Joint Research Centre Excellence Awards
VOST Portugal receives the prestigious JRC Excellence Award On 3 July 2024, VOST Portugal, as part of a collaborative effort with the three JRC units, was... Read More »Joint Research Centre Excellence Awards
VOST Portugal receives the prestigious JRC Excellence Award On 3 July 2024, VOST Portugal, as part of a collaborative effort with the three JRC units, was... Read More »Joint Research Centre Excellence Awards
Since March 2022, VOST Portugal has been cooperating with the Slovak Government due to the refugee crisis in Slovakia as a result of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. This cooperation involves making available... Read More »CONFIRM: SK4U SLOVAKIA
The National Authority for Emergency and Civil Protection (ANEPC) promotes on November 9, at 11:09 a.m., the 10th Edition of the National Public Exercise on Seismic Risk Awareness, called A TERRA TREME (www.aterratreme.pt), a measure provided for in the National Strategy for a... Read More »THE LAND TREME 2022
Activation of VOST Portugal in partnership with the Portuguese Air Force, within the scope of the 70 years of that entity
As part of the partnership with ACP Motorsport, VOST Portugal has been developing a set of technological tools for informing the public. If in the 2021 edition, the development of solutions was focused on the constraints... Read More »Rally Portugal 2022
Pilgrimage to Fatima May 2022 and activation of VOST Portugal for the event using the CONFIRM platform.

Another "occurrence" of disinformation, this time on 25 February. In the early hours of the day, it "circulated online, in pdf format, content relating to a new deconfinement plan allegedly announced by the Government.... Read More »MEDIA LAB DEINFORMATION STUDY

Isabel Silva online exhibition (VOST Portugal) of photographs taken at Santa Maria Hospital in February 2021.

Photographs of Isabel Silva, taken in the city of Lisbon, during a day of vaccination.
Portugal – DRE was born of the need, of the environment, of the ease (non-facility) of access to the information that is in the Official Gazette. Why?! COVID19. Yes, she was responsible, almost 100%, Because of the need... Read More »Portugal – DRE

How do you name storms and other curiosities?

How are weather warnings determined in Portugal? Everything has a criterion and, in this post, we explain

How is it that from one day to the next a forecast changes so dramatically? Here we explain everything.

We all know that at this time we are more likely to give a treat to our dogs, a little chocolate at Christmas, a little champagne in the New Year and the list of mistakes we make... Read More »Pet care during the festive season

Fake news is on the agenda, more than ever, and there has been a lot of emphasis on the presence of fake news in society, either with the aim of (only) misleading the population... Read More »Fake Weather News
On November 14, 2018, the European Parliament approved the obligation for all European Union countries to provide an alert system to the population in case of emergency situations. Legislation does not determine whether... Read More »CELL BROADCAST versus SMS: A Necessary Discussion

The Monchique fire marks the beginning of VOST Portugal. You know how here.
TO VOLUNTEER FACTS SINCE 2018.