Lattes and other Brazilian ST&I platforms

Lattes Platform and Brazilian ST&I

Information Systems Initiatives

Roberto PachecoStela Institute and Federal University of Santa Catarina

(EGC)

José Salm Jr.Stela Institute and Federal University of Santa Catarina

Marcelo DomingosStela Institute

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• Instituto StelaKnowledge Engineering Research Institute

• EGC – Graduate Program on Knowledge Engineering and Management - UFSC

Introduction

Lattes Platform Project

When and why Lattes was built

1997 - The national electronic forms were important for agency funding operation, but unsuitable to decision making.

Source: ScienTI presentation, 2002 about Lattes history


What it isLattes is the national platform to provide information services to researchers, students, institutions and research groups. • honors Cesar Lattes, -meson co-discoverer

• managed by CNPq - the National Council for Science and Technology www.cnpq.br

http://lattes.cnpq.br

http://www.cnpq.br/

http://lattes.cnpq.br/


What it offersIt has several connected components:

Lattes CVPersonal ID, education background, professional activities, production in SCT&I

R&D groupsResearchers, research area, cooperation

Directory of institutionsOrganizational structure

Project and grant submissionsOrganizational structureDecision making servicesPlanning (ST&I Statistics)Evaluation Public access to information

Main characteristics of Lattes

Free admissionAny person can enroll and add his or her CV information

“Mandatory”Registration on Lattes is required in order to apply for funding. It is now a common practice within the National ST&I system funding agencies

Data Interchange standards

Defined in collaboration with universities and other S&T Agencies

Data GovernanceDOI, Audit reports of false information and mostly by social control

Interoperability and data extraction Lattes interacts with 132 institutions

Alignment with other e-Gov initiatives ex. Innovation Portal, Coleta CAPES

Unique identification for researchers (ready for ORCID)

Public accessTo data and services

Privacy policy No personal information is made available through the Internet

Localized (11 other countries)Lattes was developed in three Languages (Portuguese, Spanish and English)

Lattes ProjectPlatform Acceptance (Hits and Updates)

Daily hits - Average(2007-2010)

Daily updates – Average (2007-2010)

9.720

10.521

10.052

11.129

9.000

9.500

10.000

10.500

11.000

11.500

2007 2008 2009 2010

Year

Num

ber o

f CVs

Upd

ated

67.967

77.731

100.03393.697

0

20.000

40.000

60.000

80.000

100.000

120.000

2007 2008 2009 2010

Year

Num

ber o

f Hits

Source: CNPq, 2011

More than 2 million of CVs(only 20% from grant processes)

More than 400 research groups

How the CVs are updated?

1. Each person accesses Lattes Platform and login in on his/her own CV

2. Articles, activities or other information are updated

3. The updated CV version is “sent” to CNPq and will appear on the Web (24-48h later)

Finding expertise in a particular scientific domain

Ministério da Ciência e Tecnologia

INCT (2008)How Lattes can help to manage ST&I processes


National Institutes of Science and Technology

To promote the articulation and integration, through the establishment of networks among the best research groups and individuals in the country, in priority areas;

To promote internationally competitive scientific research;

To promote high quality science and technology development associated with potential market applications in cooperation with the private sector;

Contribute to the improvement of education standards at all levels, mainly in the preparation of young scientists;

To promote the implementation of laboratories to be jointly used by universities and companies

Program Objectives



Data obtained from Lattes Platform CVsAnalysis done by services provided by Innovation Portal

Snapshot 12008

Snapshot 32011



Data obtained from Lattes Platform CVsAnalysis done by services provided by Innovation Portal

Snapshot 12008

Snapshot 32011

R&D institutes use the Lattes CV as a source to strategic planning:

• carrier planning• competence management• organizational memory• research content management• expertise location

Being used by universities and Research Institutes.

Past and the new trends

Original Lattes scenarios (1999…) Current Trends

Problems• Individual information research burden• Agency lack of information• Lack of institutional collaboration

Problems• Individual and networking R&D• Accuracy from information burden• Public partnership

Technology• GUI • Data Center• PC• CMS • Database exchange

Technology• Touch UI, Mobile (next-gen)• Cloud• App Stores• Social Media• Interoperability

Public managers view• Governmental control

Public managers view• Public Governance

Aquarius Platform

Public Governance in ST&IWe are now building a national platform that combines all ST&I in strategic decision making and public governance.

Final remarksPast: Lattes began as a response to governmental

information needPresent:

o It turned out to be the main source of ST&I information (used by Federal Agencies, State Agencies and Universities)

o It enabled the development of other national initiatives (Innovation Portal, DCVISA, SINAES, DCSIBEA, Aquarius and many others)

o It has been a reference for international cooperation among governments, institutions and researchers (ex. ScienTI)

Future: The current trends in technologies and public governance allow us to consider several other scenarios of how to build a national database.

Lattes Platform and Brazilian ST&I Information Systems Initiatives

Roberto PachecoStela Institute and Federal University of Santa Catarina

(EGC)

José Salm Jr.Stela Institute and Federal University of Santa Catarina

Marcelo DomingosStela Institute

THANK YOU!MUITO OBRIGADO!

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