Technopolis Group Portugal is the most recent subsidiary of the Technopolis Group, established in 2022. The office was created to strengthen the Group’s presence in Southern Europe and Portuguese-speaking countries, building on Portugal’s strategic position as a bridge between Europe, Africa and Latin America.

Technopolis Group Portugal provides tailored, evidence-based support to public policymaking across the full policy cycle from strategic intelligence and policy design to implementation, monitoring and evaluation. Our work combines strong analytical capabilities with deep knowledge of European and national policy frameworks, funding instruments and governance systems.

In line with the Group’s ambition to support transformative, innovation-driven, mission-oriented and place-based policies, Technopolis Portugal focuses on:

• Health, social innovation and inclusive growth.
• Research, innovation and technology policies.
• Regional development and territorial competitiveness.
• Smart Specialisation Strategies (RIS3) and entrepreneurial discovery.
• Sustainability transitions, including green, circular and blue economy.
• Digital transformation and emerging technologies.

Our clients

We advise a wide range of public and private organisations, including:

• National ministries and public agencies.
• Regional and local authorities.
• Higher Education, research and technology institutions.
• Business associations, clusters and non-profit organisations.

Technopolis Portugal is highly active in European-funded projects, both leading and contributing to collaborative consortia, and is also actively involved in international cooperation projects in Portuguese-speaking countries in Africa and South America, working closely with the Group’s Latin America and Africa offices.

Who we work for and with

Our Approach

Technopolis Portugal combines analytical rigour with strong stakeholder engagement, working closely with clients to co-create practical and policy-relevant solutions.

Our approach is characterised by:

• Evidence-based analysis and strategic intelligence.
• Robust qualitative and quantitative methods.
• Co-creation with public authorities, academia, industry and civil society.
• A systemic, place-based and multi-level governance perspective.
• Strong alignment with European policies, programmes and funding instruments.

Our main services include:

• Policy design, implementation and evaluation.
• Strategic studies, diagnostics and foresight.
• Monitoring, evaluation and learning (MEL) systems.
• Stakeholder mapping, governance and engagement processes.
• Innovation and Smart Specialisation strategies
• Cohesion policy and territorial development strategies.
• Support to national and regional policy projects and programmes.
• Support to European and international policy cooperation projects and programmes.

Contact

Augusto Ferreira and Alexandre Almeida are the Managing Partners, leading a team of experienced in-house and associate consultants. They are supported by António Ramos, Partner.

VAT number PT 517075717.