COVID-19 IN THE FEDERAL DISTRICT AND SURROUNDINGS: SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGICAL INNOVATION AND PUBLIC POLICIES

This proposal calls for financial resources to develop a collective, interdisciplinary and coordinated research project regarding the social, economic and health impact of the Covid-19 pandemic in the Federal District and its surroundings. Recognized researchers with institutional ties at the University of Brasilia and other similar institutions will be invited to participate in this project. It seeks to encourage interdisciplinary, applied and methodologically pluralistic research. As a result, researchers from different areas of scientific knowledge will participate. It should be noted that this project will continue a successful previous academic venture that resulted, for example, in a work of scientific dissemination entitled: Covid-19 in Brazil: Science, Technological Innovation and Public Policies (Volume I, Curitiba: CRV, 2020; check:https://editoracrv.com.br/produtos/detalhes/35008-a-covid-19-no-brasil-brciencia-inovacao-tecnologica-e-politicas-publicas-volume-1). However, the proposal includes the realization of an integrative seminar and other similar face-to-face and virtual actions. It is believed that at the time of the execution of this proposal, up to fifty researchers - most of them linked to UnB - will be directly involved in the work of this project. With regard specifically to my participation in the general framework of this proposal, it seems pertinent to highlight that I will produce a qualitative research that will use the technique of in-depth interview. I am interested in hearing about the perceptions and interpretations of managers, specialists and civil servants of the Federal District Health Department about the societal impact of the pandemic in Brasília and the surrounding area. In-depth interviews will be transcribed, coded and analyzed with the aid of the Iramuteq 0.7 text processor. The results of this round of in-depth interviews will be compared to the results obtained in previous rounds. However, the research instrument - that is, the interview script - meets the requirements of the Research Ethics Committee usual in social sciences in health, collective health, epidemiology and health surveillance (non-clinical procedures). The result of my research will form part of a second volume of the aforementioned collection, and most of the requested budget will be invested in the publication of the book. The rest of the requested resources will be allocated to two research grants. the interview script - meets the requirements of the Research Ethics Committee usual in social sciences in health, public health, epidemiology and health surveillance (non-clinical procedures). The result of my research will form part of a second volume of the aforementioned collection, and most of the requested budget will be invested in the publication of the book. The rest of the requested resources will be allocated to two research grants. the interview script - meets the requirements of the Research Ethics Committee usual in social sciences in health, public health, epidemiology and health surveillance (non-clinical procedures). The result of my research will form part of a second volume of the aforementioned collection, and most of the requested budget will be invested in the publication of the book. The rest of the requested resources will be allocated to two research grants.