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- Public Policy
![FGV participates in Google Campus debate on open healthcare data in Brazil]( "FGV participates in Google Campus debate on open healthcare data in Brazil")
FGV’s Department of Public Policy Analysis (DAPP) participated in the event titled “Open Data on Healthcare in Brazil” on June 1. The meeting was held at Google Campus Sao Paulo through a partnership between the startup company Eokoe and the Brazilian Department of Health. DAPP was represented by researcher Bárbara...
- Mathematics
![EMAp participa de fórum internacional sobre internet, diretos humanos e desenvolvimento]( "EMAp participa de fórum internacional sobre internet, diretos humanos e desenvolvimento")
Renato Rocha, professor at FGV’s School of Applied Mathematics (EMAp), participated in the Stockholm Internet Forum (SIF) held in the Swedish capital on May 17 and 18. The professor presented the paper titled “Algorithms, future and digital rights” at the panel that discussed digital rights and...
- Law
![Cybersecurity is debated at BRICS Think Tank Symposium, in China]( "Cybersecurity is debated at BRICS Think Tank Symposium, in China")
Luca Belli, senior researcher from the Center for Technology and Society (CTS) of FGV’s Rio de Janeiro Law School (Direito Rio), participated in the BRICS Think Tank Symposium held in Chongqing, China. The expert gave a presentation on cyber economy and cybersecurity.
Specialized in Internet...
- Economics
![IBRE’s Macro Bulletin predicts Brazil’s GDP results]( "IBRE’s Macro Bulletin predicts Brazil’s GDP results")
Brazil’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP) rose 1.0% in the first quarter of 2017, compared to the previous quarter, considering the seasonally adjusted series. In the year-over-year comparison, the GDP dropped 0.4%. The results are identical to forecasts published in IBRE’s Macro Bulletin on May 22.
In the...
- Social Sciences
![Consumer Culture is addressed in new FGV Press book]( "Consumer Culture is addressed in new FGV Press book")
At first glance, the ‘consumer culture’ expression is associated with the world of merchandise, shopping centers, commercial ads, and advertising brands. In the book ‘Cultura do consumo: fundamentos e formas contemporâneas’ [Consumer culture: foundations and contemporary forms], published by FGV Press...
- Law
![Internet of Things research receives support from largest European technology think tank]( "Internet of Things research receives support from largest European technology think tank")
FGV’s Rio de Janeiro Law School (Direito Rio) professor Eduardo Magrani was recently chosen as one of four researchers worldwide to join the Technology and Society Institute of Alexander Von Humboldt University (Germany), working directly with the Artificial Intelligence and Internet of Things team as a Senior Fellow.
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- Administration
![Study on educational segregation and income gap receives CNPq award]( "Study on educational segregation and income gap receives CNPq award")
The work ‘A segregação racial e espacial no município de São Paulo: O impacto da segregação educacional no hiato de renda entre diferentes grupos raciais’ [Racial and spatial segregation in the municipality of São Paulo: The impact of educational segregation on the income gap between different racial groups] was awarded by the National...
- Economics
![New index reveals upsurge in Brazilian Business Confidence in May]( "New index reveals upsurge in Brazilian Business Confidence in May")
FGV’s Brazilian Institute of Economics (IBRE) will start to publish the Business Confidence index (ICE), an aggregation of synthesis-indicators of four business surveys conducted by the Institute. In May, the ICE advanced 1.2 points compared to the previous month, reaching 86.4 points, the highest level since December 2014 (87.7 points).
... - Energy
![Major players from the Oil and Gas industry meet at FGV Energy event in the U.S.]( "Major players from the Oil and Gas industry meet at FGV Energy event in the U.S.")
FGV Energy – Center for Energy Studies organized a meeting among the different sectors of the oil and gas industry in Houston, U.S. The event was held at Rice University along with the Offshore Technology Conference (OTC), fostering partnerships and discussions to create a new business...
- Law
![FGV contributes to debate on the creation of the Riverside Council in Belo Monte]( "FGV contributes to debate on the creation of the Riverside Council in Belo Monte")
The National Human Rights Council (CNDH) recommended to IBAMA the incorporation of the Riverside Council to the environmental licensing process of the Belo Monte Hydroelectric Power Plant. The recommendation is based on a suggestion made by a multidisciplinary group of researchers from various fields,...
