A Typology of agents and subjects of regional cooperation: the experience of the Mediterranean Arch

El document és el resultat d'una investigació més àmplia sobre la construcció de l'Arc Mediterrani. El seu objectiu és posar en relleu el notable grau de desenvolupament de la cooperació regional en la matèria, a través d'una anàlisi detallada de les diferents figures institucionalitzades de cooperació territorial existents (o haver existit) a la zona. L'anàlisi s'ha dut a terme des d'un punt de vista temàtic, basat en els objectius prioritaris d'aquestes institucions. En concret, les xifres estudiades es limiten a les institucions formals o les associacions de col · laboració de caràcter específic, com ara euroregions o les agrupacions europees d'interès econòmic, entès com les figures de major institucionalització dels espais transnacionals a nivell europeu. En canvi, hem deixat de banda altres figures, com Interreg (finançat pel FEDER), ja que no són entitats correctament. Encara que de vegades els acords de cooperació establerts per als projectes d'Interreg han donat lloc a algunes de les entitats estudiades aquí.

A política de cooperação portuguesa com os PALOP: contributos do Ensino Superior Politécnico

RESUMO: É longínqua e indiscutível a ligação que se estabelece entre Portugal e os Países Africanos de Língua Oficial Portuguesa. No entanto, a manutenção dos laços de entreajuda e cooperação, embora desejada e expressamente manifestada por ambas as partes, nem sempre se consubstancia em acções concretas. É neste contexto que se insere o presente trabalho, tendo como objectivo investigar de que modo se materializa a Política de Cooperação entre Portugal e os Países Africanos de Língua Oficial Portuguesa, ao nível do Ensino Superior. Avaliamos concretamente a actuação das Instituições de Ensino Superior Politécnico, junto dos alunos oriundos daqueles países, no domínio da Acção Social e de que modo pode existir uma acção diferenciadora entre Instituições, capaz de captar alunos e de os acolher em melhores condições. Perante as carências e fragilidades encontradas naquela população, concluímos que existe um vasto campo de actuação onde as Instituições de Ensino Superior podem realizar os propósitos enunciados nos Acordos de Cooperação, estabelecidos com aqueles Países. Actuando em prol destes alunos efectivam assim as resoluções enunciadas para a Política de Cooperação Portuguesa em matéria de educação e divulgação da língua e cultura portuguesas, contribuindo ainda, para o desenvolvimento daqueles países. ABSTRACT: It is far and indisputable the link established between Portugal and the African Countries of Portuguese Official Language (PALOP). However, the maintenance of ties of mutual aid and cooperation, though desired and explicitly expressed by both sides, has not always been embodied in concrete actions. It is this context that frames the present work, aiming to investigate how the policy of cooperation between Portugal and the African Countries of Portuguese Official Language is materialized at the Higher Education level. We specifically evaluate the performance of Polytechnic Higher Education Institutions with the students from those countries in the field of social aid and how a differentiator action between institutions can be in place, capable of capturing students and welcoming them in a better way. In face of the needs and weaknesses found in that population, we conclude that there is a vast field of activity where HEI can realize the goals set out in the Cooperation Agreements established with those countries. Acting on behalf of these students they put to practice the resolutions set out for the Portuguese Cooperation Policy in education and dissemination of the Portuguese language and culture, thus contributing to the development of those countries.

Methodology for collaborative enterprise reference ontology building

Dissertation presented at Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia of Universidade Nova de Lisboa to obtain the Master degree in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science

Enterprise reference lexicon building from business models

Nowadays, a significant increase on the demand for interoperable systems for exchanging data in business collaborative environments has been noticed. Consequently, cooperation agreements between each of the involved enterprises have been brought to light. However, due to the fact that even in a same community or domain, there is a big variety of knowledge representation not semantically coincident, which embodies the existence of interoperability problems in the enterprises information systems that need to be addressed. Moreover, in relation to this, most organizations face other problems about their information systems, as: 1) domain knowledge not being easily accessible by all the stakeholders (even intra-enterprise); 2) domain knowledge not being represented in a standard format; 3) and even if it is available in a standard format, it is not supported by semantic annotations or described using a common and understandable lexicon. This dissertation proposes an approach for the establishment of an enterprise reference lexicon from business models. It addresses the automation in the information models mapping for the reference lexicon construction. It aggregates a formal and conceptual representation of the business domain, with a clear definition of the used lexicon to facilitate an overall understanding by all the involved stakeholders, including non-IT personnel.

Direito Eleitoral e inelegibilidades por desvio de conduta: reflexões a partir da experiência brasileira

Dissertação de mestrado em Direito Administrativo