The European Union set a target for the business sector to invest 2% of GDP
in R&D. How is the convergence of Spain and Portugal towards this goal
progressing?
What are the most decisive factors in a country’s research and innovation
systems? You can see the video of the discussion we organised to debate
this issue here.
What is society’s opinion regarding the possible impacts of science and
technology? Establishing citizen participation mechanisms is necessary to
generate confidence and detect points for improvement.
While the participation of female PhD holders in Portugal is situated above
the EU‑27 average in all fields of knowledge considered, in Spain the
participation of female PhD holders is situated below the European average
in the fields of art, humanities and social sciences.
According to this study, the most popular form of gambling among teenagers
is sports betting, and there is a higher level of online gambling addiction
among boys.
What use are young Spaniards making of mobile phones? This study indicates
that 19% are hyperconnected, showing difficulties in controlling the use of
this technology.
Things are becoming increasingly difficult for tax evaders, with the new
big data and artificial intelligence techniques that detect hidden wealth,
the abuse of aggressive tax engineering and money laundering.