INCITE was founded in 1984 with the designation of Portuguese Association for the Development of Scientific and Technical Information (Associação Portuguesa para o Desenvolvimento da Informação Científica e Técnica).
After the recent revision of its statutes a new designation was adopted

Portuguese Association for the Information Management

Its specific objectives are:

• To promote principles, methodologies and tools relating to the Information Management;
• To foster the development and qualification of the professionals of the Information Management area;
• To contribute to the promotion of the principle on equal access to information and knowledge which is essential for the exercise of the citizenship in a democratic society.

How does it work?

• Developing excellence standards for the creation, management, exploitation and sharing of information and knowledge
• Organizing debates, meetings, seminars, lectures and other information and training means
• Contributing to the creation and development of a skills certification system
• Promoting and encouraging the right application and wide use of the Information and Communication Technologies
• Promoting the compliance with the Code of Ethics for the Information Professionals
• Cooperating with public, private, national, Community or international bodies, or other entities working in partnership, with a view to prepare measures towards the development of the Information Society

Whom is it addressed to?

• To the information and documentation professionals
• To the knowledge workers concerd with information and communication
• To the information industries concerned with the development of the information technologies and their use
• To the economics managers and political decision-makers