Lisbon strategic vision is clear and ambitious: to position Lisbon as one of the most competitive, innovative and creative cities of Europe. Our strategy is based on promoting the internationalization and the competitiveness of Lisbon at a global scale. We are working hard and fast to stimulate innovation, creativity and the entrepreneurship spirit in the city making Lisbon a place open to new experiences. Lisbon is clearly assuming its privileged position as the gateway for the European consumers and an international platform for the Portuguese speaking emergent economies with 250 million consumers. The strategic position of Lisbon as an “ATLANTIC BUSINESS HUB” aims to attract investment, companies and talents. The number of INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS IN LISBON is growing and the city is becoming one of the Erasmus student’s top choices. The project “STUDY IN LISBON” is going to be a web platform with the central objective of attracting and retaining talent, making Lisbon a global hub in the fields of knowledge and innovation. Lisbon is working very hard to positioning itself as a global STARTUP CITY. Many international entrepreneurs are choosing Lisbon to launch their ideas, products and services positioning itself as one of the top five “Startup Cities” in the World (Source: Entrepreneur magazine). Lisbon City Council involved a diverse range of partners. The Lisbon Incubators Network which currently includes 11 incubators, adding more than 200 startups and 800 jobs. The network includes 11 business accelerators, 4 FabLabs, 15 coworking spaces and the community of business angels and venture capital investors. The City is developing an economic policy based in the development of STRATEGIC CLUSTERS an efficient instrument for the gathering of resources and funding. Cluster being developed: Creative Economy; Health and Well Being; Maritime Economy; ICT/Web; Tourism; Retail and Commerce.

1. LISBON
Economy. Innovation. Entrepreneurship
Lisbon City Council
December. 2013

2. LISBON
• VISION
• STRATEGY
• LISBON 2020
• STRATEGIC DOMAINS & PROJECTS
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3. VISION
LISBON. One of the most
competitive, innovative and
creative cities of Europe
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4. Strategy
A Strategy for the Future. Strengthening the links between the Anticipation of
challenges and opportunities, the Execution of projects and initiatives and the
Mobilization of all the stakeholders of Lisbon.
Promoting the internationalization and the competitive capability of Lisbon at a
regional and global scale;
Creating, attracting and retaining ... talents, companies, investment and strategic
clusters;
Stimulating the innovation, creativity and entrepreneurship spirit in the city;
Making Lisbon a space open to the exploitation of new motivations, experiences,
concepts and innovations;
Positioning Lisbon in the global networks of production and value creation;
Insert Lisbon in major international projects and networks of cities.
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5. STRATEGIC DOMAINS
ATLANTIC
BUSINESS
HUB
LISBON:
LISBON:
START UP
START UP
CITY
CITY
KNOWLEDGE
KNOWLEDGE
AND
AND
INNOVATION
INNOVATION
STRATEGIC
STRATEGIC
CLUSTERS
CLUSTERS
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6. STRATEGIC DOMAINS
LISBOA:
LISBON:
STARTUP
START UP
CITY
CITY
ATLANTIC
BUSINESS
HUB
EMPLOYMENT
KNOWLEDGE
AND
INNOVATION
STRATEGIC
CLUSTERS
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7. STRATEGIC DOMAINS
NETWORKS & ECOSYSTEMS
• Networks/Ecosystem
• Networks/Ecosystem
• Projects
• Projects
ATLANTIC
BUSINESS
HUB
LISBON:
LISBON:
START UP
START UP
CITY
CITY
KNOWLEDGE
KNOWLEDGE
AND
AND
INNOVATION
INNOVATION
STRATEGIC
STRATEGIC
CLUSTERS
CLUSTERS
• Networks/Ecosystem
• Networks/Ecosystem
• Projects
• Projects
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8. STRATEGIC DOMAINS
PROJECTS
ATLANTIC
BUSINESS
HUB
START UP
LISBON:
CITY
START UP
CITY
KNOWLEDGE
KNOWLEDGE
AND
AND
INNOVATION
INNOVATION
STRATEGIC
STRATEGIC
CLUSTERS
CLUSTERS
CROSS
INNOVATION
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9. Lisbon-Europe 2020
Position Lisbon Innovation, Entrepreneurship and Knowledge Ecosystems in the
heart of the city strategy for “Europe 2020”.
http://www.cm-lisboa.pt/en/city-council/city-council/clarity/lisboa-2020
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10. LISBON:
START UP
CITY
KNOWLEDGE
AND
INNOVATION
STRATEGIC
CLUSTERS
ATLANTIC
BUSINESS
HUB
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11. ATLANTIC
BUSINESS
HUB
LISBON:
START UP
CITY
KNOWLEDGE
AND
INNOVATION
STRATEGIC
CLUSTERS
ATLANTIC BUSINESS HUB
Lisbon is a privileged platform to 500 million
European consumers, offering modern
transportation and logistics infrastructures, such as
state of the art ports, railroads and highways, giving
good investment opportunities.
