3rd Self Evaluation Report (ZEN) requested by Council of Ministers of 24 November, 2005 creating an International Support Groupfor the Reform of State Laboratories (GIARLE) chaired by Dr. Jean-Pierre Contzen and incorporating representatives of the Programme for the Reform of Central Government (PRACE) at the Ministry of Science, Technology and Higher Education (MCTES)Summary revised after presentation at Plenary Meeting of Scientific Council 6 February, 2006Instituto de Investigao Cientfica Tropical

3rd Self Evaluation Report (ZEN)

A summary including selected projects from management board (DIRAL) to stakeholders listed in bylaws: Steering Committee (CO), Monitoring Unit (UA), Scientific Council (CC), Paritary Commission

Instituto de Investigao Cientfica Tropical

IMPLEMENTING AN EVALUATION CULTURENov. 2003 Bylaws approved Feb. 2004 Management appointed May 2004 1st Self Evaluation Report: CRIP lists management targetsJan. 2005 2nd Self Evaluation Report: ENCA defines core competenciesMay 2005 Five Year Research Plan voted by CCJun. 2005 Internal Regulation PublishedDec. 2005 Inaugural Meeting of CO and UA; Preparatory Group for Evaluation (GPAV, selected from DIRAL) extends CRIP and ENCA into ZEN.

PORTUGUESE STATE LAB DEDICATED TO RESEARCH AND CAPACITY BUILDING IN COUNTRIES FROM PORTUGUESE SPEAKING COMMUNITY (CPLP)

3 CORE COMPETENCIESSustainable Development and Food Security (SUS)

Memories and Identities (MEM)

Access to and Preservation of Heritage (PAT)

187 tenured posts, of which 54 are researchers and 10 are senior researchers173 S&T personnel, of which23 collaborators44 fellowship holders53 full-time-equivalent (FTE) researchers are listed in 2001-2005 publications database51 PhD, 17 Masters, 63 BA/BScHUMAN AND FINANCIAL RESOURCESBudget 8,3 million in 2006 External Funding 16% of imputed research costs

DISTRIBUTION OF STUDENTS ACCORDING TO ORIGIN OF INSTITUTIONEDUCATION LEVEL OF STUDENTS IN NATIONAL INSTITUTIONS SUPERVISED BY IICT RESEARCHERS CAPACITY BUILDING AND ADVANCED TRAINING231 students supervised during 2001/05

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CORE COMPETENCY Sustainable Development and Food Security (SUS)

Includes 3 Programmes and 4 Centres6 partnerships with other state labs0.5 ISI publications per FTE researcher yearGuinea-Bissau, IICT

SELECTED PROJECTS WITH EXTERNAL FUNDING

Digital soil map of AngolaTER PROGRAMME

Protective mechanisms against African swine fever infection AGRI PROGRAMME, partnership being negotiated with Vet. Research Lab. (LNIV)

Impact assessment for the sub Saharan Africa challenge programme (Zimbabwe, Malawi, Mozambique) AGRI PROGRAMME

Integrated Pest Management on stored riceAGRI Programme Objectives of Dem Tec Project Implementation of sampling programs for stored paddy rice from India and Pakistan and milled rice ready for consumption, used in:risk assessment decision-making Application of additional control methods less noxious than existing ones for consumers and the environmentNew technology transfer from research to industryDemonstrations planned for tropical areas (Cape Verde) Projected visit of team researcher to Oklahoma and Kansas State UniversitiesDemonstration and Technology transfer Project from Portuguese Agency of InnovationSponsor: Trc, Inc., Salinas California

BIO/JMAT Programme Digitizing African Types at LISCFinanced by Andrew Mellon Foundation (USA)The project is part of the international project African Plants Initiative (API).

Type of Xylia mendoncae TorreAPI aims at creating a online comprehensive database of high-resolution images of all African type specimens from leading herbaria and botanic gardens around the world, including LISC, the herbarium of IICT.

LISC has about 245.000 African specimens. Of these, it is estimated that 3.500 are type specimens. More than 1000 types have already been digitised.

Evaluation of BIO/JMAT Programme(PALMEIRIM REPORT)New Mission: Research for Biodiversity Management

Some weaknesses1. Unbalanced scientific staff 2. Low capacity to attract external funding

Specific measures

Broaden research to applied and multidisciplinary areasMaintain current research themesManagement plans of natural reserves, preservation strategies for endangered species, conservation projects ex-situ

SUS CENTRESCentre of Remote Sensing for Development (CDRD) Coffee Rusts Research Centre (CIFC)Plant Ecophysiology, Biochemistry and Biotechnology Centre (ECO-BIO)Forests and Forestry Products Centre (FLOR)

1. Global and regional pyrogeographyFire in the Brazilian Amazon: multi-year mapping of area burned and estimation of pyrogenic emissions using remotely sensed data (POCTI/CTA/45126/2002)

GEOLAND: Fire induce landcover and forest changes ca. 60 participating international institutions(SIP3-CT-2003-502871)CDRD2. Landcover classification and change detectionLandcover changes and successional pathways in the forests of Cantanhez, Guinea-Bissau (POCTI BIA-BDE/57965/2004)

Landcover map of Angola (scale 1:750000), obtained from MODIS and Landsat-TM images.

