Economy
The industrialized and heavily commercial municipality is occupied by several facilities, that include the headquarters of SIC and TVI (two private Portuguese television networks), many large multinational and technology companies, including Nestlé, Microsoft, Cisco, General Electric and Nokia. Other enterprises include the headquarters of NetJets Europe, MIPS Technologies (which the Oeiras-based company Chipidea in 2007), Omni Aviation and the Portuguese subsidiary White Airways (that have their head offices in the Edifício Orange in Porto Salvo).
The region is also a technology and service incubator with the purposeful creation of many science, technology, research institutions and business parks, including: Taguspark (a science and technology park); the Jamor; and the Instituto Gulbenkian de Ciência (a private research institution), in addition to:
- Arquiparque
- Lagoas Park
- Miraflores Premium
- Neo Park
- Parque Holanda
- Parque Suécia
- Quinta da Fonte
- Taguspark - Science and Technology Park
- Tagus Space
Several security and governmental institutions are also within the vicinity: the NATO command post (Joint Command Lisbon); Escola Náutica Infante D. Henrique maritime academy; and a pole of the Instituto Nacional dos Recursos Biológicos, responsible for agrarian research, the Estação Agronómica Nacional (National Agronomy Station), are all located within the municipality.
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