Lisbon also has a deep economic and cultural
relation with Portuguese speaking emergent
economies like Angola, Brazil and Mozambique,
with 250 million consumers. We have established
double taxation agreements and transport
connections with those markets, and all the major
Portuguese companies are already working there.
Therefore, Lisbon is the ideal location for businesses
that are targeted to the Portuguese speaking
countries markets.
Lisbon is at the same time zone of London, with an
international airport close to the center of the city,
and first class internet services and all this at the most
competitive costs in Europe.
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12. ATLANTIC
BUSINESS
HUB
LISBON:
START UP
CITY
KNOWLEDGE
AND
INNOVATION
STRATEGIC
CLUSTERS
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13. ATLANTIC
BUSINESS
HUB
LISBON:
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CITY
KNOWLEDGE
AND
INNOVATION
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LISBON - ENGINE OF A METROPOLITAN REGION
The city has a special commitment in supporting and
attracting talents, enterprises and investments. We work
everyday to make Lisbon a business friendly place with
plenty of opportunities for investors.
Because companies are made of people, Lisbon has an
unparalleled quality of life that makes it very attractive
for talents and top managers and their families:
international schools, a mild climate, an unique
luminosity, hospitable people, diverse landscape, and
an original gastronomy with a Mediterranean flavor.
Lisbon is the European city capital with the highest
number of golf courses and beaches, only 15 minutes
away from the city’s centre. It´s probably the only
European city capital where people can go surfing at
lunch time. To an amazing quality of life, we add a
second important factor to attract companies: a very
special geographic position in global economy.
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14. ATLANTIC
BUSINESS
HUB
KNOWLEDGE
AND
INNOVATION
LISBON:
START UP
CITY
LISBON - ENGINE OF A METROPOLITAN REGION
Área
População
84 km ²
547.733 Hab.
Empresas não financeiras
Emprego
Estudantes do Ensino Superior
99.920 Empresas
614.066 Empregados
121.934 Estudantes
STRATEGIC
CLUSTERS

15. ATLANTIC
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A NEW VISION FOR THE CITY
THE NEW LISBON´S
MASTER PLAN
Some important
cornerstones of the new Master Plan:
much more investor’s friendly, and
several fiscal and edification incentives
for rehabilitation projects
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16. ATLANTIC
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LISBON:
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KNOWLEDGE
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INNOVATION
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AREAS OF EXPANSION IN LISBON
Modern cities are those that best meet the needs
and aspirations of citizens. These are the cities
where people have a good quality of life and all
the infrastructures needed to study, work, invest
and enjoy free time. The modern city is the one
where people are inspired to create new things,
innovate, implement new projects and have
access to a world of experiences in a vibrant and
diverse environment.
Lisbon already has all the basic infrastructures
which, along with its competitive prices, make it
very easy, effective and reliable to create a global
company based in Lisbon.
The city is constantly changing, improving the
quality of its infrastructure, and ready to face new
challenges, and being increasingly more globally
competitive.
At this time, our primary goal is economic growth.
The Lisbon City Council is improving many public
spaces, revitalizing key areas for commerce and
economic activities and giving special attention to
the relation between the city and the riverfront.
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17. ATLANTIC
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LISBON:
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LISBON
An Attractive City for
Multinational Companies
Some international companies have installed new
offices in Lisbon.
The main advantages presented: top quality and
competitive human resources, good infrastructures,
unparalleled connections to the world’s fastest
growing markets and an European Business culture,
while enjoying more than 220 days of sunshine a year.
Lisbon can also guarantee human resources with:
availability, qualifications, flexibility, creativity and
multilingual skills.
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18. ATLANTIC
BUSINESS
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LISBON:
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KNOWLEDGE
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RECENT TRENDS AND OPPORTUNITIES
- Strong potential for Nearshoring
- Shared Services Center (high value added)
- Privileged locations for European and Regional
Headquarters
- Research and Competencies Centers of MNCs and
Expansion of International Operations
- Strong connections with Brazil and Angola
- Connections with other Emergent Economies: China
and India
- ICT, Software & Media; Health & Well-Being; Banking
& Insurance
- Tourism/Hotels (Business Events; Short Breaks)
- Full priority to Urban Rehabilitation of the
consolidated city: consolidation effort and an
investment opportunity
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19. ATLANTIC
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LISBON:
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CITY
KNOWLEDGE
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www.investlisboa.pt
For established companies seeking to invest in Lisbon, the city offers a
support service through the agency "Invest Lisboa". The support process is
simple and includes services such as: identification of business
opportunities, partners and installation sites; assist investors through the
process of decision making providing information and establishing
contacts with local and national institutions; simplification of
administrative procedures; mobilize partners in the design, development
and implementation of projects that are good investments to Lisbon;
offering a service that is personalized, confidential and free of charge.
There were supported 800 investment projects (since 2009), 70 of them
are established or have seen finished “Invest Lisboa” intervention and are
in the process of implementation.