CIFCMain purpose: to centralise, at international co-operation level, the research on the main coffee diseasesMore than 90% of resistant coffee cultivated varieties were created with CIFC helpDevelopment of a strategy for a durable management of the resistance to coffee berry disease (CBD) in Africa (ICA4-CT-2001-10008)Scientific collaboration in fundamental and practical knowledge in the most important coffee diseases in Tanzania with the ultimate aim of producing coffee varieties with durable resistance to these pathogens (TA STA COF99 01)Agreement Cenicafe (Colombia) - since 1976

Stress physiology and gene expression. Coffea sp. acclimation to cold and high irradiance stressful conditions (POCTI/AGG/43101/2001)

ECO-BIO

Growth of plants under environmental controlled conditions to study the responses to biotic and abiotic stresses at genomic, physiological, biochemical and structural levels (CONC-REEQ/374/2001) Role of defense-related genes during the establishment of root-nodule symbioses between higher plants and nitrogen-fixing bacteria (POCTI/AGR/55651/2004)

FLOR

The only group dedicated to the identification of tropical woods anddevelopment of non destructive methods of analysis (Portuguese Quality Certificate pending)2. Non destructive evaluation of wood and wood products Near and Fourier transform infrared for wood chemical and physical properties - extractives, lignin and polysaccharides - modulus of elasticity and basic density1. Tropical wood identification - optimise utilization - counterfeit analysis

SELECTED INDICATORS

CORE COMPETENCY Memories and Identities (MEM)

Includes 2 Programmes and 1 CentrePlanta do Quartelamento e Fortaleza da Ilha de Moambique. Carlos J. dos Reis e Gama, 1802AHU

Cartography, Politics and Colonial TerritoriesDatabase system on documents and cartography, produced by the Cartographic Commission, including data on frontiers delimitation, natural resources and territory managementCD ROM with cartographic documents available to CPLP and other countries General History of Cape Verde 3 volumes, 2 prizes, 1 honourable mentionCooperation project between Portugal and Cape Verde to publish a National History based on the organization of a documentary corpus on Cape Verde History.SELECTED PROJECTS WITH EXTERNAL FUNDING

Dynamics of Interaction in the Lusophone WorldFocus on rural and urban processes relevant for the study of colonial policies and cultural interactions.Memories, Heritage and Cultural Cooperation

Study of the material and non-material heritage shared by CPLP countriesSELECTED PROJECTS WITH EXTERNAL FUNDING

FORTHCOMING EVENTS AND BOOKSINTERNATIONAL MEETING ON HISTORY OF AFRICALisbon 1988 and 1999, Rio de Janeiro 1996, Maputo 2004Next edition planned for Cape Verde, 2006THE ATLANTIC SPACE OF THE ANCIENT REGIMEPartnership with Overseas History Centre (CHAM), 2005Historians, archivists, anthropologists, sociologistsProceedings forthcomingCOLONIAL CARTOGRAPHY IN AFRICA Coloquium 7-10 Nov. 2006

Cape Verde Virtual (CVV)3D Visualisation System of pluridisciplinar georeferenced information for turistic, cultural, educational and scientific applications to foster Cape Verde development.

Interdisciplinary Programme forGLOBAL DEVELOPMENT (DES)1. To study Public Private Partnerships (PPP) capable of contributing to economic and social development2. To design interdisciplinary projects helping CPLP countries with difficulties in fullfiling the MDGs - Health Promotion and Illness Prevention Temporal and spatial transmission risk of parasites emerging from freshwater ecosystems in Santiago Island (Cape Verde)

Nutrition, Child Growth and Development (S. Tom and Timor)

SELECTED INDICATORS

MEM2 PROGDESActivities with External Funding (%)757767Ext. Fund. / Cost (%) 151520Personnel S&T45437FTE S&T41374Of which in Publication Database (PD)19172Intern. Publications /FTE/yr0.80.53.4

CORE COMPETENCY Preservation and Access of Heritage (PAT) Includes INTERMINISTERIAL PROGRAMME TO TREAT AND PROVIDE ACCESS TO IICT HERITAGE (PI) and services open to the public:

