Porto For
Talent municipal strategy is enhanced by the EU in its project to highlight the
Actions of the 14 Partnerships of the Urban Agenda, as regards Covid-19 impact
on employment and competencies and the cities’ response.
This article refers to the "Talent in Porto”, and the reputation of
Porto "as a magnet for investment, particularly in the technology sector”,
throughout the past ten years.
In the same publication, the EU explains that Porto’s anticipation "of
an uplift in demand for digital skills in the local economy” and the fact that
the local government "worked closely with the local business community”, by
"developing a variety of channels to sustain this growing sector”, led to
attracting and retaining firms in the city. The local strategy "included
initiatives like the Porto Tech Hub, a collaboration portal for local
businesses in the sector”.
Another highlight in the article is the fact that "Porto has rolled out
a digital upskilling programme aimed at micro businesses that are struggling to
keep a pace with the ICT transition affecting all sectors”.
Also spotlighted in the article is the "proposed talent observatory,
scheduled to launch in the summer of 2021”. This observatory outlining goal is
to "provide real-time intelligence enabling all labour market actors to operate
more efficiently. Aimed at employers, education, and skills providers as well
as employees, the observatory will function as a one-stop-shop for all aspects
of jobs and skills”.
Porto For Talent was launched by the Municipality of Porto in 2017,
aimed at attracting and retaining talent to the city, as well as to support
companies’ regional integration. That same year, Porto City hall presented the
Talent Map of Porto and the Northern Region and was invited by the European
Union to integrate the European partnership "Jobs and Skills in the Local
Economy”.
