Modelo conceitual para gestão da informação tecnológica no Programa Brasileiro de Avaliação do Ciclo de Vida

Abstract

This research proposes an information management model to the Brazilian Life Cycle Assessment Programme (PBACV in Portuguese), coordinated by the Brazilian Institute for Information in Science and Technology from the Ministry of Science, Technology, Innovations and Communications. The Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) technique was introduced by the NBR ISO 14.040 and it is understood as Technological Information focused in sustainability field. The research was based in qualitative methods and adopted the constructivism approach. The methodological resources consist in documental analysis of the files and public registries of PBACV. The theoretical study regarding Technological Information in LCA was used to support the interview planning of the representatives of Global LCA Data Access Network, allowing the deep understanding of LCA management practices in different contexts and from distinct LCA information management matrix supported by the grounded theory. The LCA information management aims to allow representatives from productive sector access the newest tendencies related to innovation and sustainability researches, which is an important aspect of Information Science research field. It was possible to propose a LCA information model to the PBACV supported by theoretical categories, subcategories and properties, presented through an information conceptual map. The proposed model has information management aspects based in the governmental active participation and funding of PBACV.