The 3rd High Level Industry-Science-Government Dialogue: Implementing the Atlantic International Research Centre that took place in Praia, Santiago Island, Cape Verde, on May 7-8, 2018, was a very productive meeting, with more 120 participants coming from 13 different countries. The programme included a day of Plenary Sessions and a second day with 4 workshops sessions covering a wide range of scientific topics related to space, ocean, climate, energy and data science. The “Praia Declaration” was signed by high level representatives of governments, research organisations and industry.
Programme
Sunday, 6th May
During the day – Arrival of delegations and participants
20:00 – 22:00 – Welcome Reception Cocktail at Hotel Oasis Praiamar
Monday, 7th May
08:30 – 09:00 – Registration
09:00 – 09:20 – Welcome Remarks from Local Authorities:
- Maritza Rosabal Peña, Minister of Education, Family and Social Inclusion, Cape Verde
- Jorge Carlos Fonseca, President of the Republic of Cape Verde
09:20 – 09:40 – Brief Remarks by Government leaders and representatives:
- Manuel Heitor, Minister for Science, Technology and Higher Education, Portugal
- Gilberto Kassab, Minister of Science, Technology, Innovations and Communications, Brazil
- Domingos Neto, Secretary of State for Science and Technology, Angola
- Cecil Masoka, Director, Multilateral Cooperation, Department of Science and Technology, South Africa
- Juan María Vázquez, Secretary General for Science and Innovation, Spain
09:40 – 11:00 – Implementing the AIR Centre: Initiatives – Part 1
Chair: Gilberto Kassab, Ministry of Science, Technology, Innovations and Communications, Brazil
Brief introduction: Antonio Sarmento, Chair of the AIR Centre Installation Committee – AIR Centre implementation (pdf, 4.3 Mb)
Invited Discussants:
- Josep Martorell, BSC, Spain – Barcelona Supercomputing Center (pdf, 3.0 Mb);
- Ricardo Galvão, INPE, Brazil – Earth Observation (pdf, 2.0 Mb);
- Ramiro Neves, MARETEC/IST, Portugal – Ocean modelling (pdf, 1.0 Mb)
- Alexander Turra, USP, Brazil – Clean and Healthy Oceans (pdf, 5.0 Mb);
- Jorge Del Rio Vera, UNOOSA – Space Supporting the Sustainable Development Goals (pdf, 2.0 Mb);
- Rosalia Vargas, Ciencia Viva, Portugal – Democratization of Science.
Debate among Ministers and scientific and business leaders
11:00 – 11:30 – Coffee Break
11:30 – 13:00 – Implementing the AIR Centre: Initiatives – Part 2
Co-Chair: Juan María Vázquez, Secretary General, Science & Innovation, Spain
Co-Chair: Cecil Masoka, Director, Multilateral Cooperation, Department of Science and Technology South Africa
Brief introduction: Doug Hart, MIT, USA – Monitoring the World’s Oceans
Brief invited speeches:
- Susan Barr, IASC – International Arctic Science Committee – The IASC and T-MOSAiC (pdf, 3.1 Mb);
- Gregory Jenkins, Penn State, USA – Emerging Trends in West Africa and Cape Verde (pdf, 2.0 Mb);
- Eduardo Silva, Portugal (Ocean Technologies);
- José Fortes, University of Florida, USA – CENTRA: A Possible Partnership Framework for AIR Transnational Research (pdf, 5.0 Mb);
- Augusto Gadelha, LNCC, Brazil – The National Laboratory of Scientific Computing (pdf, 1.0 Mb)
- Fernando Lobo Pereira, FEUP, Portugal – EU Marine Robotics.
Debate among Ministers and scientific and business leaders
13:00 –14:00 – Lunch
14:00 – 15:30 – Implementing the AIR Centre: Developing the network
Chair: Olinto Daio, Minister of Education, Culture, Science and Communication, Sao Tome and Principe
Brief introduction: Marco Borra, EMBRC-ERIC, Italy – EMBRC-ERIC: A Global Reach Research Infrastructure (pdf, 4.5 Mb)
Brief presentation: Gui Menezes, Azores Regional Government
Invited speakers:
- Andrei Polejack, MCTIC, Brazil – Developing the AIR Centre Network: Proposal by Brazil (pdf, 2.0 Mb);
- José Joaquín Hernández Brito, Plocan, Spain;
- Carlos Ferreira Santos, Ocean Science Centre Mindelo, Cabo Verde;
- Cecil Masoka, Director, Multilateral Cooperation, Department of Science and Technology, on behalf of Nicole du Plessis, SAEON, South African Environmental Observation Network, South Africa – Building Academic Networks in South Africa and Abroad (pdf, 1.4 Mb).
Debate among Ministers and scientific and business leaders
15:30 –16:00 – Coffee Break
16:00 – 17:30 – Implementing the AIR Centre: Developing knowledge-based economic and social ecosystems
Chair: Manuel Heitor, Minister for Science, Technology and Higher Education, Portugal
Brief introduction: Nick Veck, Catapult Satellite Applications, UK – Implementing the AIR Centre: Developing Business Ecosystems (pdf, 2.8 Mb)
Invited speakers:
- Samy Djavidnia, GEO Blue Planet, Italy – Earth Observation in support of coastal and ocean services (pdf, 3.1 Mb);
- Ned Dwyer, EurOcean, Ireland – From Science to Innovation: A Sea Change is needed for improved marine Knowledge Transfer (pdf, 1.1 Mb)
- Michael Lawrence, DEIMOS UK – Atlantic GEOSS, EO for development (pdf, 3.1 Mb);
- Juan Carlos Cortes, CDTI, Spain – Spanish space assets relevant to the Air Center (pdf, 2.1 Mb);
- Wilsa Atella, Ambidados, Brazil – Implementing the AIR Centre: Developing knowledge-based economic and social ecosystems (pdf, 100 kb);
- Ana Noronha, Ciencia Viva, Portugal – Science culture and education.