In 2012, there were undertaken 12 free workshops. It was implemented
the “Bolsa de Permutas” for entrepreneurs, although in experimental
phase (www.investlisboa.com).
“Invest Lisboa” is working to contribute to creating a specific Seed
Capital Fund to startups to be implemented in Lisbon.
Promotion activities abroad during 2012:
. MIPIM (Cannes);
. FILDA (Luanda International Fair);
. S. Petersburg;
. Paris Real Estate Fair
The Lisbon Business Connections fit into the strategic and
systematic programme of Lisbon City Council which aims to
strengthen dialogue and joint work between the municipality and
business actors considered relevant for the economy of the city of
Lisbon ...
The project began with a series of executive meetings with
multinational companies which allowed to initiate a process of
conversation and strategic planning between the city of Lisbon
and a diverse set of business actors, promoting the
internationalization and competitiveness of city of Lisbon
economy, at a regional and global scale.
There have been held so far 6 Lisbon Business Connections,
involving about 100 multinational companies.
Lisbon executive meetings with Top
Managers of Global Companies
Building Network-Powered Growth Engine
for Lisbon
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20. ATLANTIC
BUSINESS
HUB
LISBON:
START UP
CITY
KNOWLEDGE
AND
INNOVATION
STRATEGIC
CLUSTERS
“Lisbon Enterprise Office” includes “Balcão Iniciativa Lisboa” (Lisbon
Initiative Office) that supports diverse types of commercial
establishments, receiving the applications necessary for its operation
(permits and licenses). It also includes national initiatives for
simplification (“On the Spot Firm”, “On the Spot Brand” and others)
making it possible to create a company in just one office in only 36
minutes and costing about 360 euros. Portugal has thus become a
country in Europe (recognized by the European Innovation
Scoreboard) where setting up a company is fast, less bureaucratic and
one of the cheapest.
Portugal has become Known as the country in Europe (recognized by
the European Innovation Scoreboard) where setting up a company is
fast, less bureaucratic and one of the cheapest.
“Iniciativa Lisboa” offers a simple and quick service, in a single point of
attendance, through a single form, concentrating all the applications in
a single process. Here you can apply for:
• Filming and photo sessions
• Operation hours of businesses
• Building permit
• License of advertising and occupation of public space
• License of itinerant space
• License of utilization
• License for events and public entertainment
• Occupation of a public route
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21. ATLANTIC
BUSINESS
HUB
KNOWLEDGE
AND
INNOVATION
STRATEGIC
CLUSTERS
STARTUP
CITY
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22. ATLANTIC
BUSINESS
HUB
LISBON:
START UP
CITY
KNOWLEDGE
AND
INNOVATION
STRATEGIC
CLUSTERS
LISBON: ATLANTIC START UP CITY
We want Lisbon to be a real startup city. The city offers several spaces in incubators for entrepreneurs who want to launch and
develop their innovative ideas.
The city, in partnership with a diverse range of private and public stakeholders, is investing in a solid network of incubation and
acceleration spaces in Lisbon.
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23. ATLANTIC
BUSINESS
HUB
LISBON:
START UP
CITY
KNOWLEDGE
AND
INNOVATION
STRATEGIC
CLUSTERS
Startup Lisboa - http://startuplisboa.com .
Startup Lisboa it´s an incubator developed by
the Lisbon Municipality and two additional
founding partners: the bank Montepio Geral
and IAPMEI (the national agency that supports
SMEs).
Some figures about the success in the design,
development and results achieved by Startup
Lisboa: received more than 600 applications,
supported the creation of more than 100
companies (22 have already left the incubator
and 15 have international offices), more than
250 jobs created, more than 5 million Euros
raised, access to a network of 40 mentors, more
than 50 business partners, partnerships in 23
international markets, 30% are international
entrepreneurs, more than 20 national and
international awards – that includes 2 poles
(Startup Lisboa Tech and Startup Lisboa
Commerce) and 1 more pole is planned to
open soon (to 50 companies and 200 new jobs).
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24. ATLANTIC
BUSINESS
HUB
LISBON:
START UP
CITY
KNOWLEDGE
AND
INNOVATION
STRATEGIC
CLUSTERS
• +100 startups supported
• +250 jobs
• 5 milhões Euros angariados
• 40 Mentores
• +50 partners
• 30 events in last 6 months
• 600 applications received in last
6 months
• +20 national and international
awards
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25. ATLANTIC
BUSINESS
HUB
LISBON:
START UP
CITY
KNOWLEDGE
AND
INNOVATION
STRATEGIC
CLUSTERS
START UP LISBOA LOANS – FINICIA LISBOA
FINICIA Lisboa is targeted to:
• Financing until 45 000€ for
existing companies, with 3
complete financial years or
more (funding up to 100%
of the investment)
• New or existing companies
with less than 3 complete
financial years (funding up
to 85% of the investment)
Start Up Lisboa Loans aims to stimulate and
guide investments made by Micro and Small
Enterprises in the city of Lisbon to the
improvement of products and/or services, for
the modernization of companies or for
adaptations due to legal requirements and
regulations.
