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Secretaria Regional da Juventude, Habitação e Emprego
More than 70 young people from Basic to Higher Education present innovative ideas at i9.Açores
More than 70 young people from Basic to Higher Education present innovative ideas at i9.Açores
Secretaria Regional da Juventude, Habitação e Emprego
IRAE complies with operational plans for defence of Azorean consumers
IRAE complies with operational plans for defence of Azorean consumers
Secretaria Regional da Juventude, Habitação e Emprego
Applications for "Young Autonomy" until May 31
Applications for "Young Autonomy" until May 31
May 19, 2025
More than 70 young people from Basic to Higher Education present innovative ideas at i9.Açores
May 6, 2025
IRAE complies with operational plans for defence of Azorean consumers
May 6, 2025
Applications for "Young Autonomy" until May 31
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Nota de Imprensa
May 19, 2025
More than 70 young people from Basic to Higher Education present innovative ideas at i9.Açores
More than 70 young people began today their participation in the i9.Açores - Young Academy of Innovative Ideas, organised by the Regional Secretariat for Youth, Housing and Employment, through the Regional Directorate for Youth, which runs until Thursday at the Ramo Grande Auditorium in Praia da Vitória, Terceira island. Overall, more than 40 business ideas from students ranging from middle school to secondary education, also including vocational and higher education, are competing in the 4th edition of i9.Açores. It covers areas such as agriculture, tourism, gastronomy, new technologies and artificial intelligence, social solidarity, and even health and well-being. The proposals follow the work carried out during this year's edition of the Entrepreneurial Academy, which involved about 2,000 students from all levels of education and all islands, 34 schools, four social organisations, 50 teachers and 12 technicians. At the opening session of i9.Açores, the Regional Secretary for Youth, Housing and Employment praised the "quality of the proposals" and the "responsibility of young people," as each proposal is aligned with, at least, one of the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). In the four editions, about 6,000 young people have taken part in the Entrepreneurial Academy. Maria João Carreiro explained that this programme created by the PSD/CDS/PPM coalition "highlights the human potential that exists in the Azores." It contributes to "building a confident and active attitude among young people in society" while providing them with "skills that are essential for establishing an entrepreneurial profile." According to the government official, Praia da Vitória will be this week the"place of excellence for celebrating talent, creativity, dreams, audacity, ambition, competitive spirit, and identifying professional skills and talents." During i9.Açores, participants will present their products to the community at the i9.Açores Fair, held at the Youth Academy on Terceira Island, and benefit from mentoring and pitch training with the judges. This year, the i9.Açores jury includes Eunice Melo, entrepreneur; Avelino Ormonde, founder of Biofontinhas; Joana Saavedra, co-founder of Bambu bicycles; Duarte Pimentel, executive director of TERINOV - Terceira Island Science and Technology Park; and Ricardo Reis, publicist, director and co-founder of Hunt Global. The 1st place winners in each of the competition categories will participate in an entrepreneurship mission to Barcelona, as did the winners of the previous three editions, who visited entrepreneurial ecosystems in Madrid, Lisbon and Coimbra or Aveiro, Porto and Braga. The regional public investment in this edition of the Entrepreneurial Academy and i9.Açores amounts to 150 thousand Euros. The Regional Secretary reiterated that the Region "needs critical thinking and the ability of young people to understand and take action in a time, such as the one we are living in, of various challenges." She challenged participants to live this experience "in the best possible way, create memories for life and leave this competition with the same motivation and winning spirit with which they came to i9.Açores." Among other guests, the Mayor of Praia da Vitória, Vânia Ferreira, and the Regional Director for Youth, Eládio Braga, participated in the opening and visit to the i9.Açores Fair.
May 19, 2025
More than 70 young people from Basic to Higher Education present innovative ideas at i9.Açores
More than 70 young people began today their participation in the i9.Açores - Young Academy of Innovative Ideas, organised by the Regional Secretariat for Youth, Housing and Employment, through the Regional Directorate for Youth, which runs until Thursday at the Ramo Grande Auditorium in Praia da Vitória, Terceira island. Overall, more than 40 business ideas from students ranging from middle school to secondary education, also including vocational and higher education, are competing in the 4th edition of i9.Açores. It covers areas such as agriculture, tourism, gastronomy, new technologies and artificial intelligence, social solidarity, and even health and well-being. The proposals follow the work carried out during this year's edition of the Entrepreneurial Academy, which involved about 2,000 students from all levels of education and all islands, 34 schools, four social organisations, 50 teachers and 12 technicians. At the opening session of i9.Açores, the Regional Secretary for Youth, Housing and Employment praised the "quality of the proposals" and the "responsibility of young people," as each proposal is aligned with, at least, one of the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). In the four editions, about 6,000 young people have taken part in the Entrepreneurial Academy. Maria João Carreiro explained that this programme created by the PSD/CDS/PPM coalition "highlights the human potential that exists in the Azores." It contributes to "building a confident and active attitude among young people in society" while providing them with "skills that are essential for establishing an entrepreneurial profile." According to the government official, Praia da Vitória will be this week the"place of excellence for celebrating talent, creativity, dreams, audacity, ambition, competitive spirit, and identifying professional skills and talents." During i9.Açores, participants will present their products to the community at the i9.Açores Fair, held at the Youth Academy on Terceira Island, and benefit from mentoring and pitch training with the judges. This year, the i9.Açores jury includes Eunice Melo, entrepreneur; Avelino Ormonde, founder of Biofontinhas; Joana Saavedra, co-founder of Bambu bicycles; Duarte Pimentel, executive director of TERINOV - Terceira Island Science and Technology Park; and Ricardo Reis, publicist, director and co-founder of Hunt Global. The 1st place winners in each of the competition categories will participate in an entrepreneurship mission to Barcelona, as did the winners of the previous three editions, who visited entrepreneurial ecosystems in Madrid, Lisbon and Coimbra or Aveiro, Porto and Braga. The regional public investment in this edition of the Entrepreneurial Academy and i9.Açores amounts to 150 thousand Euros. The Regional Secretary reiterated that the Region "needs critical thinking and the ability of young people to understand and take action in a time, such as the one we are living in, of various challenges." She challenged participants to live this experience "in the best possible way, create memories for life and leave this competition with the same motivation and winning spirit with which they came to i9.Açores." Among other guests, the Mayor of Praia da Vitória, Vânia Ferreira, and the Regional Director for Youth, Eládio Braga, participated in the opening and visit to the i9.Açores Fair.
