On the second day of the National Conference of Data Producers and Users, promoted by the Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics (IBGE) in partnership with the State University of Rio de Janeiro (UERJ), eight working groups start, at 2 pm, today, discussions about digital sovereignty and the consolidation of the National System of Geosciences, Statistics and Data, SINGED. The Conference is being held at the Maracanã Campus of UERJ, in the north area of the capital of rio de Janeiro. Registration for in-person participation in the WGs is free and still open at the IBGE Virtual Shop.

The Conference will last until Friday, August 02, and present six thematic round tables and 23 working groups, gathering more than 500 technicians and more than 100 speakers and round table and group coordinators, bringing together experts, representatives of tech giants, public managers, government data companies, multilateral organizations and social movements, scholars and students, and civil society organizations to discuss topics such as digital sovereignty and the consolidation of the National System of Geosciences, Statistics and Data, SINGED. The schedule of the Conference and the descriptions of WGs are available here.

The Working Groups meeting today will discuss aspects such as values and guidelines, composition, participation of society, legislation, quality and financial resources within the SINGED, besides the risks and opportunities for the Northeast in the Digital Era. 

The Northeast and the Digital Era 

The superintendent of SUDENE – Superintendence for the Development of the Northeast, is Danilo Cabral, Working Group  (GT) 8 called "Opportunities for the Northeast in the Digital Era", which will discuss the importance of surveys and actions in the Northeast, in different segments, aiming at the promotion of regional development considering innovation and technology in governance and in the role played by institutions before social, environmental and economic challenges. 

Check the working groups scheduled for today (30)

GT1: SINGED values and general guidelines

Coordinators: Sidneia Cardoso, IBGE, Directorate of Surveys, and Rafael March, IBGE, Directorate of Geosciences

Participants:

• Fernando Alberto G Sampaio C Rocha, Chief of the Statistics Department of the Central Bank of Brazil – BC/DSTAT
• Fábio Pereira Bravin, Deputy Director of Educational Statistics of the National Institute of Educational Studies and Research Anísio Teixeira – INEP
• Ernesto da Silva Filho, Director of Digital Public Services Platforms at the Secretariat of Digital Government of the Ministry of Management and Innovation in Public Services - MGI (**)

GT2: System composition

Coordinators: Denise Kronemberger, IBGE Presidency, and Maria Luisa da Fonseca Pimenta, IBGE, Directorate of Geosciences

Participants:

• José Acácio Ferreira, President of the National Association of Planning, Research and Statistics Institutions – Anipes
• José Eduardo Bueno de Oliveira, Director of the Information Technology Department of the Unified Health System - DATASUS
• Gabriel Pansani Siqueira, President of the Land Governance Institute (IGT)

GT3: Relevance: society's participation in the system

Coordinators: Claudio Stenner, IBGE, Directorate of Geosciences, and Cláudio Crespo, IBGE, Directorate of Surveys

Participants:

• Francisco José Pereira de Lima (Preto Zezé), Central Única das Favelas - CUFA
• Jorge Abrahão, Sustainable Cities Institute - ICS
• Hesley da Silva Py, Systems Coordinator of the National Agency for Petroleum, Natural Gas and Biofuels - ANP
• Flávia Oliveira da Fraga - GloboNews commentator, columnist for O Globo newspaper and CBN radio station (**)

GT4: Legislation: sovereign governance and new data environment

Coordinators: Marcia Quintslr, Directorate of Surveys, and Roberto Neves Sant’Anna, IBGE Presidency

Participants:

• Silvia Meza, Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Geografía - INEGI (Mexico) 
• Alexandre Barbosa, Regional Center for Studies on the Development of the Information Society and Ponto BR Coordinator – CETIC/NIC.br
• Daniela Nunes de Menezes,Coordinator-General for Data Governance

GT5: Institutional quality of processes and products

Coordinators: Raquel Rose Correia, IBGE, Directorate of Surveys, and Renata Curi de Moura Estevão Nagatomi, IBGE, Directorate of Geosciences

Participants:

• Carlos Torres Freire, Diretor do Centro de Ciência de Dados para Estatísticas Públicas da Fundação SEADE
• Vagner Ardeo, vice-diretor do Instituto Brasileiro de Economia – IBRE da Fundação Getúlio Vargas – FGV

GT6: Financial resources

Coordinators: Flavia Vinhaes Santos, diretora-executiva do IBGE, and Rose Mary Rodrigues, IBGE, Assistant Director, Executive Directorate

Participants:

• Lorena Ferrer Cavalcanti Randal Pompeu, Under-Secretary of Administration and Strategic Management

GT7: Risks and opportunities for public planning in the Digital Era

Participants:

• Marcio Pochmann, President of the Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics - IBGE
• Fabrício Marques Santos, Secretary of Planning, Management and Regional Development of the State of Pernambuco and President of the National Council of State Planning Secretaries
• Júlio César Monzu Filgueira, Secretary of Planning, Budget and Innovation of the State of Sergipe
• Denis Maracci Gimenez, IBGE, Presidency

GT8: Opportunities for the Northeast in the Digital Era

Coordinator: Danilo Cabral, Superintendent of SUDENE (Superintendence for the Development of the Northeast)

Participants:

• Tânia Bacelar, Partner-Director of the Planning and Economic Consulting - Ceplan (**)
• Alfredo José Pessoa de Oliveira, President of the Institute of Economic Strategy and Survey of Ceará - IPECE
• Ana Cristina de Almeida Fernandes, Federal University of Pernambuco - UFPE (**)
• Paulo de Martino Jannuzzi, Coordinator-General of the National School of Statistical Sciences - ENCE/IBGE

National Conference of Data Producers and Users

Venue: State University of Rio de Janeiro (UERJ)

Date: July 9 to August 2 

Streamed on: Digital IBGE and Webex, for registered participants (except from WGs)

Registration: IBGE Virtual Shop

Information: Conference website

Document for discussion: Document for the dialogue