Overseas Historical Archive (AHU)Tropical Garden (JMAT)Documentation Centre (CDI)Photo before and after treatment Goa, Emile Marini collection - IICT

PAT & PIPAT provides an enabling environment for the adoption of best practices in preservation and conservation, museology, archival and information sciences. This core competency acts as a platform for research and communication within and between SUS and MEM

Staff is mainly doing technical work and almost 50% is external (in this case fellowships play an important role in overcoming the freeze in recruitment and the attraction of young professionals)PI, after 8 months: Inserted 15,600 records in interactive databases

Treated and organised 18,500 collection items

AIMS OF PAT Technical Work Research Activity CooperationAnthropological Mission FilmsAngola, 1950-55AHU LaboratoryAHU ArchivesStudy of Portuguese overseas heritageIdentification communication classification preservation of collectionsTransferring knowledge and technology, allowing the sustainable development of CPLP countries

PI

Portuguese Museums InstituteScience and Technology FoundationNational Library

Conservation And TrainingNova University of LisbonPolytechnic Institute of Tomar

National Library: PORBASE 5 (bibliographical collections);

U.S. National Science Foundation / Kansas University Biodiversity Research Center: SPECIFY (zoological collections)

University of Oxford: BRAHMS (botanical collections):

IPM / MatrizNet: MATRIZ (archaeological, art and ethnographic collections)

INTERACTIVE DATABASES

GBIF Global Biodiversity Information Facility (152 data providers)IGC

Collective Catalogue on-line - over 150 librariesPortuguese Museums Network over 28 museums34 international botanical databases

Responsible for the arrangement of and the access to more than 15km of records produced by the Portuguese overseas offices between mid 17th century and ca. 1974, a few of which to be transferedAHU

More than 500 specific search requests / year2500 readers in 200565% Portuguese20% CPLP10% UE 5% other countries

Projects under consideration Heritage Built by the Portuguese in Africa Ministries of Public Works and Foreign Affairs Atlantic Africa Ministry of Culture of Brazil, CPLPAHU

January 18, Conference with Conservation Institute (IPCR) on Prevention and Emergency Plans in Museums Archives and Libraries

February 15, book launch in the presence of the Minister of State and Foreign Affairs2006 Events

TROPICAL GARDENA botanical garden, created in 1906, that holds a valuable collection of plant species mainly from tropical and sub-tropical regions Has benefited since 1992 from support of Berardo Foundation and other sponsors.League of Friends of JMAT to be launched soon. Member of Botanic Gardens Conservation International (BGCI), Iberian-Macaronesian Association of Botanic Gardens (AIMJB) European Botanic Gardens Consortium.Subscribed to the 2003 International Agenda for Botanic Gardens in Conservation.

SHOWCASE OF TROPICAL RESEARCH AND COMMUNICATION

Research on taxonomy, biodiversity, natural and ecological resourcesEducation services and public awareness events

Launch of The Adventure of PlantsUnder the Double Shade of Trees Exhibition 100th anniversary celebration in the presence of minister25 January 200623 September 2005 European Researchers Night, in the presence of Secretary of State

COMMUNICATION AND DISSEMINATION ARE TOP PRIORITIES FOR CO AND UA (ALSO GIARLE!)Interministerial Programme to treat and access IICT patrimonyDocumentation and Information CentreOverseas Historical ArchiveUpdated NewsDataBasesWebsite being revamped at www.iict.ptLarge quantity of publications available in CDI 1960s to 1990sNon technical summary of pappers appearing regularly in Africa Today and Nova Cidadaniawww.tvciencia.pt

SELECTED EVENTSAfrican Cinema Festival November 2005Angola Anthropological Mission FilmsDVD with Dances of Timor. Timor Anthropological Mission FilmsLusophone Book Fair in East TimorNovember 2005Lisbon Book Fair with Chaves Ferreira Publishers

SELECTED EVENTS200 children and youths in 2004 and 2005.Program Live Science from MCTES50 years of the Coffee Rust Research Centre, in the presence of Secretary of State29 April 2005Luanda-Exibition: 50 years of scientific books about Angola with Institute Cames and Catholic University of AngolaSeptember 2004

Seminars arranged by Chair of Scientific Council. First series began with President of Foundation for Science and Technology. Planned second series on scientific knowledge and its constraintsBurnay Palace, 30 November/04Conference by Prof. Jean Pierre Contzenat Junqueira 30, Auditorium, 14 June/05Burnay Palace, 15 December/05at Junqueira 30, Auditorium Visit of Prime Minister of Cape Verde in the presence of Portuguese Science Minister Innovation and Multilateral Agreements:which impact for developing countries Visit of IRD President and Presentation of Palmeirim ReportVISITS AND SEMINARS