The Secretary of State for Digitization and Administrative Modernization stressed on Tuesday that digital “represents 22% of the total allocation” of the PRR, 3,700 million euros, a “recognition” that it is “a fundamental tool” for transformation.
“In this context, we have prepared a budget for 2023 that aims to design, implement and finance initiatives aimed at making Portugal profitable as a digital nation,” said Mário Campolargo, in the context of the discussion of the state budget for 2023 (OE2023), in the Joint Parliamentary Committee on Budget and Finance, Economy, Public Works, Planning and Housing and Public Administration, Spatial Planning and Local Government.
This is “a budget necessarily used in the Recovery and Resilience Plan (PRR), in accordance with the government’s program and the Act of Major Plan Options,” the official continued in his first intervention.
“Digital represents 22% of the total allocation of the PRR, which corresponds to 3,700 million euros. This is the recognition that digital is a fundamental tool for the transformation of the business fabric, for the modernization of public administration and for the improvement of the skills of people’s fingerprints”, emphasizes Mário Campolargo.
the secretary of state He also highlighted “initiatives such as the integration of technological solutions for e-commerce and connectivity with digital commercial districts” or “the system of financial incentives for the digitization of business models with digital trade accelerators”, in the context of the transformation of the business fabric.
“And also the National Network of Test Benches, infrastructures that will provide companies with the necessary conditions to test innovative products and services,” he underlined.
Recalling that the web summit ended last week, the Secretary of State emphasized that in order for Portugal to be at the forefront of “the digital revolution”, it is necessary to “attract investment and companies using technology in highly scalable business models”.
Citing data from the Startup Heatmap Report, the official pointed out that these “indicate that Lisbon, for example, is one of the most attractive cities in Europe to create a ‘startup’, coming in 4th place, ahead of cities like Amsterdam.” or Paris”.
The ecosystem of ‘startups’ and tech companies in Portugal, he continues, ‘has delivered returns of 50 times the venture capital invested and created more than 50,000 jobs for six years now’.
The seven unicorns “founded by national talent represent, in proportion, triple the unicorns that exist in France, Germany or Spain,” he pointed out, referring to “these are numbers from a country with proven technology and innovation, able to train and attract talent, and make it a success story in the emerging ecosystem landscape”.
He added that “the government will develop the legal framework to operationalize the concept of ‘start-up’ and regulate the tax benefits associated with the ‘stock options'” of these companies, stressing that “these legislative measures will be indelible. contribute to fostering growth, by stimulating investment and entrepreneurship”.
Source: DN
