According to the Commission for Coordination and Regional
Development (CCDR) of the Algarve, in 2021 there were 3,758 projects approved,
totalling €231 million in funds, within the scope of 10 funding programs.
The data refers to the monitoring of the Regional Research
and Innovation Strategy for Intelligent Specialisation (RIS3) in the Algarve,
referring to various community programs.
According to the CCDR of the Algarve, the tourism sector
continues to have the highest relative weight (51%) in investment projects,
followed by Agro-Food with 15%.
However, the sector recorded a decrease of two percentage
points in terms of the number of projects submitted, now representing 37% of
the total, followed by the sea sector, which rose four percentage points,
representing 17% of the total.
Investment in innovation and development by companies more than
tripled, considering the evolution between 2014 and 2022.
According to the CCDR of the Algarve, in this period,
relative growth was much higher than that of the other sectors, leading to a
notable increase in the sector's representation, from 13.3% to 32.3%, compared
to the total expenditure on innovation and development carried out in the
region.
Short-sighted and backwards as usual. There needs to be other development - real development and not this backward dependency on fleecing off tourists.
By K from Other on 21 Dec 2022, 14:13
51% for Tourism and only 15% for Agriculture?? How will we EAT? What kind of f****d up priorities are these??? And: does food sovereignty mean anything to the acephalous creatures that MISGOVERN? Why don´t you just shoot us all, it might be a more humane “solution”.
By guida from Lisbon on 22 Dec 2022, 05:10
What about the North of the country?
By Denise A.D.Spitteler Pereira from Other on 23 Dec 2022, 12:15
And what about funds for public health hospitals? Seriously underfunded and understaffed.
Buildings in need of care. Sorely in need of being able to effectively take in elderly via ER. I've seen them stacked up a rather small triage area with gurneys stacked like angled parking. Elderly Portuguese people and not enough ER staff to tend to their basic needs nor rooms available to admit them.
More saddening than words can express.
By Lisa from Other on 26 Dec 2022, 06:06
To add to my previous remarks, this public hospital I refer to which I personally witnessed was in Caldas da Rainha.
As Residents we do have private insurance and use it. However, the emergency needed immediate attention & our native Portuguese friends told us ER to the local public hospital was advised due to the symptoms.
The only other private hospital in Caldas close at 8PM and after that any unresolved critical issue patients ar transferred to the local public hospital.
We most often go to a CUF facility whenever needed, but given the symptoms presented immediate care was needed.
By Lisa from USA on 26 Dec 2022, 06:52