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Nota de Imprensa
July 9, 2026
Vice-Presidency of the Government steps up capacity-building for public entities and implementation of LINKA
The Vice-Presidency of the Regional Government, through the Regional Directorate for Communications and Digital Transition (DRCTD), is organising a series of training sessions for regional public administration entities. The aim is to support the digital transition and dematerialisation of public services, step up the implementation of the LINKA architecture and promote the use of the Azores Services Portal as the single point of access to the Region’s digital services. These initiatives are part of the Regional Government’s administrative modernisation strategy and aim to support public entities in streamlining their processes, thereby promoting a more efficient and integrated public administration focused on the needs of citizens and businesses. This initiative also falls within the remit of the Regional Directorate for Communications and Digital Transition. In addition to communications, digital infrastructure and cybersecurity, this department is tasked with coordinating and monitoring the implementation of the regional digital transition strategy, promoting administrative modernisation, simplifying processes and adopting digital solutions that enhance the efficiency of public services and bring them closer to citizens and businesses. In these training sessions, organisations are encouraged to adopt the key components of the LINKA architecture, transforming their administrative processes and their approach to delivering digital public services, always leveraging the interoperability component. The Azores Services Portal plays a central role in this strategy, serving as the single digital gateway to the public services provided by the Regional Public Administration – a single point of access to services, regardless of the entity responsible for delivering them – thereby simplifying the search for information, the submission of applications and the tracking of cases. In addition, Azor.ID ensures secure integrated authentication for the Region’s digital services, providing a simpler and more consistent experience for users. In turn, RegiDoc provides mechanisms for the certification and management of official documents, contributing to the traceability, security and reliability of electronic administrative procedures. The LINKA training sessions consist of detailed presentations on more than a dozen application modules within the interoperable architecture. They have been taking place throughout June and will continue into July, involving the Regional Public Administration departments. Simultaneously, small-group workshops dedicated to specific services are being held, allowing participants to analyse specific cases, clarify queries and provide direct support for the ongoing dematerialisation procedures. This approach seeks to ensure that organisations acquire not only knowledge of the available technological tools, but also the autonomy to drive their own digital transformation processes sustainably within the LINKA ecosystem, thereby avoiding not only the creation of their own departmental tools, which are redundant and lack integration, but also the replacement of a wide range of obsolete applications. The Regional Directorate for Communications and Digital Transition has stepped up its close monitoring of public entities, taking an active role in managing organisational change – a continuous process of capacity-building, collaboration and human support – recognising that the modernisation of public services depends as much on technology as on the people who use it daily.
July 9, 2026
Vice-Presidency of the Government steps up capacity-building for public entities and implementation of LINKA
The Vice-Presidency of the Regional Government, through the Regional Directorate for Communications and Digital Transition (DRCTD), is organising a series of training sessions for regional public administration entities. The aim is to support the digital transition and dematerialisation of public services, step up the implementation of the LINKA architecture and promote the use of the Azores Services Portal as the single point of access to the Region’s digital services. These initiatives are part of the Regional Government’s administrative modernisation strategy and aim to support public entities in streamlining their processes, thereby promoting a more efficient and integrated public administration focused on the needs of citizens and businesses. This initiative also falls within the remit of the Regional Directorate for Communications and Digital Transition. In addition to communications, digital infrastructure and cybersecurity, this department is tasked with coordinating and monitoring the implementation of the regional digital transition strategy, promoting administrative modernisation, simplifying processes and adopting digital solutions that enhance the efficiency of public services and bring them closer to citizens and businesses. In these training sessions, organisations are encouraged to adopt the key components of the LINKA architecture, transforming their administrative processes and their approach to delivering digital public services, always leveraging the interoperability component. The Azores Services Portal plays a central role in this strategy, serving as the single digital gateway to the public services provided by the Regional Public Administration – a single point of access to services, regardless of the entity responsible for delivering them – thereby simplifying the search for information, the submission of applications and the tracking of cases. In addition, Azor.ID ensures secure integrated authentication for the Region’s digital services, providing a simpler and more consistent experience for users. In turn, RegiDoc provides mechanisms for the certification and management of official documents, contributing to the traceability, security and reliability of electronic administrative procedures. The LINKA training sessions consist of detailed presentations on more than a dozen application modules within the interoperable architecture. They have been taking place throughout June and will continue into July, involving the Regional Public Administration departments. Simultaneously, small-group workshops dedicated to specific services are being held, allowing participants to analyse specific cases, clarify queries and provide direct support for the ongoing dematerialisation procedures. This approach seeks to ensure that organisations acquire not only knowledge of the available technological tools, but also the autonomy to drive their own digital transformation processes sustainably within the LINKA ecosystem, thereby avoiding not only the creation of their own departmental tools, which are redundant and lack integration, but also the replacement of a wide range of obsolete applications. The Regional Directorate for Communications and Digital Transition has stepped up its close monitoring of public entities, taking an active role in managing organisational change – a continuous process of capacity-building, collaboration and human support – recognising that the modernisation of public services depends as much on technology as on the people who use it daily.
