Editorial | International Conference on Digital Transformation

Thematic Edition: Exact and Engineering Sciences

Abstract

The International Conference on Digital Transformation: International Cooperation, multiculturalism, collaborative work and inclusive, sustainable and resilient environments - was broadcast in real time, from the Colibri/Zoom session, on the Facebook page of the Polytechnic Institute of Santarém and in person at the ESGTS Auditorium totaling a number close to sixty participants from more than twenty higher education institutions representing three Continents, on December 22, 2022.
This 3rd edition of the Conference inherits a DNA mirrored in the 2021 and 2021 editions, published in special issues of the scientific journal of the Research Unit of the Polytechnic Institute of Santarém, namely in its 1st edition - Vol. 8 No. 4 (2020), Thematic Edition: Exact Sciences and Engineering - Conference "The Digital Transformation and Information Technologies in Pandemic Times" and in its 2nd edition - Vol. 9 No. 4 (2021): Thematic Issue: Exact Sciences and Engineering | International Conference: Digital Transformation - International Cooperation, multiculturalism, collaborative work and more inclusive, sustainable and resilient environments.

Starting with this edition, the Digital Transformation Conference will maintain its annual frequency and will bring together research and scientific development areas for teachers and researchers from RIAL - International Academic Network of Lusophony, a network whose Letter of Commitment for its creation was signed on 17 November 2022 at the Polytechnic Institute of Santarém by the signatory bodies from five countries - Angola, Brazil, Cape Verde, Mozambique and Portugal and representing twenty higher education institutions (HEIs) / research centres (RIs). These HEIs/RCs represent an intercontinental, multicultural, collaborative, innovative and creative space for R&D in multiple scientific fields where thousands of researchers and tens, hundreds of thousands of students work.
Participating in the event were authors from three Continents (European, African and American); a Research Centre, CIAC - Centro de Investigação em Artes e Comunicação - Universidade do Algarve with the involvement in the organization of its Digital Literacy and Social Inclusion Hub of the Polytechnic Institute of Santarém; Universities/IES from the three Continents namely: Angola - Universidade Kimpa Vita and Universidade Metodista; Brazil - Instituto Federal de Norte de Minas Gerais (IFNMG), Instituto Federal do Paraná (IFPR) and Universidade de Brasília; Cape Verde - Universidade do Mindelo and Universidade de Santiago; Mozambique - Forum Association of Academics of Mozambique (AFAMO), Higher School of Nautical Sciences (ESCN), Higher Institute of Training, Research and Sciences (ISFIC), Higher Institute of Management (ISG), Higher Institute of Management, Commerce and Finance (ISGCF), Higher Institute Mutasa (ISMU), Higher Polytechnic Institute of Gaza (ISPG), University of São Tomás Moçambique (USTM), Gregório Semedo University, Polytechnic University, Púnguè University, Diogo Eugénio Guilande Technical University and from Portugal - Instituto Politécnico de Santarém (IPSantarém), Instituto Politécnico de Tomar (IPT), Instituto Superior de Gestão and Universidade de Évora;
At the conference, a set of eleven articles were selected from affiliates of the RIAL partner institutions or from invited institutions, which are presented in the present issue, in a publication dedicated to Exact Sciences and Engineering that represents Volume 10, No. 4 (2022).
The opening session of the conference was attended by the President of the Polytechnic Institute of Santarém, the Director of the Research Unit of IPSantarém and the Pro-President for Internationalisation and Cooperation of the Polytechnic Institute of Santarém.
The closing session was attended by the Sub-coordinator of the Scientific Domain of Exact Sciences and Engineering of the IU_IPSantarém and the Vice-President of the Digital Literacy and Social Inclusion Centre of IPSantarém (CIAC).
The themes of the papers, with their authors, presented at the Conference were

Panel of authors - thematic presentations

Session I - Moderator: Paulo Resende Silva, University of Évora (Portugal)
"Promoting open and flexible education at the Polytechnic Institute of Tomar: NAU Project". Célio Gonçalo Marques, Ana Nata, António Manso & Inês Araújo. Polytechnic Institute of Tomar (Portugal)

"Technological Waste Management Strategies to Support Precision Economies". Ngombo Armando & Pascoal Kiluando. Kimpa Vita University (Angola)

"Economic analysis of sowing systems used in rice production (macassane variety) in Chókwè district, Lionde administrative post". Beto João Chirindzane, Sérgio Jordão Ponguane & Rogério Fernandes Romão. Instituto Superior Politécnico de Gaza (Mozambique)

"The Implementation and Use of LMS in language teaching in Higher Education - between adaptation and innovation". Luís Filipe Martins Rodrigues. Universidade de Santiago (Cape Verde)

"Contexts of Knowledge Management and Corporate Education". Kathyanne Costa Rodrigues, Jonh de Castro Matos & Maria Júlia Pantoja. University of Brasilia (Brazil)

"From curriculum reforms to their contribution in the improvement of teaching quality in teaching learning subsystems in Mozambique". Mário Cofe & Rodrigues Fazenda. Higher Institute for Training, Research and Science (Mozambique)

Session II - Moderator: Sheila Gomes, Mindelo University (Cape Verde)

"Business Intelligence Applications in Health - Management and Clinical Areas". Filipe Madeira & João Madeira. Digital Literacy and Social Inclusion Pole of the Arts and Communication Research Centre / IPSantarém (Portugal).

"Use of Technologies to Detect Fraud and Corruption in the Financial Administration System of the Mozambican State". Almeida Chirindza. Mutasa Higher Institute (Mozambique)

"Social entrepreneurship as a possibility for the development of rural communities". Paul de Freitas, António Haliski, Cleber Serafin & Everaldo dos Santos. Federal Institute of Paraná (Brazil)

"Mobile Money in rural communities of Niassa, Mozambique". Rui Moreira de Carvalho, Joaquim Tobias Dai & Moisés Inguane. Higher Institute of Management (Portugal / Mozambique)

"Role of ICT in the Teaching and Learning Process. Case of a Secondary School in Nampula". Dércio dos Santos Abreu. Higher Institute of Management, Commerce and Finance (Mozambique)

The Editorial Team: João Samartinho, Rodrigues Fazenda & Rogério Romão