for economy and society digital transition. According to the World Economic Forum, 10% of global GDP will be stored in blockchains by 2027 and the World Trade Organization, citing a study by Gartner, estimates that by 2030 the use of blockchain technology could add $3 trillion to international trade. According to PwC "blockchain technologies can boost the global economy by $1.76 trillion by 2030" with the sectors that will benefit most being public administration, education, and health.
Despite this huge opportunity, Portugal has yet to take advantage of it: according to the EU Blockchain Ecosystem Development report, in 2020 Portugal holds an average maturity at European level.
This Agenda brought together several blockchain organizations, creating a cluster of 24 Portuguese blockchain companies, 15 Research and Technology Organisations (RTO), 5 Public Entities, 2 Associations and 10 other Associated Partners, connected by business and technology, aiming to become global players and, thus, contributing to a significant change in the specialization profile of the Portuguese economy, by investing on cutting-edge technology and hiring highly qualified personnel.
The Agenda "Decentralize Portugal with Blockchain” - Blockchain.PT :
- will launch 26 innovative products worldwide, increasing our exports (more than two thirds of envisioned sales are to foreign countries);
-will capacity-Build Higher Education Institutions (HEI) staff, creating blockchain courses to address an increasing worldwide demand for Blockchain professionals, attracting international talent to work and study in HEI which are aiming to be worldclass blockchain training centres;
- will engage 378 professionals in capacity-building activities to address companies’ skilled resources needs;
- will contribute to increase the public (8.5M€) and private (51.9M€) R&D investment, contributing to the national goal of reaching 3% of GDP by 2030;
- will foster research centres and academia collaboration with companies, incorporating more knowledge into the economy (due to the technology lack of maturity), ensuring over 30% of investment by RTO and 70% by companies;
- will contribute to a greener Portugal by developing solutions to foster sustainable citizens’ and companies’ behaviour, in-line with the national goals of reducing CO2emissions by 55% by 2030;
- will enable the Public Sector digitisation by using state-of-the-art blockchain technology, providing better services to citizens;
- Several Portuguese regions will become pioneers in blockchain, encouraging companies to use their territories for technology demonstration and, thus, promoting settlement of innovative companies and highly qualified professionals.
| Research Centre | Research Group | Role in Project | Begin Date | End Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ISTAR-Iscte | -- | Partner | 2023-01-01 | 2025-12-31 |
| BRU-Iscte | -- | -- | 2023-01-01 | 2025-12-31 |
| CIES-Iscte | -- | -- | 2023-01-01 | 2025-12-31 |
| CIS-Iscte | -- | -- | 2023-01-01 | 2025-12-31 |
| Institution | Country | Role in Project | Begin Date | End Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| VOID SOFTWARE, S.A. (VOID ) | Portugal | Leader | 2023-01-01 | 2025-12-31 |
| Instituto de Engenharia de Sistemas e Computadores:Investigação e Desenvolvimento em Lisboa (INESC-ID) | Portugal | Partner | 2023-01-01 | 2025-12-31 |
| Associação do Instituto Superior Técnico para a Investigação e Desenvolvimento (IST-ID) | Portugal | -- | 2023-01-01 | 2025-12-31 |
| Universidade do Minho (UM) | Portugal | Partner | 2023-01-01 | 2025-12-31 |
| Polytechnic of Leiria (IPLeiria) | Portugal | Partner | 2023-01-01 | 2025-12-31 |
| GHP – Global Health Platform, S.A. (BioGHP) | Portugal | Partner | 2023-01-01 | 2025-12-31 |
| INESC TEC (INESC TEC) | Portugal | Partner | 2023-01-01 | 2025-12-31 |
| INOV (INOV) | Portugal | -- | 2023-01-01 | 2025-12-31 |
| Name | Affiliation | Role in Project | Begin Date | End Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joao C Ferreira or Joao Ferreira | Professor Auxiliar (com Agregação) (DTDA); Integrated Researcher (ISTAR-Iscte); | Local Coordinator | 2023-01-01 | 2025-12-31 |
| Ana Lúcia Henriques Martins | Professora Associada (DMOG); Integrated Researcher (BRU-Iscte); | Researcher | 2023-01-01 | 2025-12-31 |
| Carlos Serrão | Professor Associado (DTDA); Integrated Researcher (ISTAR-Iscte); | Researcher | 2023-01-01 | 2025-12-31 |
| Catarina Ferreira da Silva | Professora Associada (com Agregação) (DCTI); Integrated Researcher (ISTAR-Iscte); | Researcher | 2023-01-01 | 2025-12-31 |
| Henrique Martins | Professor Associado (DCSE); Integrated Researcher (BRU-Iscte); | Researcher | 2023-01-01 | 2025-12-31 |
| Miguel Sales Dias | Professor Catedrático (DTDA); Integrated Researcher (ISTAR-Iscte); | Researcher | 2023-01-01 | 2025-12-31 |
| Luís B. Elvas | Professor Auxiliar (DTDA); Research Assistant (ISTAR-Iscte); | Researcher | 2024-04-05 | 2025-12-31 |
| Maria José Sousa | Professora Associada (com Agregação) (DCPPP); Integrated Researcher (BRU-Iscte); | Researcher | 2023-01-01 | 2025-12-31 |
| Marta Entradas | Professora Auxiliar (DS); Integrated Researcher (CIES-Iscte); | Researcher | 2023-01-01 | 2025-12-31 |
| Sibila Marques | Professora Auxiliar (DPSO); Integrated Researcher (CIS-Iscte); | Researcher | 2023-01-01 | 2025-12-31 |
| Reference/Code | Funding DOI | Funding Type | Funding Program | Funding Amount (Global) | Funding Amount (Local) | Begin Date | End Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aviso nº02/C05-i01/2022 | -- | Contract | União Europeia / Plano de Recuperação e Resiliência - Agendas para a Inovação Empresarial - Portugal | 43882523 | 1358744 | 2023-01-01 | 2025-12-31 |
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