RIF Launches Bilingual Chatbot Diana For Enhanced Support

The Research and Innovation Foundation has launched the Chatbot Diana on its website, providing visitors with service in both Greek and English.

Initially, the Chatbot will be tested on a pilot basis to answer general questions about all RIF programs and procedures. It is currently trained to respond to queries about the open calls “Islands of Excellence” and “Postdoctoral.” The scope of the Chatbot will be expanded at a later stage.

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The pilot development was carried out in collaboration with the company Ravatar, as part of an initiative to accelerate the adoption of artificial intelligence.

RIF encourages the public to take advantage of and use this new communication channel.

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Women Accounted For More Than Half Of Scientists In 10 EU Regions

by THEFUTURE.TEAM

November 10, 2026

In Portugal’s Continente region, 265,100 women worked as scientists and engineers in 2025, representing 46% of the total workforce in these occupations.

Across the EU, women made up more than half of all scientists and engineers in 10 regions. Four were located in Spain, two in Portugal and one in Greece. The remaining regions were Poland’s Makroregion centralny, Sweden’s northernmost region and France’s outermost regions.

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Most of these areas had relatively small numbers of scientists and engineers overall. Spain’s Noreste region was the largest, with 102,700 women in these occupations, accounting for 51% of its total workforce.

Women’s Representation Varies Across Europe

The figures highlight considerable regional differences in both the number of women working in science and engineering and their share of the overall workforce.

Cyprus remains below the EU average, with women accounting for 37.8% of scientists and engineers. However, this share is broadly comparable to that of Île-de-France, one of Europe’s largest centres of scientific and engineering employment.