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Software Engineering Master Duarte Nuno Fernandes Homem da Costa assumes the 1st-degree intermediate management position at the Regional Secretariat of Finance.
Through Dispatch no. 249/2026, the Regional Secretariat of Finance appointed Duarte Nuno Fernandes Homem da Costa to the 1st-degree intermediate management position of the Directorate of Innovation and Information Systems, integrated into the Regional Directorate of Informatics.
The appointment, in a service commission regime for a period of three years, follows a competitive selection process where the jury highlighted the appointee's technical profile and professional experience. Duarte Nuno Fernandes Homem da Costa, who holds a Master's degree in Software Engineering from the University of Madeira, had already been performing these duties in an acting capacity since May 2025.
The new director has an extensive curriculum in the field of information technology, having worked at the Madeira Employment Institute (IEM, IP-RAM) and the University of Madeira, where he led various administrative modernization and information systems projects.
Lúcia Patrícia Faria de Sousa will take on management, public service, communication and document organisation responsibilities at the Madeira Social Security Institute. The subdelegation has been effective since 7 September 2026.
The proposed Report on the State of Territorial Planning in Ponta do Sol is open for public consultation for 30 working days. Interested parties can view the document online or at the Department of Urban Planning and Environment, and submit written contributions.
Four orders appoint managers to services and divisions of the Regional Youth Directorate, effective 1 November 2026. The appointments are for one-year terms.