The ANI – Agência Nacional de Inovação, SA, aims to develop actions to support technological and business innovation in Portugal, contributing to the consolidation of the National Innovation System (NIS) and to strengthening the competitiveness of the national economy in global markets.
It is incumbent upon the ANI to pursue the guidelines for a technological and business innovation strategy for Portugal, 2018-2030 (in accordance with RCM 25/2018), namely stimulating private investment in research and development (R&D), promoting collaboration between entities of the scientific and technological system and the business environment, and strengthening the participation in international programmes by the companies and entities of the national scientific and technological system, namely Higher Education Institutions and Interface Centres, with a view to promoting their skills, competences and results of the innovation support policy.
It is also incumbent on the ANI to disseminate, at national and international level, in collaboration with other entities, namely IAPMEI, AICEP and STF, innovation success stories in Portugal, helping to associate Portugal with the image of an innovative country and justify increasing investments, through return to the economy and to the well-being and quality of life of the population.
The pursuit of the ANI’s mission will be articulated with other public policy objectives such as priorities for the next cycle of Structural Funds, the National Investment Programme 2020-2030, the National Reform Programme and the National Programme for Spatial Planning Policy, as well as the priorities and objectives associated with Portugal’s participation in R&D support programmes within the European framework.