The fund applies to the geographical area of
Lisbon municipality and supports projects in
sectors considered strategic for the economic
development of the city: new technologies,
environment, tourism, creative industries, urban
rehabilitation, research and maritime
economy.
The Financial and Cooperation Protocol of
Finicia Programme was signed by Lisbon City
Council, Montepio, Lisgarante, Start Up Lisboa
and IAPMEI.
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26. ATLANTIC
BUSINESS
HUB
LISBON:
START UP
CITY
KNOWLEDGE
AND
INNOVATION
STRATEGIC
CLUSTERS
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27. ATLANTIC
BUSINESS
HUB
LISBON:
START UP
CITY
KNOWLEDGE
AND
INNOVATION
STRATEGIC
CLUSTERS
LISBON INCUBATORS NETWORK
The city of Lisbon has been developing partnerships with all the incubators of Lisbon,
creating a true entrepreneurial ecosystem.
The city offers talented resources and an excellent testing market. Plus, Lisbon was
considered the 5th upcoming tech hub worldwide by Entrepreneur magazine.
Whether you are looking to enter the European market, or explore the vast emerging
Portuguese speaking market like Brazil, the Lisbon Challenge can be the gateway to
success.
The contribution of incubators, accelerators and start ups, and the national and
international community of investors will be critical to enhance the competitiveness
of the city of Lisbon in attracting and creating companies and talents.
The Lisbon City Council created a portal for the city entrepreneurship ecosystem
acting and federating these proactive initiatives and sharing best practices and
strategic partners, promoting and making visible this ecosystem at a national and
international scale.
The Lisbon Incubators Network currently includes 11 incubators, adding more than
200 startups and 800 jobs. Additionally, the network includes 8 business accelerators,
4 FabLabs (1 implemented by Lisbon City Council), 15 coworking spaces and the
community of business angels and venture capital investors located in Lisbon.
www.incubadoraslisboa.pt
facebook.com/incubadoraslisboa
We strongly believe that Lisbon has all the conditions to become an attractive city
for the creation and attraction of start ups, given its political and social context,
strategic access to international markets, competitive, skilled and flexible workforce,
excellent quality of life, modern infrastructure and spaces available.
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28. ATLANTIC
BUSINESS
HUB
LISBON:
START UP
CITY
KNOWLEDGE
AND
INNOVATION
STRATEGIC
CLUSTERS
Business Incubators
Startups Accelerators
Support to Entrepreneurship
Conferences
Meetups
Fab Labs
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29. www.incubadoraslisboa.pt
facebook.com/incubadoraslisboa
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30. ATLANTIC
BUSINESS
HUB
LISBON:
START UP
CITY
KNOWLEDGE
AND
INNOVATION
STRATEGIC
CLUSTERS
YOUTH ENTREPRENEURSHIP PROGRAMME
OF LISBON
The purpose of this programme is to inspire and prepare children and
young people in Lisbon to win and succeed in a global economy
through education and awareness in the areas of citizenship and
ethics, career development, entrepreneurship and financial literacy.
The project was born from a partnership created in 2011 between
Lisbon City Council and Junior Achievement Portugal.
Academic year 2012/2013:
• 36 schools in the city of Lisbon
• 3155 students
• 5 programmes
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31. ATLANTIC
BUSINESS
HUB
LISBON:
START UP
CITY
KNOWLEDGE
AND
INNOVATION
STRATEGIC
CLUSTERS
LISBOA EMPREENDE - MICROENTREPRENEURSHIP
The project Lisboa Empreende - Microentrepreneurship, publicly released on February
2013, is part of the Lisbon City Council strategy for entrepreneurship and aims to meet
the needs of entrepreneurs who want to develop small businesses and have difficulties in
access to finance.
This project is directed primarily to boost businesses in the commerce and services sectors
whose location is in the city of Lisbon, and aims to establish itself as a response to
traditional labor market through self-employment..
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32. ATLANTIC
BUSINESS
HUB
LISBON:
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CITY
KNOWLEDGE
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CLUSTERS
Partners:
Results (November 2013):
Lisboa Empreende - Microentrepreneurship is a
project of proximity that has partner organizations
which support the promoters in the structuring of
the idea, the development of the business plan,
obtaining financing and during project
implementation.
> 343 participants in the workshops "Being an entrepreneur is an
alternative to my current situation?" (303) and "Sou Mais" (40)
> CASES
> AUDAX
> Montepio Geral
> Cooperativa João Sem Medo
> Attendances:
+ Registrations through Lisbon City Council website: 225
+ Attendances scheduled for first meeting: 120
+ Attendances undertaken: 209
> Follow up of the attendances:
+ Development phase: 149
+ Screening phase: 50
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33. ATLANTIC
BUSINESS
HUB
LISBON:
START UP
CITY
KNOWLEDGE
AND
INNOVATION
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CLUSTERS
ENTREPRENEURSHIP EVENTS IN THE
CITY OF LISBON
Pursuing the goal of making Lisbon a city
open to the exploration of new motivations,
experiences, concepts and innovations,
Lisbon City Council has been supporting
different types of events and initiatives in the
fields of entrepreneurship and innovation.