Nota de Imprensa
October 17, 2025
Vice-Presidency promotes roadshow to present LINKA digital ecosystem
The Vice-Presidency of the Regional Government of the Azores, through the Regional Directorate for Communications and Digital Transition, will promote a series of presentation sessions and workshops dedicated to the LINKA digital ecosystem — the new information systems architecture to be used across the Regional Public Administration. The sessions will take place between October 20 and 27 on the islands of Terceira, Faial and São Miguel. They are targeted at decision-makers and technical teams working with information systems in all Regional Government departments. According to Artur Lima, LINKA represents a "decisive step forward in the administrative and digital modernisation of the Azores, as it unifies and simplifies interaction between citizens, businesses and the Regional Public Administration, ensuring greater efficiency in the processing of procedures and internal management. Moreover, it enhances security and interoperability through modern and scalable solutions and provides accessible, clear and transparent digital services, contributing to a closer and more flexible interaction between Azorean citizens and public services." The main components of LINKA include Azor.ID (unique digital identity), the Services Portal (single point of digital access to public services), RegiDoc (official document management), the Open Data Platform, SIGIGRA (case processing), and the Incentives and Support Simulator (SIA). In launching this series of sessions, “the Vice-Presidency strengthens the Regional Government’s commitment to enhancing the value of public investment made under the RRP, ensuring that each Regional Administration department adopts and integrates these digital tools. This generates gains in efficiency, transparency, and quality of service for citizens and businesses,” emphasised Artur Lima. Following investment in AzoresCloud infrastructure and security through Azores Cyber360, LINKA represents a structural step forward in the digital and organisational transformation of the Regional Public Administration, placing the Region at the forefront of administrative modernisation in Portugal.
October 17, 2025
Vice-Presidency promotes roadshow to present LINKA digital ecosystem
The Vice-Presidency of the Regional Government of the Azores, through the Regional Directorate for Communications and Digital Transition, will promote a series of presentation sessions and workshops dedicated to the LINKA digital ecosystem — the new information systems architecture to be used across the Regional Public Administration. The sessions will take place between October 20 and 27 on the islands of Terceira, Faial and São Miguel. They are targeted at decision-makers and technical teams working with information systems in all Regional Government departments. According to Artur Lima, LINKA represents a "decisive step forward in the administrative and digital modernisation of the Azores, as it unifies and simplifies interaction between citizens, businesses and the Regional Public Administration, ensuring greater efficiency in the processing of procedures and internal management. Moreover, it enhances security and interoperability through modern and scalable solutions and provides accessible, clear and transparent digital services, contributing to a closer and more flexible interaction between Azorean citizens and public services." The main components of LINKA include Azor.ID (unique digital identity), the Services Portal (single point of digital access to public services), RegiDoc (official document management), the Open Data Platform, SIGIGRA (case processing), and the Incentives and Support Simulator (SIA). In launching this series of sessions, “the Vice-Presidency strengthens the Regional Government’s commitment to enhancing the value of public investment made under the RRP, ensuring that each Regional Administration department adopts and integrates these digital tools. This generates gains in efficiency, transparency, and quality of service for citizens and businesses,” emphasised Artur Lima. Following investment in AzoresCloud infrastructure and security through Azores Cyber360, LINKA represents a structural step forward in the digital and organisational transformation of the Regional Public Administration, placing the Region at the forefront of administrative modernisation in Portugal.