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IT in Brazil: Academic IT in Brazil: Academic ChallengesChallenges
Flávio Soares Corrêa da Silva (org.)Flávio Soares Corrêa da Silva (org.)
Microsoft Faculty SummitMicrosoft Faculty Summit
Redmond, USA, July 2006Redmond, USA, July 2006
Brazil Brazil meansmeans......
Brazil Brazil also meansalso means......
Brazil Brazil also meansalso means...... Geographically large countryGeographically large country Large population (about 180 million people)Large population (about 180 million people) Extreme regional diversityExtreme regional diversity
Population densityPopulation densityEconomic activityEconomic activityWealthWealthSocial issuesSocial issuesHealth care issuesHealth care issuesCultural, academic and scientific activitiesCultural, academic and scientific activities
Brazil – population densityBrazil – population density
Brazil – economic activityBrazil – economic activity
Brazil – investment in R&DBrazil – investment in R&DCountryCountry R&D/GDP (yr 2000)R&D/GDP (yr 2000)
IsraelIsrael 4,66%4,66%
SwedenSweden 4,27%4,27%
FinlandFinland 3,40%3,40%
JapanJapan 2,99%2,99%
USAUSA 2,74%2,74%
GermanyGermany 2,49%2,49%
Republic of KoreaRepublic of Korea 2,39%2,39%
CanadaCanada 1,95%1,95%
UKUK 1,86%1,86%
RussiaRussia 1,05%1,05%
ChinaChina 1,00%1,00%
BrazilBrazil 0,99%0,99%
Source: UNESCO
CountryCountry R&D/GDP (yr 2000)R&D/GDP (yr 2000)
IndiaIndia 0,85%0,85%
ChileChile 0,53%0,53%
CubaCuba 0,52%0,52%
ArgentinaArgentina 0,44%0,44%
MexicoMexico 0,37%0,37%
VenezuelaVenezuela 0,36%0,36%
BoliviaBolivia 0,29%0,29%
UruguayUruguay 0,24%0,24%
ColombiaColombia 0,18%0,18%
PeruPeru 0,11%0,11%
HondurasHonduras 0,05%0,05%
Brazil – investment in R&DBrazil – investment in R&DCountryCountry FTE researchers/million FTE researchers/million
inhabitants (yr 2000)inhabitants (yr 2000)
FinlandFinland 67326732
JapanJapan 50985098
USAUSA 45374537
CanadaCanada 35353535
RussiaRussia 34553455
GermanyGermany 31323132
Republic of KoreaRepublic of Korea 23172317
ArgentinaArgentina 716716
ChinaChina 546546
ChileChile 411411
BrazilBrazil 344344
Source: UNESCO
CountryCountry FTE researchers/million FTE researchers/million inhabitants (yr 2000)inhabitants (yr 2000)
UruguayUruguay 276276
ColombiaColombia 101101
PanamaPanama 9797
BoliviaBolivia 7272
El SalvadorEl Salvador 4747
Brazil – academic activityBrazil – academic activity
Region # researchers # researchers (%) PhD / researcher (%)
20002000 20022002 20042004 20002000 20022002 20042004 20002000 20022002 20042004
WestWest 31873187 39483948 60026002 77 77 88 5959 6161 6161
NortheastNortheast 77607760 95409540 1248012480 1616 1717 1616 4848 5454 5858
NorthNorth 17561756 25912591 37163716 44 55 55 4040 4444 4646
SoutheastSoutheast 2687526875 2893528935 4009440094 5555 5151 5252 6565 7171 7272
SouthSouth 1037810378 1422814228 1954419544 2121 2525 2525 4949 5050 5353
BRAZIL*BRAZIL* 4878148781 5689156891 7764977649 100100 100100 100100 5757 6060 6262
*About 17% of researchers in Brazil are devoted to Engineering and Computer Science
Source: CNPq
Brazil – academic activityBrazil – academic activity
Region # international journal publications
1997-20001997-2000 1998-20011998-2001 2000-20032000-2003
WestWest 35453545 51215121 67566756
NortheastNortheast 74097409 1083910839 1335313353
NorthNorth 16491649 26762676 31173117
SoutheastSoutheast 4844548445 6549265492 7604176041
SouthSouth 1115011150 1576715767 2027920279
BRAZILBRAZIL 6774667746 9126391263 105898105898
Source: CNPq
Brazil – academic activityBrazil – academic activity Brazilian guest researchers at Microsoft Faculty Brazilian guest researchers at Microsoft Faculty
Summit 2006:Summit 2006: Rio de Janeiro Rio de Janeiro (Southeast)(Southeast)
Catholic University: Catholic University: Clarisse S. de Souza, Simone BarbosaClarisse S. de Souza, Simone Barbosa
Institute of Pure and Applied Mathematics:Institute of Pure and Applied Mathematics: Paulo Cezar P. CarvalhoPaulo Cezar P. Carvalho
Sao Paulo Sao Paulo (Southeast)(Southeast) State University of Sao Paulo:State University of Sao Paulo:
Tereza Cristina M. B. Carvalho, Flavio S. Correa da SilvaTereza Cristina M. B. Carvalho, Flavio S. Correa da Silva State University of Campinas:State University of Campinas:
Cecilia M. F. RubiraCecilia M. F. Rubira Pernambuco Pernambuco (Northeast)(Northeast)
Federal University of PernambucoFederal University of Pernambuco Andre SantosAndre Santos
Brazil – academic activityBrazil – academic activity
Not only quantitatively, but also Not only quantitatively, but also qualitatively there are contrastsqualitatively there are contrastsQuality of teaching varies significantly Quality of teaching varies significantly
