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Tiago Santos has a degree in Economics and a Master's in Public Administration and Management from the University of Aveiro, where he is currently studying for a PhD in Public Policy. He worked as a Structural Funds Manager in the Municipality of Albergaria-a-Velha, contributing to the economic and social growth of the region. In 2023, he participated in a research project on future competencies in higher education. Tiago also completed the summer school on Green Energy Management at the Università degli Studi di Milano-Bicocca, deepening her energy transition and sustainability knowledge. His areas of interest include local government, digital transformation in public administration, sustainable development, and human resources competencies, among other areas related to the economy and society.
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Identification

Personal identification

Full name
TIAGO MATOS SANTOS
Date of birth
1999/10/16

Citation names

  • Santos, Tiago

Author identifiers

Ciência ID
521E-C58E-BD66
ORCID iD
0009-0005-9350-8608

Email addresses

  • tms@ua.pt (Professional)

Languages

Language Speaking Reading Writing Listening Peer-review
Spanish; Castilian Advanced (C1) Advanced (C1) Advanced (C1) Advanced (C1) Advanced (C1)
Portuguese Proficiency (C2) Proficiency (C2) Proficiency (C2) Proficiency (C2) Proficiency (C2)
English Intermediate (B1) Upper intermediate (B2) Upper intermediate (B2) Intermediate (B1) Upper intermediate (B2)
Education
Degree Classification
2023/10 - 2026/10
Ongoing
 Políticas Públicas (Doutoramento)
Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
2025/07 - 2025/07
Concluded
 Sustainable Regional Development Academy (Outros)
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Engenharia, Portugal
 Aprovado
2021/10 - 2023/07
Concluded
 Administração e Gestão Pública (Mestrado)
Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
 18
2021/08 - 2021/10
Concluded
 GEM - Sustainable Energy Transition (Outros)
Università degli Studi di Milano-Bicocca, Italy
 Aprovado
2018/09 - 2021/07
Concluded
 Economia (Licenciatura)
Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
 15
2015/09 - 2018/07
Concluded
 Ciências Socioecónomicas (Ensino secundário)
Agrupamento de Escolas de Albergaria-a-Velha, Portugal
 17
Affiliation

Other Careers

Category
Host institution 		Employer
2023/11 - 2024/10 Técnico Superior (Técnico Superior) Câmara Municipal de Albergaria, Portugal

Positions / Appointments

Category
Host institution 		Employer
2025/04 - Current Membro do Conselho de Estudantes de Doutoramento da GOVCOPP Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
2021/11 - 2023/08 Membro da Comissão de Curso do Mestrado em Administração e Gestão Pública Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
2018/10 - 2021/08 Membro da Comissão de Curso da Licenciatura em Economia Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
Projects

Contract

Designation Funders
2024/11/01 - 2026/10/31 O Papel do Smart Government na Promoção da Sustentabilidade Socioecónomica e Ambiental
2024.03416.BD
PhD Student Fellow
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
2023/05/01 - 2023/10/30 Skills 4 Pós-COVID - Competências para o futuro no Ensino Superior
POCH-02-53I2-FSE-000022
Research Fellow
European Social Fund
Outputs

Publications

Book chapter
  1. Santos, Tiago. "O papel das políticas públicas de smart government na gestão do espaço urbano". In As Novas Geografias dos Países de Língua Portuguesa, 211-218. Lisboa, Portugal: Âncora Editora, 2025.
  2. Costa, Joana; Santos, Tiago. "E-government adoption in municipalities. What does it take and why does it matter?". In Estudos de Homenagem a José da Silva Costa, 444-462. Porto, Portugal: U.Porto Press, 2023.
Conference abstract
  1. Santos, Tiago; Costa, Joana. "The influence of territory on government digitalization: disparities between rural and urban municipalities". Paper presented in 32nd APDR Congress, Porto, 2025.
  2. Pereira, Ana Rita; Santos, Tiago; Bittencourt, Bernadete. "Digitalisation in public administration in low-density territories: challenges and opportunities". Paper presented in 32nd APDR Congress, Porto, 2025.
  3. Santos, Tiago. "Perspetiva Comparada das Políticas de Regulação Bancária em Portugal e na Alemanha". Paper presented in XII Congress of the Portuguese Association of Political Science, Lisboa, 2025.
  4. Santos, Tiago; Costa, Joana. "Poderá a smart governance salvar o welfare state do colapso? - Uma análise conceptual". Paper presented in 31st APDR Congress, Leiria, 2024.
  5. Santos, Tiago; Pereira, José; Pereira, Ana Rita. "A importância da territorialização das políticas públicas: abordagem à sustentabilidade ambiental". Paper presented in 31st APDR Congress, Leiria, 2024.
  6. Costa, Joana; Doré, Natalia; Santos, Tiago. "The Role of E-government in Promoting Sustainability: Analysis of Portuguese Municipalities". Paper presented in 2024 RSA Annual Conference, Florence, 2024.
  7. Santos, Tiago; Costa, Joana. "What is the role of e-government in the promotion of sustainability? The case of Portuguese municipalities". Paper presented in XI Congresso da Associação Portuguesa de Ciência Política, Covilhã, 2023.
Conference paper
  1. Santos, Tiago. "Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) in Public Administration: The Case of Portuguese Municipalities". Paper presented in Al Farabi 14th International Scientific Research and Innovation Congress, Beysehir, 2025.
Journal article
  1. Santos, Tiago. "La Evolución del Estado del Bienestar y su Sostenibilidad". Cuadernos de H ideas 18 18 (2024): e082. http://dx.doi.org/10.24215/23139048e082.
    10.24215/23139048e082
Activities

Oral presentation

Presentation title Event name
Host (Event location)
2024/10/30 Digital Transformation to Ensure Transparency and Trust GOVCOPP Research Seminar
(Aveiro, Portugal)
2023/10/27 Taxonomias de Avaliação de Competências no Ensino Superior 1º Encontro Aveiro Alliance
(Aveiro, Portugal)

Event organisation

Event name
Type of event (Role) 		Institution / Organization
2023/04/17 - 2023/04/19 Da Memória ao Futuro: III Congresso da Oposição Democrática, 50 anos depois (2023/04/19)
Congress
 Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal

Event participation

Activity description
Type of event 		Event name
Institution / Organization
2025/07/10 - 2025/07/11 Chair of the Session Smart Cities, Digital Transition and AI
Congress
 32nd APDR Congress
Universidade Portucalense Infante Dom Henrique, Portugal
2024/10/03 - 2024/10/05 Speaker at the Round Table: ESG (Environmental, Social, and Governance) e Responsabilidade Social
Congress
 GLOBALCON 2024: Congresso Internacional de Governança, Políticas Públicas e Sustentabilidade