CanSat Canarias 2024/2025: canarian students ready to conquer space

CanSat Canarias 2024/2025: canarian students ready to conquer space

The CanSat project, promoted by the European Space Agency (ESA) and coordinated in the Canary Islands by the Ministry of Education, Vocational Training, Physical Activity, and Sports, offers secondary and high school students a unique opportunity: to design, build, and launch a fully functional satellite the size of a soda can. This innovative project allows participants to immerse themselves in a complete simulation of a real space mission, blending theory and practice in an interdisciplinary and highly motivating context.

The Canary Islands in 2024: excellence in debt management and 'A' rating from Standard & Poor's

The Canary Islands in 2024: excellence in debt management and 'A' rating from Standard & Poor's

The Canary Islands reaffirm themselves in 2024 as the autonomous community with the lowest per capita public debt in Spain, a figure that highlights the strength of the archipelago’s economic management and represents a significant milestone on the national stage. By the end of 2023, the debt per inhabitant stood at €2,928.13, a figure significantly lower than the national average of €6,745.64. This achievement is the result of a rigorous and sustainability-oriented financial management strategy, which has contained debt without compromising investments or essential public services.

ENEPORTS: decarbonization and digitalization of the port of Granadilla for a sustainable future

ENEPORTS: decarbonization and digitalization of the port of Granadilla for a sustainable future

The Port Authority of Santa Cruz de Tenerife, the Technological and Renewable Energy Institute (ITER), and the ITG National Technological Center have signed an agreement for the project "Decarbonization and Digitalization of Atlantic Ports (ENEPORTS)", funded by the Atlantic Area Program 2021-2027. This initiative aims to reduce the carbon footprint and adopt advanced technologies in Atlantic ports, with a particular focus on the Port of Granadilla as a testing ground for innovative solutions.

The Weeks of Science and Innovation in the Canary Islands 2024: twenty years of scientific and innovative Culture

The Weeks of Science and Innovation in the Canary Islands 2024: twenty years of scientific and innovative Culture

The Weeks of Science and Innovation in the Canary Islands 2024 (SCIC24), promoted by the Government of the Canary Islands through the Ministry of Universities, Science, Innovation, and Culture and the Canary Islands Agency for Research, Innovation, and the Information Society (ACIISI), celebrated their twentieth anniversary with a special edition that engaged citizens and institutions throughout the archipelago.