across academic institutionsacross academic institutionsQuality and significance of research varies Quality and significance of research varies
across academic institutionsacross academic institutionsSome academic institutions are very Some academic institutions are very
mature as relates to research mature as relates to research management, whereas others are utterly management, whereas others are utterly immatureimmature
Brazil – some actionsBrazil – some actions
Brazilian Computing Society:Brazilian Computing Society:
Nationwide organization of research activities Nationwide organization of research activities across SIGsacross SIGs
General curricula guidelines for ITGeneral curricula guidelines for ITGeneral evaluation procedures for existing and General evaluation procedures for existing and
proposed courses related to ITproposed courses related to IT
Brazil – some actionsBrazil – some actions Brazilian Computing Society – SIGs:Brazilian Computing Society – SIGs:
Computer architectureComputer architecture DatabasesDatabases
Computational biologyComputational biology Computer graphics and image processingComputer graphics and image processing
Computer musicComputer music Integrated circuits designIntegrated circuits design
Software engineeringSoftware engineering Geographic information systemsGeographic information systems
CS in educationCS in education Human-computer interactionHuman-computer interaction
Artificial intelligenceArtificial intelligence Digital entertainmentDigital entertainment
Programming languagesProgramming languages Formal methodsFormal methods
Virtual realityVirtual reality Computer networks and distributed Computer networks and distributed systemssystems
Neural networksNeural networks RoboticsRobotics
Information systems securityInformation systems security Collaborative systemsCollaborative systems
Multimedia / hypermedia systemsMultimedia / hypermedia systems Fault tolerant computingFault tolerant computing
Brazil – some actionsBrazil – some actions
CAPES:CAPES:QUALIS: QUALIS: classification of journals, classification of journals,
conferences, etc. according to academic conferences, etc. according to academic impactimpact
Evaluation of graduate programs: Evaluation of graduate programs: classification of academic institutions – high classification of academic institutions – high ranked institutions are given priorities for ranked institutions are given priorities for scholarships etc.scholarships etc.
Brazil – some actionsBrazil – some actions
LATTES:LATTES:Nationwide database of human resources in Nationwide database of human resources in
science, organized to allow a variety of queries science, organized to allow a variety of queries and searchesand searches
Brazil – grand challenges in ITBrazil – grand challenges in IT2006-20162006-2016
Initiative: Brazilian Computing SocietyInitiative: Brazilian Computing Society Grand challenges:Grand challenges:
Information management for large, distributed, multimedia Information management for large, distributed, multimedia datasetsdatasets
Computational modeling of complex systems (natural, Computational modeling of complex systems (natural, artificial, socio-cultural, human/nature interaction)artificial, socio-cultural, human/nature interaction)
Non-silicon based computingNon-silicon based computing Participative and universal access to information and Participative and universal access to information and
knowledgeknowledge High quality technological development: systems that must High quality technological development: systems that must
be available, correct, reliable, scalable, persistent and be available, correct, reliable, scalable, persistent and ubiquitousubiquitous
Brazil – grand challenges in ITBrazil – grand challenges in IT2006-20162006-2016
Concrete initiatives:Concrete initiatives: Component-based software developmentComponent-based software development Digital inclusionDigital inclusion Large-scale digital librariesLarge-scale digital libraries IT for agribusinessIT for agribusiness Wireless sensor networksWireless sensor networks High speed networksHigh speed networks TelemedicineTelemedicine HDTV transmissionHDTV transmission E-learningE-learning E-governmentE-government Ubiquitous computingUbiquitous computing Digital narrative / digital entertainmentDigital narrative / digital entertainment BioinformaticsBioinformatics CS and humanitiesCS and humanities Foundational and methodological issuesFoundational and methodological issues
AND MANY MORE…AND MANY MORE…
IT in Brazil: Academic IT in Brazil: Academic ChallengesChallenges
THANK YOU
Flávio Soares Corrêa da SilvaFlávio Soares Corrêa da Silva
Microsoft Faculty SummitMicrosoft Faculty Summit
Redmond, USA, July 2006Redmond, USA, July 2006