Nota de Imprensa
May 6, 2025
IRAE complies with operational plans for defence of Azorean consumers
According to its Activity Report, the Regional Inspectorate of Economic Activities (IRAE) carried out 4,495 inspections in 2024, 40% above the target set for that year. Among the number of inspections carried out, 78% fell within the scope of the 13 operational plans implemented during 2024. This is a clear indication of IRAE's proactive approach to conducting its operational activities to protect and safeguard Azorean consumers' rights and interests. In 2024, IRAE complied with its Annual Operational Inspection Plan, which was divided into operational plans that focused on the areas of public health protection or the safety of consumer goods, for example, namely "commercial practices with price reductions in retail sales," "tobacco" and "availability, sale and consumption of alcoholic beverages," among others. During the same period, 3,973 investigations were conducted, resulting in 674 investigation procedures and 230 administrative offence procedures, and 470 reports were provided by IRAE. Also according to IRAE's Activity Report, available for consultation at portal.azores.gov.pt, consumers submitted 1,881 complaints in 2024, with 36% being converted into investigation procedures. The remainder concerned acknowledgements of the service provided and complaints whose scope goes beyond IRAE's remit, having been forwarded to the competent entities. As for this year, we would like to highlight the operational plan, at a regional level, aimed at sales with price reductions in retail sales, such as sales, promotions and clearance sales, the price display on various products and misleading actions. The implementation of this operational plan, whose inspection actions took place between January 20 and February 28 with economic operators located on the islands of São Miguel, Terceira, Faial and Pico, resulted in the inspection of 226 economic operators and the filing of 8 administrative offence cases. Among the offences identified are the failure to specify the type of sale, the type of product or the lowest price previously charged, the date of commencement and the duration of the sale, the failure to comply with the deadline of five working days for the trader to submit a sales declaration to the competent authority, the failure to display the sales price both in the shop and in shop windows, and unfair commercial practices.
May 6, 2025
IRAE complies with operational plans for defence of Azorean consumers
According to its Activity Report, the Regional Inspectorate of Economic Activities (IRAE) carried out 4,495 inspections in 2024, 40% above the target set for that year. Among the number of inspections carried out, 78% fell within the scope of the 13 operational plans implemented during 2024. This is a clear indication of IRAE's proactive approach to conducting its operational activities to protect and safeguard Azorean consumers' rights and interests. In 2024, IRAE complied with its Annual Operational Inspection Plan, which was divided into operational plans that focused on the areas of public health protection or the safety of consumer goods, for example, namely "commercial practices with price reductions in retail sales," "tobacco" and "availability, sale and consumption of alcoholic beverages," among others. During the same period, 3,973 investigations were conducted, resulting in 674 investigation procedures and 230 administrative offence procedures, and 470 reports were provided by IRAE. Also according to IRAE's Activity Report, available for consultation at portal.azores.gov.pt, consumers submitted 1,881 complaints in 2024, with 36% being converted into investigation procedures. The remainder concerned acknowledgements of the service provided and complaints whose scope goes beyond IRAE's remit, having been forwarded to the competent entities. As for this year, we would like to highlight the operational plan, at a regional level, aimed at sales with price reductions in retail sales, such as sales, promotions and clearance sales, the price display on various products and misleading actions. The implementation of this operational plan, whose inspection actions took place between January 20 and February 28 with economic operators located on the islands of São Miguel, Terceira, Faial and Pico, resulted in the inspection of 226 economic operators and the filing of 8 administrative offence cases. Among the offences identified are the failure to specify the type of sale, the type of product or the lowest price previously charged, the date of commencement and the duration of the sale, the failure to comply with the deadline of five working days for the trader to submit a sales declaration to the competent authority, the failure to display the sales price both in the shop and in shop windows, and unfair commercial practices.