This magazine issue features an interview with Tiago Falcão, National Secretary of Brazil's Bolsa Família Program, discussing the benefits of social policies. It also highlights the Consciência EcoAmpla Program, which promotes recycling in exchange for electricity bill discounts. Additionally, it provides details on the Consciência Ampla Citizenship Awareness Program helping low-income citizens obtain important documents to access social programs.
A revista Visão Ampla apresenta informações sobre produtos e serviços da empresa de energia Ampla para clientes corporativos. A edição destaca a eficiência energética da GE Celma como estratégia competitiva, a nova subestação Barra Alegre em Bom Jardim, e o carro elétrico como exemplo de economia verde adotado pela Ampla. Além disso, discute tarifas eficientes de energia e esclarece dúvidas frequentes de clientes.
O documento discute os 5 anos da Ampla, destacando:
1) Investimentos em atendimento ao cliente e qualidade no fornecimento de energia;
2) Parceria com a Leroy Merlin para inaugurar uma loja sustentável em Niterói;
3) Solução customizada para melhorar os serviços de uma oficina em Niterói.
This magazine highlights Ampla's social and environmental responsibility projects. It profiles Joaquim Melo, founder of the Palmas Institute, which focuses on financial inclusion in Brazil. It also announces Ampla's upcoming "Consciência Ampla on the Screen and on Wheels" events in October and November to promote rational energy consumption. Finally, it provides an update on Ampla's first semester achievements in its Energy Efficiency Awareness Program, noting that most projects exceeded their goals for the number of people benefited.
Joaquim Melo founded the first community bank in Brazil called Palmas Bank in 1998 in response to residents of the Palmeira Housing Project community asking "Why are we poor?". The bank was created to encourage local production and spending by residents in order to keep money circulating within the community. Melo has since helped establish over 60 community banks across Brazil and founded the Palmas Institute to promote this model of economic solidarity.
Some highlighted articles of ACCIONA Reports 71 talk about a singular project of renovation of a wind farm in Spain, the role of highways for social development, and the importance of designing an effective law on climate change in Spain, among other topics.
Akon Lighting Africa aims to double Africa's power generation capacity and access to electricity by 2030 by providing solar power solutions. Over 730 million Africans lack reliable access to electricity and rely on dangerous fuels for lighting and heating. The project has expanded solar power access to communities in 15 African countries and added programs for solar-powered water pumps, rural schools, and solar energy training. The model has received interest from other developing regions as a way to enable economic growth beyond only providing electricity and water.
Six young Japanese eco-entrepreneurs have won funding of up to 600,000JPY each for their environmental projects through the British Council and LRQA's E-idea competition. The competition supports young entrepreneurs from seven Asia-Pacific countries in developing solutions to sustainability issues like waste reduction and energy efficiency. The winning Japanese projects address issues like maintaining rice fields through renewable energy generation and promoting more sustainable food production. The funding will allow the entrepreneurs to implement their projects and gain business skills to expand their solutions.
The document announces an exhibition showcasing innovative sustainable products from around the world being held from September 30th to October 2nd in San Francisco. It provides descriptions of 10 products or concepts in sustainable technologies, including a two-person electric vehicle, a modular pop-up office, a high performance solar collector, a biomimicry-based LED lighting system, an affordable LED lighting and phone charging system for rural communities, an automated electronics recycling machine, a countertop composting appliance, a program empowering women in rural India through solar energy education, a system for integrated water treatment and food production, and an alternative urban transportation concept using personal motorized backpacks and an system of urban cables.
A revista Visão Ampla apresenta informações sobre produtos e serviços da empresa de energia Ampla para clientes corporativos. A edição destaca a eficiência energética da GE Celma como estratégia competitiva, a nova subestação Barra Alegre em Bom Jardim, e o carro elétrico como exemplo de economia verde adotado pela Ampla. Além disso, discute tarifas eficientes de energia e esclarece dúvidas frequentes de clientes.
O documento discute os 5 anos da Ampla, destacando:
1) Investimentos em atendimento ao cliente e qualidade no fornecimento de energia;
2) Parceria com a Leroy Merlin para inaugurar uma loja sustentável em Niterói;
3) Solução customizada para melhorar os serviços de uma oficina em Niterói.
This magazine highlights Ampla's social and environmental responsibility projects. It profiles Joaquim Melo, founder of the Palmas Institute, which focuses on financial inclusion in Brazil. It also announces Ampla's upcoming "Consciência Ampla on the Screen and on Wheels" events in October and November to promote rational energy consumption. Finally, it provides an update on Ampla's first semester achievements in its Energy Efficiency Awareness Program, noting that most projects exceeded their goals for the number of people benefited.
Joaquim Melo founded the first community bank in Brazil called Palmas Bank in 1998 in response to residents of the Palmeira Housing Project community asking "Why are we poor?". The bank was created to encourage local production and spending by residents in order to keep money circulating within the community. Melo has since helped establish over 60 community banks across Brazil and founded the Palmas Institute to promote this model of economic solidarity.
Some highlighted articles of ACCIONA Reports 71 talk about a singular project of renovation of a wind farm in Spain, the role of highways for social development, and the importance of designing an effective law on climate change in Spain, among other topics.
Akon Lighting Africa aims to double Africa's power generation capacity and access to electricity by 2030 by providing solar power solutions. Over 730 million Africans lack reliable access to electricity and rely on dangerous fuels for lighting and heating. The project has expanded solar power access to communities in 15 African countries and added programs for solar-powered water pumps, rural schools, and solar energy training. The model has received interest from other developing regions as a way to enable economic growth beyond only providing electricity and water.