Debate among Ministers and scientific and business leaders
17:30 – 18:00 – Closing Remarks:
- Juan María Vázquez, Secretary General for Science and Innovation, Spain
- Gui Menezes, Regional Secretary for the Sea, Science and Technology, Azores
- Domingos Neto, Secretary of State for Science and Technology, Angola
- Cecil Masoka, Director, Multilateral Cooperation, Department of Science and Technology, South Africa
- Gilberto Kassab, Ministry of Science, Technology, Innovations and Communications, Brazil
- Manuel Heitor, Minister for Science, Technology and Higher Education, Portugal
- José Gonçalves, Ministry of Maritime Economy, Cape Verde
18:00 – Signing of Conclusions & Family Photo
20:00 – Dinner
Tuesday, 8th May
8:45 – Opening words: Olavo Correia Vice Prime Minister, Cape Verde
09:00 – 11:00 – Parallel Workshops: challenges for the AIR Centre’s Scientific Program – Part 1
Clean, healthy and sustainable oceans: Observing, modelling and monitoring oceans and coasts
Coordinator: Ramiro Neves (MARETEC/IST), Portugal
Presenters:
- Ramiro Neves (MARETEC / IST), Portugal – Clean Healthy and
Sustainable Oceans: Observing, Modelling and Monitoring, Oceans and Coastal Zones (pdf, 2.3 Mb); - Luiz Paulo Assad (LAMCE / COPPE RJ), Brazil – Numerical Modelling and Data Assimilation applied to the South Atlantic Ocean (pdf, 3.9 Mb);
- Paula Sobral (MARE / FCT UNL), Portugal – Microplastics (pdf, 1.0 Mb);
- Josep Pelegrí (CSIC), Spain – Some examples of Spanish monitoring initiatives (pdf, 2.2 Mb).
Data Science and systems for ocean, atmosphere and climate issues: Matching data producers and user needs: developing the AIR_DataNet
Coordinator: Rui Oliveira (MACC / INESC TEC), Portugal
Presenters:
- Josep Martorell (BSC), Spain – Some thoughts on the AIR Data Net implementation (pdf, 1 Mb);
- Ivo Vieira (Lusospace), Portugal – AtON Project;
- Jose Fortes (iDigBio), USA – iDigBio: data management systems and opportunities for collaboration (pdf, 3.3 Mb)
- Luiz Landau (LAMCE / COPPE RJ), Brazil – HPC4E Project
- Anabela Oliveira (LNEC), Portugal – The OpenCoasts Service: On-demand Operational Coastal Circulation Forecast Services (pdf, 2.6 Mb, video available at Youtube);
11:00 – 11:30 – Coffee Break
11:30 – 13:00 – Parallel Workshops: challenges for the AIR Centre’s Scientific Program – Part 2
Sustainable Marine Resources and Biodiversity: Fisheries, offshore aquaculture and renewable energies, ecosystem valorisation
Coordinator: Jose Joaquín Hernadez Brito (PLOCAN), Spain
Presenters:
- Pedro Afonso Santos (University of Azores), Portugal – Open-ocean and Deep-sea research priorities (pdf, 2.6 Mb);
- Pablo Abaunza (IEO), Spain – AIR Centre Workshop: Sustainable Marine Resources and Biodiversity(pdf, 1.3 Mb);
- Antonio Sarmento (AIR Centre), Portugal;
- Rui Patricio Freitas (University of Cape Verde), Cape Verde – Challenges of Coastal Oceanography in Cape Verde (pdf, 4.6 Mb).
Earth observation in the Atlantic Ocean and coasts: from deep sea to outer space: Developing tools for informed policy making, business development and citizen participation.
Coordinator: João Lorenzetti (INPE), Brazil
Presenters:
- Nuno Catarino (Deimos), Portugal
- Francisco Vilhena (Tekever), Portugal
- Julio Pimenta Lima (INMG), Cape Verde
- Luiz Landau (LAMCE / COPPE RJ), Brazil
- Eduardo Pereira / Tiago Miranda (IB-S), Portugal
13:00 – 14:00 – Lunch break
14:00 – 15:30 – Industry-Science-Government relationships and challenges for the AIR Centre’s Scientific Program
Co-Chairs:
- Paulo Ferrão, Portuguese Foundation for Science and Technology, Portugal
- Juan María Vázquez, Secretary General for Science and Innovation, Spain
- Cecil Masoka, Director, Multilateral Cooperation, Department of Science and Technology, South Africa
Reports from workshops: Workshop rapporteurs (60 min)
15:30 – 16:00 – Coffee Break
16:00 – 16:45 – Knowledge for all for the AIR Centre: Promoting science culture and education
Co-Chairs:
- Rosalia Vargas, Ciencia Viva, Portugal
- Jerry Miller, Science for Decision, USA
- Andrei Polejack, MCTIC, Brazil
Reports from workshops: Workshop rapporteurs (60 min)
16:45 – 17:00 – Closing Remarks
- Amadeu Cruz, Secretary of State for Education, Cape Verde
- Ulisses Correia e Silva, Prime Minister, Cape Verde
17:00 – 19:00 – AIR Centre Steering Committee Meeting