IT map / Government-wide
RCTS – Rede Ciência, Tecnologia e Sociedade
National research and education network connecting higher-education institutions, State laboratories, associated laboratories and R&D units, with IP, Plus, Lambda, custom fibre (Fibra), VoIP and eduroam services.
- Acronym
- RCTS
- Type
- Network
- Level
- National
- Area
- Government-wide
- Owner
- FCT – Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia (unidade FCCN)
- Used by
- other bodies (universities, State labs), researchers, public staff
- In service since
- Not recorded
- Evidence
- Checked against sources
- Login and identity links
- 1, counted but not listed
- Would the model apply?
- Not yet analysed
Connections
5 documented links. Select any entry to open its page.
Run by1
- Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia, I.P.Run by FCCN – serviços digitais da FCT
Network from4
- Agência para a Gestão do Sistema Educativo, I.P.DL 99/2025 art. 3(3)(g): AGSE promotes and modernises infrastructures incl. the RCTS and the Rede Alargada da Educação as integrated teaching-support networks; FCCN's education component moved to AGSE
- eduroameduroam is part of the RCTS base package · Network link
- Housing FCCN (alojamento de equipamentos em datacenter)Housing space is integrated in the RCTS network
- RCTS CERTIncident response for institutions connected to RCTS
What the owner signs for IT
Buyer in Portal BASE: Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia I.P.. This is everything the owner signed for IT, not the cost of this entry alone.
€35.0MIT contracts, 2012 to October 2026
€4.0Ma year on average, 2022 to 2025
554IT contracts signed
By signing year
2012Highest: 2025, €6.1M
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Contract value by the year it was signed, not yearly spending. 2026 runs to 25 October.