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.
In Spain and Portugal, the proportion of innovative companies, and the
degree to which these collaborate with other companies and organisations,
is below the EU-27 average.
This article presents a systematic review of the literature on rural
vulnerability research in order to identify the different trends related to
the sources of socio-environmental vulnerability in rural Spain.
Some 93% of children have heard of gender violence. Their preferential
source of information is the school setting but, if faced with a situation
of gender-based violence, they are unsure whether it would be the place to
find help.
Are male and female judges equally likely to grant restraining orders in
cases of gender-based violence? According to this study, gender alone is
not a determining factor but it is a key factor, together with experience
and caseload.