•
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•
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Lisbon Challenge
ISCTE-IUL MIT-Portugal
Explorers festival
Demo Day Startup Lisboa
Startup Pirates @ Lisboa
SWITCH Conference
Bootcamp TiE Lisboa
Silicon Valley Comes to Lisbon
TEDx Lisboa
Sandbox Global Summit
...
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34. ATLANTIC
BUSINESS
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LISBON:
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CITY
KNOWLEDGE
AND
INNOVATION
STRATEGIC
CLUSTERS
LISBON CHALLENGE
It’s an international acceleration program aimed at eager
startups in the growth phase. The Lisbon Challenge is based in
Lisbon with Investors Days in Boston, London and São Paulo.
Startups from any sector can apply. Startups from any sector
can apply.
The approach is based on the selection of startups that will
receive top mentoring and support to develop and improve
not only their product, but also their skills to succeed as
entrepreneurs.
75 teams met with 200 international mentors & investors for a chance to
be chosen as the 10 winners of the Challenge. Startups from any sector can
apply, no equity is taken and no restrictions apply.
Lisbon Challenge main features:
> No equity, 4 months of acceleration (for best startups, as judging
eliminates teams);
> Seedcamp Lisbon attendance and pitch;
> Explorers Festival participation (plus Toolbox training);
> Investor Days in London, São Paulo, New York and Lisbon (for the
winners);
> Free office space, low cost accommodation and visa support if needed.
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35. ATLANTIC
BUSINESS
HUB
LISBON:
START UP
CITY
KNOWLEDGE
AND
INNOVATION
STRATEGIC
CLUSTERS
LISBON ENTREPRENEURSHIP WEEK
As done in 2012, Lisbon City Council held between 6-10
May 2013 the 2nd Entrepreneurship Week of Lisbon.
A week of celebration, reflection, discussion and
promotion of entrepreneurship in the city of Lisbon.
All partners who have been sharing this adventure with
us to turn Lisbon into a Startup City were defied to submit
an initiative/event to be held during this week.
There were over 20 events involving over 40 partners of
the entrepreneurial ecosystem in Lisbon.
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36. ATLANTIC
BUSINESS
HUB
LISBON:
START UP
CITY
KNOWLEDGE
AND
INNOVATION
STRATEGIC
CLUSTERS
FAB LAB FORNO TIJOLO
CoWORK FORNO TIJOLO
FAB LAB Lisboa was opened last July in the
Municipal Market “Forno do Tijolo”, providing a
new rapid prototyping lab serving businesses and
giving to the city another important tool for
innovation.
Lisbon will have a new coworking space, an initiative
of the city council.
Founding Partners of the project include Lisbon City
Council, Iberomoldes CENTIMFE, Ydreams,
Corticeira Amorim and AIP-CCI.
The Lisbon City Council has launched a public tender
for the concession of a limited part of the “Forno do
Tijolo” Market which will allow the construction of a
new coworking space.
The FabLab Lisboa is thought to function as a "thinktank" where designers, developers, students and
other actors gather to develop projects for the local
community. Fab Lab is opened and free for the
community every 2 days of the week.
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37. ATLANTIC
BUSINESS
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LISBON:
START UP
CITY
STRATEGIC
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KNOWLEDGE
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38. ATLANTIC
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LISBON:
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CITY
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KNOWLEDGE AND INNOVATION
Lisbon is already a city of knowledge and innovation, an European city capital extremely
receptive to technological innovations, a prime location for the implementation of R&D
centers and shared services for multinationals.
The city is the largest centre of universities and research centers in the country, with 15000
researchers and a very broad and diversified set of universities and a great ability to
attract foreign students (4000 international students in 2010/2011).
The Lisbon region has 140.000 university students, 30.000 graduates every year and an
important pool of high quality engineering students(Portugal is 3rd OECD country with
more researchers, in the fields of science and engineering per 1000 inhabitants, Global
Benchmark Report 2012).
The main objective of LISBON KNOWLEDGE AND INNOVATION MAP is to provide
information on research, innovation and creativity in Lisbon city/region. It includes data
about the actors intervening in these areas reinforcing the position of Lisbon as an
European leading region in innovation (Innovation Union Scoreboard 2013). It aims to be
an interactive and user-oriented tool that allows to identify, locate, contact and learn
more about organizations that contribute to reinforce the dimension of Lisbon as an
international city of knowledge and innovation.
