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MultiObs Seminar: Rethinking STI Policy: Innovation Ecosystems, Metrics and Society
Event · November 18, 2026
A São Paulo Excellence Chair (SPEC) project, funded by FAPESP and hosted at the Institute of Geosciences (IG) and the Department of Science and Technology Policy (DPCT), UNICAMP.
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Event · November 18, 2026
More reflexive and participatory monitoring of Science, Technology and Innovation
MultiObs is a São Paulo Excellence Chair (SPEC) research program led by Rodrigo Costas, funded by FAPESP and hosted at the Institute of Geosciences and the Department of Science and Technology Policy of UNICAMP. It addresses critical issues in STI indicators, data infrastructures, funding dynamics, and societal and policy engagement.
More about MultiObsFederated Big Data Infrastructure
The largest available set of interconnected databases and analytical tools, supporting diverse data-driven questions on STI dynamics.
See the infrastructureFour Thematic Branches
Research areas addressing pressing challenges in STI:
- STI Funding and Workforce
- Public Communication
- Technology and Innovation
- Science-Policy and Diplomacy in STI
Living Lab
Co-creating contextually relevant STI indicators with the 28 organizations that already support the program: industry, research groups, data providers, media, research funders and policy organizations.
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MultiObs Seminar: Rethinking STI Policy: Innovation Ecosystems, Metrics and Society
The São Paulo Excellence Chair program MultiObs (Multi-Observatory of Science, Technology and Innovation Dynamics), in partnership with Lab-GEOPI and the Graduate Program in Science and Technology Policy (PPG-PCT), will hold a seminar titled “Rethinking STI Policy: Innovation Ecosystems, Metrics and Society” , in a hybrid format (in person and online). The event will feature three presentations, followed by a Q&A and open discussion. The seminar will take place on November 18 , from 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. (GMT-3), in Room 216 of the Institute of Geosciences (IG) at Unicamp . Join online by clicking here .
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MultiObs researchers take part in the 4th OECD Blue Sky Forum 2026
MultiObs marks its presence at the 4th OECD Blue Sky Forum on new frontiers in science, technology and innovation.
NewsSeptember 2026
MultiObs Contributions to the 30th Annual International Conference on Science and Technology Indicators
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NewsApril 2026
New chair proposes modernization of scientific activity indicators
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EventSeptember 2026
30th Annual International Conference on Science and Technology Indicators
Join us in Antwerp, Belgium, in September 2026 for the 30th Annual STI-ENID Conference, themed “Indicators for a Responsible Research Future”. This international conference brings together leading experts, researchers, and policymakers to explore how science, technology, and innovation (STI) indicators can advance responsible research and innovation (RRI). Key topics will include diversity, inclusivity, openness, and sustainability in research assessment and policy. Participants will discuss how STI indicators can align with societal values, long-term goals, and the challenges of an uncertain future. The event will also examine how indicators reflect changing patterns of collaboration, competition, and knowledge exchange, and how they can promote equitable global cooperation amid increasing geopolitical tensions. We are happy to welcome the STI-ENID community to Antwerp for this landmark edition of the conference. The STI-ENID 2026 Conference is hosted by ECOOM teams from KU Leuven, Vrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB), and University of Antwerp.
A federated data infrastructure
The largest available set of interconnected datasets on research entities, bibliometrics, economics and intellectual property, federated to support diverse data-driven questions and open to researchers beyond the MultiObs team.
The datasets are openly available on Google BigQuery. MultiObs also contributes them as a collection to ORION-DBs, which aims to make open research information combinable and actionable at scale.
Learn to work with the data
All sessionsRecorded, hands-on training sessions on querying the datasets with SQL, working with them in Python, and using specific sources such as patent and FAPESP funding data.
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SciELO Dataset
In today's session, participants were introduced to the SciELO (Scientific Electronic Library Online) bibliographic dataset hosted on Google BigQuery as part of the MultiObs infrastructure.
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All productionsDatasets, working papers, and peer-reviewed articles produced by MultiObs researchers.
Metascience Observatories: a methodological approach to characterize their outputs and policy impact.
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Collective action for Open Research Information: Introducing ORION-DBs and a new FORCE11 Working Group
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Brazilian science, technology and innovation policy: conceptual context and historical trajectories
Salles Filho, Sérgio; Pacheco, Carlos Américo; De Negri, Fernanda; Vonortas, Nicholas S.; Dias, Rafael De Brito
Science for What? Tracing the Functions of Scientific Knowledge in UN Diplomatic Speech
Penachioni, Júlia Battistuzzi; Pires, Antonio; Bin, Adriana; de Oliveira, Amâncio J; Murat, Biegzat; Sugimoto, Cassidy R.
Material suplementar do artigo "A Década do Oceano promove acesso aberto à produção científica no Brasil?"
Canto, Fabio; Barata, Germana; Lemos, Wadson; Segundo, Washington
A distribuição da atenção social e acadêmica: uma análise altmétrica de pesquisadores latino-americanos
dos Santos, Francielle Franco; Grácio, Maria Cláudia Cabrini; Castanha, Rafael Gutierres; Costas, Rodrigo
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