- Administration
![Structured Internationalization in Companies]( "Structured Internationalization in Companies")
In the presentation, a brief analysis will be made of the situation of the internationalization of Brazilian companies, with a focus on the advantages, difficulties and reflections that this type of action brings to organizations.
- Administration
![People Analytics Workshop: Trends and Challenges for Development in Brazil]( "People Analytics Workshop: Trends and Challenges for Development in Brazil")
Presentation by FGV/PwC and Você RH of research on the current situation of People Analytics in Brazil, as well as global trends related to the practice; Discussion on potential applications and benefits in Brazilian organizations; Discussion of the main challenges for the development of the practice in Brazil.
Target Audience...
- Administration
![Entrepreneurial Event]( "Entrepreneurial Event")
With the theme "Trends and Innovation in Entrepreneurship", the seventh edition of the Entrepreneurial Event will be held on June 10 and 11, 2017. The event has already been consecrated as one of the largest on entrepreneurship in Brazil and is carried out in a totally collaborative way, either by curators of content arenas, and / or...
- Law
![The effects of res judicata on tax matters: challenges in setting their limits by higher courts]( "The effects of res judicata on tax matters: challenges in setting their limits by higher courts")
The Nucleus for Tax Law of the Professional Master's Degree, at Sao Paulo Law School (Direito SP) will hold a public debate related to the role of things judged by tax law. The purpose of the event is to analyze the issue of res judicata in the event of a change of understanding on the part of the Brazilian Federal Supreme Court (STF...
- Administration
![Internet of Things: Digital Innovation far beyond the integration of things]( "Internet of Things: Digital Innovation far beyond the integration of things")
The business and social environments are on the verge of a great series of digital transformation that will bring great opportunities and challenges. The Internet of Things brings together the physical and digital worlds, by enabling search and full integration of people, organizations, things, and information. The event will share...
- Law
![Launch of books on Latin America and the International Court of Justice]( "Launch of books on Latin America and the International Court of Justice")
Rio de Janeiro Law School (Direito Rio) will launch the books "Latin American Guide to the International Court of Justice Case Law" and "Latin America and the International Court of Justice", authored by Professor Paula Wojcikiewicz Almeida, as well as students Júlia Brandão and Ananda Weingärtner.
The books are the result of...
- Energy
![FGV Energy welcomes Cepel director for lecture on changes in the electricity industry]( "FGV Energy welcomes Cepel director for lecture on changes in the electricity industry")
FGV Energy – Center for Energy Studies will hold a new edition of Energy in Focus on June 1, at 6 p.m., at the auditorium of FGV’s main office in Rio de Janeiro. The theme of the lecture will be ‘Changes in the electricity industry seen from a Research Center in Brazil,’ presented by the General Director of the...
- Administration
![Internet of Things and innovative technologies to be discussed at event]( "Internet of Things and innovative technologies to be discussed at event")
Information Technology executives and businesses interested or involved in Internet of Things (IoT) projects can participate in a discussion organized by FGV’s Sao Paulo School of Business Administration (EAESP). The event will be held on June 7, starting at 8 a.m., and this is the first organized by the IoT Project, an...
- Economics
![Launch of Studies by the Observatory of Low Carbon Agriculture]( "Launch of Studies by the Observatory of Low Carbon Agriculture")
...GVagro (Center for Agribusiness Studies) will studies by the Observatory of Low Carbon Agriculture, with presentations on the "Evaluation of the strategic use of the ABC Program priority areas and the Challenges and Restrictions of the adoption of technologies focused on Low Carbon Emission in Alta Floresta (MT)".
- Social Sciences
![Integration of digital collections, libraries, and museums to be addressed at lecture in Rio]( "Integration of digital collections, libraries, and museums to be addressed at lecture in Rio")
What are the new types of culturally significant relations that can be established between digital objects and collections? Which technology and methodology developments are needed to take advantage of new technologies? What is the role of digital curation in this process? These and other questions will be addressed by...
