Distance learning in the pursuit of public policies of economic interest and valorization of knowledge

This article is based on research whose objective was to analyze the impact of technological development and distance learning in the pursuit of public policies of economic interest and valorization of knowledge in force in Portugal. The research showed that technological progress and development and distance learning had been the essential elements for the achievement of the objectives of public policies that have been defined in Portugal in the particular field of qualification of workers and the valorization of knowledge, modernization of companies and the economy.