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39. R&D
ATLANTIC
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LISBON:
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expenditures
KNOWLEDGE
AND
INNOVATION
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CLUSTERS
LISBON
CREATIVE
ECONOMY
KNOWLEDGE AND INNOVATION MAP OF LISBON
SHOPPING
AND
RETAIL
INTERNATIONAL
ECONOMIC
PROMOTION
LISBON
ECONOMY
IN FIGURES
http://mapadoconhecimento.cm-lisboa.pt
LISBON makes
a relevant
investment in
Research &
Development
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Source: Eurostat

40. Innovation
scoreboard
LISBON is
a region
Innovation
Leader
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41. ATLANTIC
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104
140.000
30.000
158
15.000
12
3
15
72
2,3%
LISBON:
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Higher Education Institutions
Students (Higher education)
Graduates/Year
R&D Centers
Researchers
Incubators
S&T Parks
R&D + Knowledge Foundations
Residences for Students
GDP spent on R&D
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42. ATLANTIC
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LISBON:
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LISBON’s KNOWLEDGE AND INNOVATION MAP
http://mapadoconhecimento.cm-lisboa.pt
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43. ATLANTIC
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STUDY IN LISBON
This initiative aims to be a web
platform that brings together
information, actors and initiatives
with the central objective of
attracting and retaining talents,
and positioning the city of Lisbon
as a global hub in the fields of
knowledge and innovation.
Bearing in mind that the links
between education, research
and the labor market are crucial
for the development of the
entrepreneurial city in Lisbon and
for the economic activity of the
region in which it operates, the
project seeks to capitalize those
assets and contribute to turn
Lisbon into a City of Knowledge
and Innovation on an
international scale.
LISBON:
START UP
CITY
KNOWLEDGE
AND
INNOVATION
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LISPOLIS – LISBON INNOVATION & TECHNOLOGY PARK
LISPOLIS is the major science and technological park in Lisbon.
Lisbon City Council presented a new agenda - "Lispolis: a new
Strategic Ambition" - including five strategic priorities:
internationalization, investment, entrepreneurship, knowledge
and networks.
It also includes a new communication and branding strategy
aiming to increase now the visibility of Lispolis at a national and
international scale. This strategic agenda was approved by the
General Assembly and Scientific Council of Lispolis in December
2012.
It is intended to create an "Innovation Hub", based on structural
movements, “anchor” actors, integrating programmes,
complementary projects and strategic projects that will make
Lispolis an area of reference.
Lispolis has all the conditions to become a territory of excellence
that will foster the synergy and growth of enterprises and
scientific and technological organizations and institutions, and
strengthen their distinctive capacities, thus catalyzing Lisbon’s
overall economic development and competitive advantages.
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STRATEGIC CLUSTERS
It is important to collaborate with the companies within
the city, specially in the areas of more competitiveness.
The logic of articulation of clusters is an efficient
instrument for the concentration of resources and
funding. We want that the strategic sectors for the city
consolidate and renew continuously, ensuring the
dissemination / transfer of knowledge and know-how.
The starting point for the approach to the strategic
sectors in Lisbon is based on a common methodology
that includes indictors and the mapping of its major
actors. The strategic partners actively participate in the
development, validation and discussion of the
programmes and initiatives for each sector.
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A city of INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGIES, SOFTWARE AND INTERNET
Lisbon - the city and metropolitan area - has been very attractive to the installation of companies from the ICT sectors, as also as
the Software industry and all companies in the Internet, as well as companies in the areas of Media and Audiovisual.
61% of the total ICT employment in Portugal is located in the Lisbon metropolitan area (source: INE, 2011). Companies such as
Accenture, Microsoft, Teleperformance, Cisco, Nokia-Siemens, ASUS, ONI, Xerox, Epson, ZTE, LibertàGià, Hitachi Consulting and
others were established or expanded in Lisbon during the last months. The distribution of the sub-sectors shows the predominance
of the telecommunication services, consulting and software production. Many ICT events were organized in the city, including the
Lisbon BIG APPS. The incubator Startup Lisboa Tech has a key-role in this sector. Until March 2013, start-ups located in this incubator
had a total turnover of 3 millions Euros.
A CREATIVE CITY
The Lisbon area is the most creative one in Portugal. About 40% of creative employment and 60% of GVA are generated here by
almost 22000 companies of this the industry. Lisbon has all the conditions to assume the role of a creative city, not only on a
national scale, but especially on a European and global scale. It´s a multicultural and transcultural city, welcoming immigrants
and visitors; these are factors that should also be used to enhance the attractiveness of talent. Lisbon creative economy
blueprint: http://www.cross-innovation.eu/proud-to-present-the-lisbon-creative-economy-book/news/
A city of MARITIME ECONOMY
If you are an investor, Lisbon offers a diverse set of values (natural, historical, material and immaterial) that provide resources for a
wide range of economic activities. Its 19 km coastline and its port with excellent conditions and with a multidisciplinary functional
profile (container terminal, cruises, fishing harbours, marinas, shipyards, beaches) make Lisbon a place of excellence to ensure
success for the maritime companies. With several universities and scientific and technological research centres, Lisbon guarantees
outstanding conditions for the development of products and services (biotechnology, marine microbiology, marine safety and
biodiversity) of the knowledge-based economy. The headquarters of the European Maritime Safety Agency are located in Lisbon
and the city is the host of some of the most important nautic events (Volvo Ocean Race, Tall Ships Race and others).
