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![Public security integration challenges in Rio de Janeiro explored in new book]( "Public security integration challenges in Rio de Janeiro explored in new book")
Researchers at the Center for Justice and Society (CJUS) at Fundação Getulio Vargas’ Rio de Janeiro Law School have just launched a book titled “Public security integration challenges in the state of Rio de Janeiro.” The result of studies and discussions by this group of researchers, the book highlights key issues to be tackled...
- Economics
![Decline in business confidence reflects slowdown in economic activity]( "Decline in business confidence reflects slowdown in economic activity")
The Business Confidence Index, calculated by Fundação Getulio Vargas’ Brazilian Institute of Economics (FGV IBRE), fell 2.2 points in January, to 93.0 points. In terms of three-month moving averages, the index maintained the downward trend that began in December and declined 1.4 points in January.
“The more intense...
- EnergyFGV Energy and Brazil’s Mining and Energy Ministry launch Guide to Non-Conventional Energy Resources
![FGV Energy and Brazil’s Mining and Energy Ministry launch Guide to Non-Conventional Energy Resources]( "FGV Energy and Brazil’s Mining and Energy Ministry launch Guide to Non-Conventional Energy Resources")
On February 8, FGV Energy and Brazil’s Mining and Energy Ministry, together with the government’s Energy Research Company (EPE) and Rede GasBras, will launch a Guide to Non-Conventional Energy Resources. This publication takes an extensive and in-depth look at the use of non-conventional onshore energy resources in Brazil. The...
- Administration
![Executive Education Forum debates management of diversity and inclusion]( "Executive Education Forum debates management of diversity and inclusion")
On February 4, Fundação Getulio Vargas will hold a free webinar on challenges and opportunities in the management of diversity and inclusion. The event will be broadcast live on FGV’s YouTube channel, starting at 6:30 pm.
This is the second edition of FGV’s Executive Education Forum and it will look at what has been done within companies...
- Law
![FGV launches publication arising from debates of 1st Forum on Law and Technology]( "FGV launches publication arising from debates of 1st Forum on Law and Technology")
FGV Knowledge’s Center for Judicial Innovation, Administration and Research (CIAPJ) has just released the annals of the 1st Forum on Law and Technology. The publication is the result of debates held between June 29 and July 2 of 2020, involving public officials, researchers and experts. It features exclusive content, such as articles...
- Administration
![Meeting debates people’s role as agents of change in projects]( "Meeting debates people’s role as agents of change in projects")
Projects have been the driving force to seek the “new” and to improve what already exists. More recently, they have also been a driver of change, not only in technical aspects, but in almost all dimensions of human activity. In this context, FGV Executive Education will hold a webinar on February 1 called “People as agents of change in projects...
- Institutional
![FGV rated world’s third most important think tank]( "FGV rated world’s third most important think tank")
Fundação Getulio Vargas was rated the world’s third most important think tank, up two places from last year, in the latest Global Go To Think Tank Index Report, which has just been published by the University of Pennsylvania. FGV competed against more than 11,000 peers in a vote by almost 4,000...
- Public Policy
![Webinar explores implementation of e-Navigation concept]( "Webinar explores implementation of e-Navigation concept")
On February 3, FGV Transport will hold a webinar called “Strategy for implementing e-Navigation concept in Brazilian territorial waters.” The event, to be attended by the Brazilian Navy’s general director of shipping, Fleet Admiral Marcelo Francisco Campos, will discuss the importance and advantages of this new concept for the...
- Administration
![Online event discusses importance of school management training]( "Online event discusses importance of school management training")
To discuss the importance of school management training and key challenges faced by managers of academic institutions, FGV Executive Education will hold a webinar on February 2, at 10 am, called “I’ve been appointed a manager at my school. What now?” During the event, the Learning Path for School Managers will...
- Administration
![Webinar discusses technology, social networks and government relations]( "Webinar discusses technology, social networks and government relations")
On January 29, FGV Executive Education will hold a webinar called Technology, Social Networks and Government Relations. The event will be broadcast live on FGV’s YouTube channel, starting at 2 pm.
Because of the pandemic, the use of technology in institutional and government relations has grown. Examples include multiple...
