PromethEUs Workshop | Digital Transformation in Southern Europe: Innovation, Competitiveness, and the EU Internal Market

The Foundation for Economic and Industrial Research (IOBE), in collaboration with PromethEUs, is delighted to extend an invitation to you for our upcoming workshop titled “Digital Transformation in Southern Europe: Innovation, Competitiveness, and the EU Internal Market.” Date: Thursday, 7th March Time: 16:00 - 18:00 CET Location: Central Hotel, Athens In light of the upcoming report of Enrico Letta on the state of the art of the EU internal market and Mario Draghi’s report on EU competitiveness, IOBE, on behalf of the PromethEUs network, organizes a workshop to discuss the state of the art of the digital transformation process in…
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PRR: How to Measure Its Impact?

The PRR was conceived as a performance-based instrument geared towards tackling each country's main socio-economic structural challenges. Both from the point of view of public citizenship and public policy debate, it is necessary to better understand how this programme is having an impact on Portuguese society. Realising the importance of access to rigorous and independent information on matters related to its mission, the Think Tank - Anti-fraud Initiative and the Institute of Public Policy (IPP) developed a media outreach initiative on measuring the impact of the RRP. This seminar presented the conclusions of an IPP Policy Paper "Digital Transition in…
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Hybrid Event: PromethEUs Conference – AI and the future of EU competitiveness: the road ahead 14/11/2023

On Tuesday, November 14th, at the I-Com premises in Brussels, the network presented its joint paper on the EU Artificial Intelligence Act (AI Act) as the primary outcome of its activities in the second semester of 2023. The paper was unveiled at the conference titled "AI and the Future of EU Competitiveness: The Road Ahead." This event provided a valuable opportunity to discuss the current state of the EU AI Act. With the aim of contributing to the debate from a Southern European perspective, the paper initiated discussions on the latest developments of the dossier preceding the agreement that negotiators…
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Event “Artificial Intelligence: Opportunities, Risks and Regulation” October 2, 2023. 17h – 19h WEST (18h – 20h CET) ISEG, Lisbon. Room: Quelhas 202

PromethEUs is an independent network of four Southern-European think tanks active in their respective countries and at EU level in the fields of economic, business and geopolitical research. Its mission is to constructively contribute to the current European policy debate on the digital revolution by providing a perspective from Southern Europe. PromethEUs aims at being engaged in the debate surrounding the EU Institutions’ digital agenda, with a special focus on SMEs and citizens’ and employees’ skills. The PromethEUs network organised a public event to initiate discussions and exchanges of views amongst stakeholders from Southern European countries – Greece, Italy, Portugal…
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Event “Intergenerational Justice Index for Portugal” 20th September | 5pm | Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation Auditorium 3

Democracies tend to underestimate the interests of future generations (who have not yet been born and do not vote) in relation to present generations. The manifestation of this problem in the younger generations and those to come can be clearly seen in the problem of climate change and the excessive use of natural resources, the increasing difficulty of access to housing, the duality and precariousness of the labour market, excessive public and external indebtedness and family incomes. However, there are dimensions in which new and future generations will be able to access a higher level of well-being than current generations,…
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Seminary | Southern EU Recovery Plans: The Digital Dimension

Seminary | Southern EU Recovery Plans: The Digital Dimension

The Institute of Public Policy - Lisbon is pleased to announce the Seminary "Southern EU Recovery Plans: The Digital Dimension”. The seminary is organized within the scope of PromethEUs, an independent research network that brings together four European think tanks - I-Com, Institute for Competitiveness (Italy), Foundation for Economic and Industrial Research - IOBE (Greece), Elcano Royal Institute (Spain), and the Institute of Public Policy - IPP Lisbon (Portugal). The purpose of the event will be to discuss reforms and investments in the digital field supported by the RRP (Recovery and Resilience Plan) funds, namely how they intend to address…
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Seminary | Southern EU Recovery Plans: The Digital Dimension

Seminary | Southern EU Recovery Plans: The Digital Dimension

The Institute of Public Policy - Lisbon is pleased to announce the Seminary "Southern EU Recovery Plans: The Digital Dimension”. The seminary is organized within the scope of PromethEUs, an independent research network that brings together four European think tanks - I-Com, Institute for Competitiveness (Italy), Foundation for Economic and Industrial Research - IOBE (Greece), Elcano Royal Institute (Spain), and the Institute of Public Policy - IPP Lisbon (Portugal). The purpose of the event will be to discuss reforms and investments in the digital field supported by the RRP (Recovery and Resilience Plan) funds, namely how they intend to address…
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Seminário |Climate Change, Sustainability and Intergenerational Fairness: from Wales to Portugal

Seminário |Climate Change, Sustainability and Intergenerational Fairness: from Wales to Portugal

No próximo dia 23 de março (quarta-feira), o Institute of Public Policy organizou em parceria com a SOIF (School of International Futures) e a TippingUp, o seminário “Climate Change, Sustainability and Intergenerational Fairness: from Wales to Portugal”, no XX do ISEG, com início às 16h05. O evento teve como convidada principal Jane Davidson, Ex-Ministra do Meio Ambiente, Sustentabilidade e Habitação no País de Gales, que propôs a Lei do Bem-Estar das Gerações Futuras (País de Gales) adotada em 2015 – a primeira legislação mundial a colocar a prática regenerativa e sustentável no centro do governo. O diploma proposto por Jane Davidson é…
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Innocracy 2021 – Democratising Democracy

Innocracy 2021 – Democratising Democracy

This year, once again we are partnering with Innocracy with their annual conference! Innocracy is a European civil-society conference based in Berlin. Since 2017, once a year, Innocracy explores innovations in democracies. From reflections on the status quo, via practical examples of change to painting tangible future visions, the conference seeks to improve liberal democracy from the inside out. Innocracy is known for its community character, innovative formats and future-oriented debates. This year, the event held on the 14th and 15th of October will be remotely and in person. At Innocracy 2021, we want to identify fields which are excluded…
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Innocracy 2020 – Bringing the Future Back to Democracy

As a partner of Innocracy 2020, we invite you to join the online conference on democratic transformation that takes place from 28-30 October. Innocracy 2020 aims to bring the future back to the centre of political discourse. The online conference will tap into a reality that does not yet exist, openly exploring the options that lie ahead of us. You will have the opportunity to explore tangible visions of more just and sustainable democracies, learn about the latest methods used in future studies research,andconnect with people and organisations that are co-creating our future societies. Register now and join the endeavour! Explore Future…
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