ICTs
WEB
MOBILE
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A city of TOURISM AND EXPERIENCES
The city of Lisbon is in the top positions of some of the most important tourism rankings and awards. Indicators demonstrating the
value of this high growth sector (accumulated from January to December 2012): total guests (4.131.591), total nights (9.471.981),
foreign market guests (2.717.178), foreign market nights (6.989.377). Besides the city breaking, congress events and cruises, Lisbon
offers an excellent potential for health and well being tourism, senior tourism, business related tourism and knowledge tourism. had
a total turnover of 3 millions Euros.
A city for HEALTH AND WELL-BEING
On a national level, Lisbon has an important role as an area of concentration of high ranking research and development
activities, demonstrated by recent trends, such as the installation of the Champalimaud Foundation in Lisbon, and the installation
in the city in the last 12 months of several pharmaceutical companies, such as Leopharma, PPD, Bial and Hovione.
Also the fact that Lisbon is living a deep transformation process in its hospitals network- with the closure of old hospitals located in
central areas of the city and the opening of a large central hospital - will be an important “anchor” for the city to attract a diverse
range of business and research actors in different areas of health sciences (pharmaceutical, biotechnology, pharmacogenomics,
medical equipment and instruments, medical clinics, among others).
One third of the health research centres in Portugal are established in Lisbon, employing about 920 investigators. Also private
research centres have been increasingly choosing Lisbon to be established: two major examples in Lisbon region are
Champalimaud Foundation centre and Instituto Gulbenkian de Ciência. In 2011, the Gross Value Added (GVA) of companies in
the Greater Lisbon related to the health sector represented 7.8% of national GVA.(source: INE). In 2011, the turnover of companies
based in the Greater Lisbon reached 47.7% of the national level for the health sector.
TOURISM
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LISBON CREATIVE ECONOMY
One of the emerging sectors in the city of Lisbon
is undoubtedly the Creative Economy,
understood here as an economic sector central
to the city, crossing different economic, sociocultural and technological dimensions
and being developed by numerous actors in
constant dialogue and transformation.
There are being developed interactive processes
between the private and public initiative that
can result in win-win situations and Lisbon City
Council wishes to make more visible the
dynamics of the creative economy and
continue to be an enabler for the interaction
between its own activities, with private institutions
and other public institutions.
CREATIVE
ECONOMY
BLUEPRINT
EUROBEST
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LISBOA FILM COMMISSION
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Launched at the end of 2012 as a service integrated in City Council
of Lisbon, Lisboa Film Commission was specifically designed to
reduce bureaucracy and streamline the audiovisual production
process.
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Mission:
• To promote Lisbon, both nationally and internationally, as an
attractive and competitive film destination for features, short films,
documentaries, tv projects, commercials and promos.
• To support production companies and the professionals of the
production business: acting both as a partner and a facilitator
within the various municipal services in order to get the shooting
permits; researching locations and supporting pre-production;
establishing liaison with other entities and areas that are outside
the city´s jurisdiction; assembling quality production information for
production companies coming abroad.
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Facts & Figures
An overview of the audiovisual productions in Lisbon since the
creation of Lisboa Film Commission in October 2012 is as follows:
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Lisboa Film Commission received 559 requests for filming (films and
commercials) and assisted approximately 200 requests for film
productions. From the total of productions assisted 39% were
features, 14% television series, 13% short films, 10% documentaries,
10% TV programmes, 10% student projects, 4% promo or
institutional films.
Film productions spent over 6 million euros budget in the city of
Lisbon.
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Lisboa Film Commission recorded over 1700 filming days and 4,6
filming average per day in Lisbon (against 2.1 average the months
before October 2012).
Since Lisboa Film Commission was launched, there has been a
160% increase in the requests for filming in the capital.
Eight feature films and documentaries have been produced
through financial support of Lisboa Film Commission/Lisboa City
Council, and currently in post-production; 11 features are still in
development and were shortlisted for funding.
Approximately 700.000 euros incentives were given to cinema
productions (municipal tax exemptions and fund financing).
Projects funded by Lisboa Film Commission collected a range of
national and international awards in 2012-2013. Honours included
a Golden Bear for Short Film Rafa at Berlinale 2012, a Cinema
Mundi Prize 2013 for feature film Sangue do Meu Sangue, and the
prestigious Prix Illy du Court Métrage at Quinzaine des Réalisateurs
Cannes 2013 for short film Gambozinos.
