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  high-speed broadband Internet

  Goals:

  • All the lower and upper secondary schools with at least 48Mbps by 2010
  • Enable services such as voice, advanced videoconference, television and surveillance over IP and learning resources with quality

  Status:

  92,57% of the lower and upper secondary schools with a high speed broadband Internet connection with at least 64Mbps
  97,04% of the primary schools with a high-speed broadband Internet connection

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  internet in the classroom. local area networks

  Goals:

  • All PTE schools with local area networks (cable and wireless access points) structured and certificated

  Status:

  • 35,11% of the lower and upper secondary schools with local area networks (cable and wireless access points)

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  e.escola, e.professor, e.oportunidades

  Goals:

  • To broaden the use of computers and the Internet, among teachers, students and their families

  Status:

  More than 1 million 200 thousand computers delivered
   

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  e.escolinha

  Goals:

  • To broaden the use of computers and the Internet starting from early years
  • Ensure that thousands of families have access to a computer

  Status:

  More than 400 thousand computers delivered

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  technological kit

  Goals:

  5 students per computer in 2008/2009, 2 by 2010

  To ensure the existence of 1 video projector in all classrooms by 2010

  To ensure the availability of 1 interactive whiteboard in every 3 classrooms by 2010

  Status:

  111 486 of the 111 486 new computers delivered (100%)

  28 711 of the 28 711 new video projectors delivered (100%)

  5 613 of the 5 613 new interactive whiteboards delivered (100%)

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  cate – technological support centre for schools

  Goals:

  To increase the quality of technical support in schools with the following services:

     - Contact centre
     - Face to face support 
     - Integration of the technical support structures of the several suppliers in a single contact point

  Liberates the teaching community agents from non-pedagogical tasks
   

  Status:

  International public tender concluded. Contracts are under preparation

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  school s@fety

  Goals:

  To implement, in all lower and upper secondary schools, alarm and video surveillance systems over IP and a national centre of remote monitorization

  Status:

  51, 00% of more than 1100 lower and upper secondary schools with surveillance systems installed (561 schools)

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  school card

  Goals:

  • To increase the efficiency and safety in schools

  Status:

  Contract approved by Court of Auditors in October of 2009

  New card in every school by 2010

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  vvoip – voice and video

  Goals:

  Provide the most advanced new generation net in Portugal, with integrated services of voice over IP, advanced videoconference, telepresence and IPTV

  Reduce communication costs in every school and Ministry services

  Status:

  International public tender on going

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  schools portal

  Goals:

  To promote the production, distribution and use of electronic contents in teaching and learning methods

  To complement traditional teaching and promote new teaching practices and schools cooperation 

  Availability, from a single access point, of all the support services for school administration
   

  Status:

  http://www.portaldasescolas.pt

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  simplex school

  Goals:

  Provide schools and the Ministry of Education organisms with quality web services that streamline the management processes that are critical to the educational system
  Ensure that the construction of the information system respects the principles of economy and efficiency in the acquisition of IT and financing services

  Status:

  Several simplex school projects being executed

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  ICT competencies training and certification

  Goals:

  Broaden ICT skills training and certification
  To promote the use of ICT in teaching and management

  Status:

  Training and certification program in ICT competencies approved by Ordinance n.º 731/2009, of 7 of Jul
   

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  ICT internships

  Goals:

  To reinforce the student’s skills in critical areas of the Knowledge Economy
  To promote employment opportunities for ICT vocational education students
  At least 420 internships in 42 companies in 2009/2010

  Status:

  Protocols with more than 40 reference technological companies

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  ICT academies

  Goals:

  To reinforce schools-companies interface, promoting the student’s entry in the job market
  250 ICT academies by December 2010
   

  Status:

  Training of teachers trainers currently taking place
  In preparation: 150 Cisco academies in the beginning of 2010 (MoU May of 2008)

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