Members of the General Assembly

• Chairman of the Board: Dr. Jorge Maria Abreu de Carvalho, representative of the Autonomous Region of Madeira

• Secretary: Professor José Sílvio Moreira Fernandes, representative of UMa

• Secretary: Dr. Pedro Mota, representative of Madeira Tecnopolo

Board of Directors

• Chairman of the Board: Doctor Rui Miguel Andrade Caldeira

• Member: Eng.º Clemente Luís Sequeira Aguiar

• Member: Professor Elsa Maria dos Santos Fernandes

Fiscal Council

• President: Dr. João Manuel Figueira da Silva Santos, representative of Cimentos Madeira

• Member: Mr. Jorge Amaro de Freitas, representative of ASSECO PST

• Member: José Elves Fernandes de Freitas, representative of Empresa de Cervejas da Madeira

Founding Partners

• Regional Government of Madeira
  https://www.madeira.gov.pt
• University of Madeira 
  http://www.uma.pt

Effective Members

• Portugal Telecom
  http://www.telecom.pt
• Empresa de Cervejas da Madeira
  http://www.ecm.pt
• Cimentos Madeira
  http://www.cimentosmadeira.com
• ASSECO PST HOLDING - SOCIEDADE GESTORA DE PARTICIPAÇÕES SOCIAIS, S.A.
  https://pst.asseco.com/
• Madeira Tecnopolo 
  http://www.madeiratecnopolo.pt

The Regional Agency for the Development of Research, Technology and Innovation - ARDITI, is a private, non-profit association that aims to work towards the following objectives:

a. Strengthen collaboration and links between its associates and their associates with the scientific and business community;

b. Promote and support research and development (R&D) activities, namely through the allocation of funding to scientific research and technological development projects, grants for teachers and researchers, as well as Postgraduate, Masters, Doctoral and Post-Doctoral grants;

c. Develop and support human resources training actions;

d. Carry out activities to promote and disseminate R&D results and implement them in the business environment;

e. Support the Regional Government in the formulation and execution of scientific and technological policies;

f. Provide consultancy and technical support services to natural and legal persons, including central, regional and local administration bodies;

g. Detect and select sources of funding with a view to the scientific and technical activity of its members;

h. Exchange and disseminate technical and scientific information;

i. Manage the funds allocated to it within the scope of community funding;

j. Proceed with the development, promotion and management of the Scientific and Technological Park of Madeira;

k. Make research and innovation a priority for the Region by supporting the generation of jobs and knowledge-based growth;

l. Direct investment and create synergies that allow RTD+I efforts to be channelled towards the Region's added value, exploring economic opportunities and growth potential;

m. Improve the innovation process from a perspective of strategic intelligence on the added value, challenges, competitive advantages and potential for excellence in the Region;

n. Promote greater stakeholder engagement by ensuring that all partners are fully involved in developing, implementing and following the Region's smart specialization strategy.