In this year, Madeira accounted for 2.3% of the national GDP. The RIS 2019 also provides an analysis of Madeira’s performance in each innovation indicator, allowing the identification of the region’s relative strengths and weaknesses when compared to Portugal and the EU. [54] Many are cut into the sides of mountains, and it was also necessary to dig 40 km (25 mi) of tunnels, some of which are still accessible. Today, it is a popular year-round resort, being visited every year by about 1.4 million tourists,[11] almost five times its population. In 2017, the population aged 30-34 with tertiary education in the region was at 33.8% (Eurostat, 2019). The ukulele was introduced to the Hawaiian Islands by Portuguese immigrants from Madeira and Cape Verde. The tail is easily shed and the stump regenerates slowly.
In the Regional Innovation Scoreboard 2019 (RIS 2019), Madeira has been classified as a “Moderate Innovator” with a decrease of the regional innovation performance in the last years.The Regional Innovation Index (RII) in 2019 was 0.342 (normalised score), 78.5 relative to Portugal and 70.4 relative to the EU.
If population growth rate would be same as in period 2011-2014 (-1.16%/year), Madeira population in … [103] Most countries limit the use of the term Madeira to those wines that come from the Madeira Islands, to which the European Union grants Protected designation of origin (PDO) status.[104].
Beginning at the harbour (Porto de Funchal), the neighbourhoods and streets rise almost 1,200 metres (3,900 ft), along gentle slopes that helped to provide a natural shelter to the early settlers. Sometimes services of these laboratories are rendered in conjunction with the University of Madeira. The archipelago is considered to be the first territorial discovery of the exploratory period of the Age of Discovery. Despite its ultra-peripheral geographical situation, and while keeping rural characteristics in significant part of the territory and having a low presence of manufacturing companies, the region has witnessed an impressive economic growth over the last years. The region continues to work with the central government on a long-term plan to reduce its debt levels and commercial debt stock. Volcanic activity later resumed, producing scoria cones and lava flows atop the older eroded shield. [citation needed] Relief is a determinant factor on precipitation levels, areas such as the Madeira Natural Park can get as much as 2,800 mm (110 in) of precipitation a year[47] hosting green lush laurel forests, while Porto Santo, being a much flater island, has a semiarid climate (BSh).
The Promotion Association of Madeira launched a communication campaign for the prize, with the objective of bringing greater notoriety to the destination and which was based on the fact that, despite all the crisis … Competitiveness and internationalisation; Environmental sustainability and territorial cohesion; Along with the regional action plan “Madeira 2020”, the region has also developed a specific plan for research, technological development and innovation – the PIDTI action plan. At the end of this eruptive phase, an island circled by reefs was formed, its marine vestiges are evident in a calcareous layer in the area of Lameiros, in São Vicente (which was later explored for calcium oxide production). According to studies in December 31, 2014, the resident population in Madeira is 256,686 people. [53] The Madeiran wall lizard grows to a snout-to-vent length of about 8 cm (3.1 in) with a tail about 1.7 times the length of its body.
This is below the national average (33.5%) and below the EU average (40.7%). Despite this fact, some of these units have reached international reputation (INE, 2019).The region has one of the lowest figures among the Portuguese regions as regards PhDs in Science and Technological areas per 1,000 inhabitants (0.2 in 2017; national average was 0.80), as well as R&D researchers (FTE) in active population (0.22% in 2016, below the national average: 0.8%) (INE, 2019). Funchal has an extensive public transportation system. It is one of the two autonomous regions of Portugal, with Madeira Island and Porto Santo Island being the only inhabited islands. until the end of 2027. Another missionary from Scotland, William Hepburn Hewitson, took on Protestant ministerial activities in Madeira. IDR is a supporting public body which, under the supervision of the Regional Government’s Vice-Presidency, is in charge of coordinating the activities regarding regional development (including STI), as well as managing the European Union funds for the region.The ROP Madeira 2014-2020 governance model includes policy, management and monitoring bodies, at both national and regional levels as follows:At national level: inter-ministerial commission at the national government that ensures policy coordination led by the ministry responsible for regional development; Agency for Development and Cohesion (AD&C) in charge of technical coordination; Monitoring Committee composed of representatives of intermediate bodies, social partners and representatives of the European Commission; and the audit and certification authorities that are the national Agency for Development and Cohesion and the Inspector-General of Taxes (IGF).At regional level: The regional action plan “Madeira 2020”, developed in the framework of EU’s Europe 2020 growth strategy, helped prepare the new programming cycle 2014-2020. In Madeira, 99% of the households had internet access at home in 2017, matching the national average (Eurostat, 2019). Area: 801 square kilometres (Madeira island: 740.7 km²; Porto Santo: 42.5 km²; Desertas: 14.2 km² as the total of 3 uninhabited islands; Selvagens: 3.6 km² as the total of 3 islands and 16 uninhabited islets). C’est une région autonome faisant partie de l’Union européenne, avec pour capitale Funchal. Visiting the interior of the islands is now easy thanks to construction of the Vias Rápidas, major roads that cross the island. The regional GDP has been increasing since 2012 (when it was at €4.0bn), reaching €4.6bn in 2017 (Eurostat, 2019). Créateur et éditeur de PopulationData.net. By the 1490s Madeira had overtaken Cyprus as a producer of sugar. Funchal is the capital and principal city of the Autonomous Region of Madeira, located along the southern coast of the island of Madeira.
