O Parque de Ciência e Tecnologia da Universidade do Porto – Observatório Itaú Cultural (2019)

Fátima São Simão and Helena Santos discuss the Science and Technology Park at the University of Porto in Portugal. Created in 2007 to support the development of new technology startups, it has over time also encompassed creative industries. The project seeks to establish relationships between the market and the university, balancing scientific knowledge with technological application. The two academics also discuss how the humanities and social sciences have an important role to play in making specialized technological knowledge more accessible, tangible, and practical, so that it is not underutilized due to incomprehensibility. Testimonies recorded during the seminar "The Machine, Intelligence, and Disintelligence: Utopia and Entropy in Sight," held at Itaú Cultural in São Paulo, São Paulo, in November 2018. Other videos from the Itaú Cultural Observatory Bulletin: https://bit.ly/boletimoic. Credits President: Milú Villela Chief Executive Officer: Eduardo Saron Administrative Superintendent: Sérgio Miyazaki Innovation Center Manager | Observatory: Marcos Fernandez Cuzziol Innovation Center Coordinator | Observatory: Luciana Modé Innovation Center Production | Observatory: Marcel Fracassi and Rafael Figueiredo Communications and Relationship Manager: Ana de Fátima Sousa Interview: Guilherme Silva and Marcel Fracassi Editorial Production: Mayara Marques Teixeira and Pamela Rocha Camargo Visual Identity: Maria Carolina Farah Nassif de Moraes Audiovisual and Literature Manager: Claudiney Ferreira Audiovisual and Literature Coordinator: Kety Fernandes Nassar Audiovisual Production: Júlia Sottili Filming and Editing: Belluah Produções Sound: André Bellentani (outsourced) Motion Design: Estúdio Lumine