Internationally successful features assisted by Lisboa Film
Commission and shot in the capital such as Night Train to Lisbon,
Les Taxis Rouges, Bella Block Lissabon, Une Famille Formidable, A
Summer in Portugal, Balupu, Giacomo´s Variations, Cadences
Obstinées, The Lines of Wellington, and The Mysteries of Lisbon, all
contribute to promoting Lisbon as a key destination for business
and tourism.
Likewise, commercial films like Vodafone, Mercedes, Nike,
Citroen, Easy Jet, Mercedes, Fujitsu, Fiat 500, Sony, MacDonalds,
and others, specifically produced to be broadcasted in TV and
other abroad channels, like UK, France, Germany, Italy, Poland,
India, Russia, Angola and many others, also promote Lisbon as a
film set. These commercial films paid for Public Space Taxes, which
represents an income of 500.000 euros for the municipality.
Through its audience development work, Lisboa Film Commission
gave non financial support to various Lisbon international Film
Festivals, and to 13 film exhibition projects.
Lisboa Film Commission held over 400 individual meetings with
producers, directors, festival organisers, local authorities, municipal
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CROSS INNOVATION
The Cross-Innovation project began in 2012 and will run until
December 2014. Cross-Innovation is the creation of new products
and/or innovative services, resulting from the sharing of intersectoral experiences and knowledge, with a cultural and/or
creative basis (INTERREG IV Learning by sharing). The goal of the
project results from the identification and sharing of European good
practices in "Cross-Innovation", from the 11 partner cities.
The programme addresses the following four key themes:
> Smart incentives - Types of innovative financing to promote intersectoral collaboration;
> Culture-based innovation - Schemes that leverage innovation in
private companies and public sector, through the introduction of
creative and artistic practices;
> Brokerage - Services that build bridges connecting “CrossInnovation” facilitators and beneficiaries;
> Spatial cross-collaboration - Services rendered to companies
working in Co-Working spaces, incubators, FabLabs, science parks
and local clusters.
The participating cities are: Birmingham, Amsterdam, Berlin,
Stockholm, Linz, Pilzen, Vilnius, Warsaw, Rome, Tallinn and Lisbon.
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LISBON COMMERCE
Commercial activity today takes place in a very complex and demanding reality, due to factors such as
competition, local shopping centers, the outlets, consumers demands and changing rhythms, styles and
lifestyles. All the factors pose a challenge to the traditional economic commerce.
Retail is a key economic activity for the city of Lisbon. The Lisbon City Council has been meeting with key
stakeholders and industry associations and is currently involved in various projects, which enable and
enhance the results obtained under the commercial census (retail, food and beverage
and services) now done in a efficient, intelligent and interactive way.
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LISBON ACADEMY OF COMMERCE
The Lisbon Academy of Commerce is an intervention programme to support and
empower business owners and entrepreneurs of the commerce sector to
potentiate their businesses or business ideas, by sharing innovative tools and
methodologies focused on the “to do” approach, targeted to the revitalization of
the sector and facing the challenges that the current situation imposes.
In recent years, the traditional commerce has been struggling with challenges
that has not always succeeded in giving response, losing competitiveness and
visibility in the Portuguese business context. Aiming to support and empower
commerce business owners and entrepreneurs in response to the challenges
that the current reality imposes, the Lisbon City Council, UACS, SBI Consulting
and Associação Daring Project have joined forces in the creation of the Lisbon
Academy of Commerce.
The Lisbon Academy of Commerce aims to be a reference in the revitalization of
traditional commerce, establishing new ways of acting, positioning itself as an
example of good practices and enhancing the development of the sector and the
urban renewal of the commercial areas of the city.
Project partners:
Lisbon City Council
UACS - União das Associações de Comércio e Serviços
SBI Consulting
Associação Daring Project
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www.lisbonshopping.pt
Lisbon Shopping Destination - www.lisbonshopping.pt
The website (and facebook page) Lisbon Shopping Destination offers
tourists arriving in Lisbon information on routes and shops of
excellence in different streets and neighborhoods. This initiative aims
to revitalize and stimulate street retail in the city, promoting Lisbon as
an international shopping destination and increasing the international
demand when the internal market has strong restrictions on the level
of consumption. The project explores the link between retail and
tourism and is targeted to the millions of tourists arriving in the city by
plane and cruise. Lisbon Shopping Destination has already achieved
significant results: a “Pink Day” and an “Open Night” were organized
in partnership with shops of two city areas (“Castilho” and “Guerra
Junqueiro”) resulting in an increase of commercial activities.
Project partners:
UACS – União das Associações de Comércio e Serviços
Associações de Comerciantes: Liberdade, Chiado, Baixa, Príncipe
Real, Castilho, Bairro Alto, São Bento e Santos (Santos Design District)
ATL – Associação de turismo de Lisboa
APL – Administração do Porto de Lisboa
Ativism
XEROX
Revista Up (TAP)
Vogue Portugal
Global Blue (Tax Free)
Lisboa Convida
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69. Lisbon City Council
Economy and Innovation
December 2013
www.cm-lisboa.pt/en/
Photos: Daniel Rodrigues.
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