Victor Azevedo
Founder
Wiiglo
Brazil

Biography
Computer Engineer graduated from the State University of Rio de Janeiro (2000) and master's degree in Geomatics, is a founding partner of Wiiglo.com, technology-based company incubated in the incubator PHOENIX-UERJ whose mission is to develop solutions in Information Technology, especially in Spatial Decision Support Systems. He has experience in Computer Science with emphasis in Geomatics, acting on the following topics: Software Engineering, GIS, Spatial Databases, Spatial and Space-time Analysis, knowledge Representation with Ontologies and Semantic Web, Expert Systems and Interoperability

Abstract
Interactive and Collaborative Civil Society Organizations Map in Brazil

Co-Authors:
Baiena Feijolo Souto, Baiena Souto, M.Sc., Fundacao Getulio Vargas
Felix Garcia Lopes, Felix Lopes, D. Sc., Institute for Applied Economic Research (Ipea)

Civil society organizations are critical actors in the advancement of universal values around human rights, the environment, labour standards and anti-corruption. As global market integration has advanced, their role has gained particular importance in aligning economic activities with social and environmental priorities. In Brazil, there are about 300.00 organizations which were mapped in a research entitled "Civil Society Organizations and their partnerships with the Federal Government" by Fundacao Getulio Vargas in 2013. In addition, a platform was made to turn this information accessible to population. This tool is a interactive internet geoportal where is possible to localize geographically the organization, nearby streets, points of interests, and other interactive functions under an internet browser. Actually, this geoportal shows a large number of information about social civil organizations as a transparency portal in a map view format. Moreover, we can search organizations by regions, states or cities, or simply search by the name of organization. Indeed, the platform stores a large number of variables of organizations which is presented in a popup resumed way or in a more detailed view segmented by sectors of information. Furthermore, the geoportal is completely accessible to people with special needs, following recommendations of W3C Web Accessibility Initiative (WAI). Finally, intended to be collaborative, allowing organizations to update their data and the public in general to evaluate them. In conclusion, this map is an initiative from Federal Government of Brazil, supported by United Nations Development Programme (PNUD), Getulio Vargas Foundation (FGV) and Institute for Applied Economic Research (Ipea), that from now on will continue to maintain and develop the platform. The geoportal can be accessed in https://mapaosc.ipea.gov.br and it is an relevant initiative towards the increase of a more clear and open view of the civil society organizations in Brazil.