[79], Madeira has been a significant recipient of European Union funding, totaling up to €2 billion. In the south, there is very little left of the indigenous subtropical rainforest that once covered the whole island[citation needed] (the original settlers set fire to the island to clear the land for farming) and gave it the name it now bears (Madeira means "wood" in Portuguese). agro-food) to develop new products and processes, and to invest in other innovation actions such as new organisational models, ICT development, energy efficiency, and enhanced environmental performance.
Some provide easy and relaxing walks through the countryside, but others are narrow, crumbling ledges where a slip could result in serious injury or death. This relation between these priorities and the thematic areas is presented below: Latest Regional Innovation Scoreboard results: Activities linked with Advanced Manufacturing: Madeira (regional capital: Funchal) is an archipelago located in the North Atlantic Ocean. Notre vocation est d'informer les internautes sur le monde et les populations qui y vivent, par le biais de fiches pays synthétiques, de statistiques, de cartes d'actualités, d'articles ponctuels, le tout dans divers domaines touchant l'humanité. Charles I (Karl I), the last Emperor of the Austro-Hungarian Empire, was exiled to Madeira after the war. Since the beginning, favorable operational and fiscal conditions have been offered in the context of a preferential tax regime, fully recognized and approved by the European Commission in the framework of State aid for regional purposes and under the terms for the Ultra-peripheral Regions set in the Treaties, namely Article 299 of the Treaty on European Union. As defined by the Portuguese constitution and other laws, Madeira possesses its own political and administrative statute and has its own government.
[citation needed] These specialised plants, and their associated industrial technology, created one of the major revolutions on the islands and fuelled Portuguese industry. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); (in Portuguese), Instituto Nacional de Estatística, y2001, 2011, Instituto Nacional de Estatística Portugal, Censos 2011 - Resultadas Preliminares (2011 Census - Preliminary Results). Indice de performance environnementale (IPE), Pays et territoires du monde (Population), Institut national de statistique du Portugal, États-Unis – élections présidentielles 2020, La croissance de l’intérêt pour le trading et l’investissement parmi les Français, Séisme de magnitude 7.0 entre la Grèce et la Turquie, Madéroise, Madérois, Madérienne, Madérien, Portugaise, Portugais. Incentives System for Madeira’s Research and Technological Development (PROCIÊNCIA 2020), Incentives System for Madeira’s Valorisation and Qualification (Valorizar 2020) and Incentives System for Madeira’s Business Innovation (Inovar 2020) support actions such as development of new products and processes, new organisational models, ICT development, energy efficiency, use of renewable resources, enhanced environmental performance, better waste management, noise reduction, use of eco-efficient technologies, etc.However, taking into account that regional economic activities are strongly based in the tertiary sector (85.4% of the regional gross value added (GVA) comes from the tertiary sector) (INE, 2018), only a relatively small number of these projects are to involve industrial companies. "[23], Sugarcane production was the primary engine of the island's economy, increasing the demand for labour. Madeira (regional capital: Funchal) is an archipelago located in the North Atlantic Ocean. Madère est un archipel du Portugal composé de l’île du même nom et de plusieurs autres petites îles, situé dans l’océan Atlantique, au large du Maroc et au nord des Canaries, territoire espagnol. The island of Porto Santo, with its 9-kilometre-long (5.6 mi) beach and its climate, is entirely devoted to tourism. The underparts are white or cream, sometimes with dark spots, with some males having orange or red underparts and blue throats, but these bright colours may fade if the animal is disturbed. This submarine structure consists of long geomorphological relief that extends from the abyssal plain to 3500 metres; its highest submersed point is at a depth of about 150 metres (around latitude 36ºN).