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The Center for Technology and Society (CTS) of the Rio de Janeiro Law School (FGV Direito Rio) held the International Conference on Development of Net Neutrality Rules, on Monday, June 8th. The meeting, which included three presentation panels, aimed to analyze the lessons that can be drawn from the development of net neutrality rules in...
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The International Master?s Program in Practicing Management (IMPM) is open for registration until July 15th for its next classes. Focusing on practice management and grounded in a pluriversal academic perspective, this is one of the most innovative international management master's programs in the world. The course aims to train experienced...
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FGV will host of the most imporante international Public Administration congress, organized annually by the International Institute of Administrative Sciences (IIAS). This year, the IIAS Congress, which will be held on June 22nd-26th, will feature the theme Trust in Public Administration and will bring together experts from different countries...
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Last week, FGV attended the event held in Paris to mark the signing of an agreement between the Brazilian government and the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD). The agreement is aimed at deepening the relationship with the OECD, which brings together the world´s economic powers. The Framework Cooperation Agreement...
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Starting this Tuesday, June 9th, FGV Projects will hold the Metropolitan Forum of Sustainability in Rio de Janeiro. Authorities and experts will gather on June 9th, 10th, 23rd and 24th to debate for a new form of metropolitan management.At the Forum, technical, administrative and political measures will be proposed to address each daily topic...
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Next Monday, June 8th, FGV Projects and FGV's Center for Global Economics will hold Seminar Brazil - Competitiveness Profile. The event will feature speakers such as Armando Monteiro, Minister of Development; Sergio Quintella, vice president of FGV; Ricardo Simonsen, technical director of FGV Projects; Eduardo Eugênio Gouvêa Vieira, president...
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Last Tuesday, June 2nd, the School of Public and Business Administration (FGV/EBAPE) participated in the meeting of the Brazilian segment of the PRME (Principles for Responsible Management Education) of the UN's Global Compact, represented by...
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FGV Energy sponsored the event Efficient use of energy and sustainable investments: a new reality, held on May 29th, at the American Chamber of Commerce in Rio de Janeiro (AMCHAM Rio). The seminar brought together industry professionals who believe in new trends and share the vision of the public and private sectors; they presented their...
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The Services Confidence Index (ICS), prepared by the Brazilian Institute of Economics (FGV/IBRE), dropped by 1.6% between April and May, adjusted for seasonal data. After the fourth drop in the year, the index of 84.5 points is the second lowest in the series, started in June 2008.The confidence increase in April (the first in the year) did not...
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The Economic Analysis Seminars of the Brazilian Institute of Economics (FGV / IBRE?conducted on a quarterly basis) focus on assessing the recent performance and prospects for the Brazilian economy in the short and mid-term. These seminars also highlight indicators, statistics and qualitative and quantitative research produced by the Institute....
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The professor at the Brazilian School of Public and Business Administration (FGV/EBAPE), Sonia Fleury, was one of the speakers at the 33rd International Congress of the Latin American Studies Association (LASA 2015). The Congress, being held in Puerto Rico, began on May 27th and addressed issues related to precariousness, exclusion and...
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The International Affairs Division (FGV/DINT), through its Dean, Professor Bianor Cavalcanti, has created the Center for Cooperation with Africa and Portugal (NuCAP). The goal of the new center is to generate an integrated framework for strategic action, open new markets for Fundação Getulio Vargas´ activities in African countries and...
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Technology transfers between developed and developing countries involving e-government systems are now common. However, this has not yet attracted enough attention from specialists, according to Luiz Antonio Joia, professor at the School of Public and Business Administration (FGV/EBAPE) and lead researcher of the Government and Electronic...
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São Paulo Law School's Lato Sensu Graduate Program, in partnership with New Perimeter, PILNet (Public Interest Law Network) and Instituto Pro Bono, have opened registration for the course Pro Bono Advocacy in Brazil: Challenges and Prospects. In its second edition, the course ? which is free and aimed at undergraduates, graduates and bachelors...
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Entrepreneurship is becoming increasingly trendy in Brazil. Despite the economic crisis and all the challenges that new businesses are facing in an increasingly competitive market, 34 out of every 100 Brazilians between 18 and 64 years have a business or are in the process of creating their own business, according to the Global Entrepreneurship...
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The team representing FGV's Rio de Janeiro Law School (FGV Direito Rio) won the award for Best Memorial of Victims in Portuguese and ranked 5th among the 97 teams participating in the 20th edition of the Inter-American Human Rights Moot Court Competition at the American University in Washington. The team was led by Coach Adriana Lacombe, Pedro...
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The Industry Confidence Index (ICI), prepared by Fundação Getulio Vargas, dropped 1.6% between April and May, moving from 72.8 to 71.6 points, the lowest level of the monthly series that started in October 2005. The drop affected 10 of the 14 main segments monitored by the research.?Industrial confidence keeps the downward trend that began in...
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By the end of the year, FGV, through the Latin American Center for Public Policy of the International Affairs Division, will cooperate with the seminars held by the Escuela Superior de Administración Pública (ESAP), which are designed to help innovate Colombia's public administration.The seminars, planned for June and December, are aimed at...
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On June 1-2, Fundação Getulio Vargas will participate in the OECD Forum, the international conference held annually in Paris by the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD), which has been counting on FGV Projects as a knowledge partner since 2010. In 2015, FGV will be represented by Cesar Cunha Campos, director of FGV...
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Between April and May 2015, the Consumer Confidence Index (ICC), prepared by FGV's Brazilian Institute of Economics (FGV/IBRE), decreased 0.6%, dropping from 85.6 to 85.1 points. The positive result of April was not maintained and the ICC continued decreasing in May. The movement was determined by a decrease in satisfaction with the present...