- Law
![Artificial Intelligence in the Judiciary: the most complete research on the subject]( "Artificial Intelligence in the Judiciary: the most complete research on the subject")
In December, the Center for Judicial Innovation, Administration and Research (CIAPJ) at FGV Knowledge published a study called “Technology applied to conflict management in the Brazilian judiciary, focusing on artificial intelligence.” This report on artificial intelligence, coordinated by Justice Luis Felipe Salomão of the...
- Public Policy
![FGV DAPP launches series of webinars on Games, Communication and Politics]( "FGV DAPP launches series of webinars on Games, Communication and Politics")
Fundação Getulio Vargas’ Department of Public Policy Analysis (FGV DAPP) is launching a series of webinars called Games, Communication and Politics to discuss the relationship between electronic games and politics from the perspectives of political strategy regarding gamers, sexism in games and related social issues. The event will take place...
- Economics
![Webinar debates succession in Congress]( "Webinar debates succession in Congress")
Intense debate about the election of the new House speaker and Senate president is taking place behind the scenes in Brasilia. The choice of the people who will replace Rodrigo Maia and Davi Alcolumbre will also be the subject of a webinar called Succession in the House and Senate, to be held by Fundação Getulio Vargas’...
- Mathematics
![Researcher presents machine learning application at Bachelier Finance Society seminar]( "Researcher presents machine learning application at Bachelier Finance Society seminar")
Yuri Fahham Saporito, a professor and coordinator of the data science undergraduate program at Fundação Getulio Vargas’ School of Applied Mathematics (FGV EMAp), has been invited by the Bachelier Finance Society to present his paper “PDGM: a Neural Network Approach to Solve Path-Dependent Partial Differential Equations” at an online seminar on...
- Economics
![FGV IBRE’s Macro Bulletin celebrates 10th anniversary]( "FGV IBRE’s Macro Bulletin celebrates 10th anniversary")
FGV IBRE’s Macro Bulletin, a monthly report on Brazil’s macroeconomic situation produced by the Brazilian Institute of Economics, is 10 years old in 2021. The document was the result of first-of-a-kind collaboration between several areas of FGV IBRE: its Applied Economics Area, which focuses on macroeconomic and growth-related...
- Administration
![FGV resumes series of webinars about specialized courses and professional management]( "FGV resumes series of webinars about specialized courses and professional management")
FGV Executive Education is resuming its series of free webinars aimed at professional education. In all, there will be 21 online events between now and March, which will present topics and competencies addressed in depth in FGV’s new MBA Live courses. The events will be broadcast live, starting at 6 pm. The first one, scheduled for January 26,...
- Law
![Endorsed by European Union, FGV offers free course on global governance]( "Endorsed by European Union, FGV offers free course on global governance")
Until January 31, Fundação Getulio Vargas’ Jean Monnet Center of Excellence (CEJM) is accepting applications for its EU-South American School on Global Governance Course. Funded by the European Commission as part of its Erasmus + Program, the course is completely free of charge and it will take place entirely online, via Zoom...
- Public Policy
![FGV DAPP and Nova University, Lisbon form digital communication research partnership]( "FGV DAPP and Nova University, Lisbon form digital communication research partnership")
Fundação Getulio Vargas’ Department of Public Policy Analysis (FGV DAPP) and Nova University, Lisbon signed a memorandum of understanding on Friday, January 15, to form an institutional partnership, as part of the latter university’s Inova Media Lab and Digital Humanities Lab.
The agreement will formally provide for research cooperation...
- Public Policy
![Education may regress up to four years due to pandemic, according to study]( "Education may regress up to four years due to pandemic, according to study")
In 2020, education was hit hard by the COVID-19 pandemic. As schools closed, millions of Brazilian children and teenagers had their face-to-face classes halted more than eight months ago – one the longest periods in comparison with other countries. To understand the consequences of this crisis, the Lemann Foundation commissioned a study from...
- Energy
![FGV Energy and ANP present guide to offshore decommissioning]( "FGV Energy and ANP present guide to offshore decommissioning")
On January 25, at 6 pm, FGV Energy and the National Oil, Natural Gas and Biofuels Agency (ANP) will hold a webinar to present a guide called “Offshore Decommissioning in Brazil – Opportunities, Challenges & Solutions.” This is an in-depth diagnosis of decommissioning activity in Brazil, including a survey of different stakeholders’...