Six young Japanese eco-entrepreneurs have won funding of up to 600,000JPY each for their environmental projects through the British Council and LRQA's E-idea competition. The competition supports young entrepreneurs from seven Asia-Pacific countries in developing solutions to sustainability issues like waste reduction and energy efficiency. The winning Japanese projects address issues like maintaining rice fields through renewable energy generation and promoting more sustainable food production. The funding will allow the entrepreneurs to implement their projects and gain business skills to expand their solutions.
The document announces an exhibition showcasing innovative sustainable products from around the world being held from September 30th to October 2nd in San Francisco. It provides descriptions of 10 products or concepts in sustainable technologies, including a two-person electric vehicle, a modular pop-up office, a high performance solar collector, a biomimicry-based LED lighting system, an affordable LED lighting and phone charging system for rural communities, an automated electronics recycling machine, a countertop composting appliance, a program empowering women in rural India through solar energy education, a system for integrated water treatment and food production, and an alternative urban transportation concept using personal motorized backpacks and an system of urban cables.
Ampla's social responsibility magazine highlights its citizenship projects over the past year, which benefited over 400,000 people. The article profiles Marcolina da Silva, a 78-year-old retired teacher who founded a daycare center over 20 years ago. It also features the story of Leonardo Couto, a young man who discovered his passion for acting through Ampla's film project. The magazine promotes Ampla's social agenda and transparency around achieving its annual goals through various community programs.
1) O documento é uma edição da revista Consciência Ampla que discute projetos sociais e de consumo consciente realizados pela empresa Ampla.
2) A matéria de capa apresenta oficinas para mulheres que ensinam hábitos de consumo sustentável e criaram uma rede de conhecimento.
3) Outras reportagens mostram iniciativas de voluntariado da empresa e casos de sucesso de participantes dos projetos sociais.
O documento discute as ações sociais, educação e sustentabilidade de uma empresa de energia elétrica no Brasil. A empresa promove projetos sociais educacionais para mais de 1 milhão de pessoas sobre uso eficiente de energia. Os projetos ensinam cidadania e inclusão social para jovens e também preparam futuros cidadãos. A empresa gera empregos contratando jovens que participaram dos projetos sociais.
1) O documento é uma revista chamada "Consciência Ampla" que discute responsabilidade socioambiental.
2) A revista apresenta uma entrevista com o fundador do Instituto Palmas, referência em inclusão financeira no Brasil.
3) Também lista os próximos eventos do projeto "Consciência Ampla na Tela e sobre Rodas" em várias cidades brasileiras em outubro e novembro de 2011.
Este documento discute os serviços de gerenciamento de energia oferecidos pela Ampla para ajudar clientes corporativos a controlarem melhor seus gastos com energia. A Ampla instala equipamentos de medição que fornecem relatórios históricos e comparativos para auxiliar na tomada de decisões sobre consumo eficiente de energia. O documento também descreve a celebração de 10 anos de uma parceria bem-sucedida entre a Ampla e o Grupo New Temper, fabricante de vidros.
Relatório Anual de Sustentabilidade 2010 - Ampla EnergiaAmpla Energia S.A.
O relatório apresenta os principais indicadores financeiros e operacionais da Ampla em 2010, como receita líquida de R$3,15 bilhões, lucro líquido de R$216 milhões e energia vendida de 9.610 GWh. Também descreve o perfil da empresa, sua área de atuação, visão, missão e valores, além de reconhecimentos recebidos como prêmios de qualidade e sustentabilidade.
A empresa de tecnologia anunciou um novo smartphone com câmera aprimorada, maior tela e melhor desempenho. O novo dispositivo também possui maior capacidade de armazenamento e bateria de longa duração. O lançamento do novo modelo está programado para o final deste ano.
O documento é uma entrevista com Tiago Falcão, secretário nacional do programa Bolsa Família, sobre os avanços e objetivos do programa. Ele destaca que o Bolsa Família tem reduzido a pobreza e a desigualdade no Brasil por meio da transferência de renda e condicionalidades relacionadas à saúde e educação. O programa atende atualmente 13 milhões de famílias e busca incluir outras 800 mil, apesar das dificuldades em encontrar famílias em situação de pobreza extrema.
[1] A revista Ampla destaca parcerias da empresa com clientes corporativos que geram resultados positivos, como a aliança com a rede de lojas Leader.
[2] A reportagem também mostra investimentos da Ampla para ampliar sua área de atuação e atender com mais eficiência a demanda energética crescente de regiões.
[3] Além disso, a revista apresenta o programa social Consciência Ampla, que promove educação para consumo consciente de energia em mais de 30 municípios atendidos pela empresa.
O documento discute os seguintes tópicos:
1) A Ampla está investindo em um Plano de Qualidade para melhorar a confiabilidade do fornecimento de energia, com foco em prevenção e manutenção da infraestrutura;
2) O Hospital de Cantagalo implantou com sucesso um sistema de aquecimento solar de água que representa economia significativa na conta de luz do hospital;
3) O projeto Consciência Ecoampla estabelece parcerias com empresas para promover a reciclagem do lixo.
A Denge Engenharia concluiu a construção da Pequena Central Hidrelétrica Tudelândia em Santa Maria Madalena (RJ), que irá gerar energia limpa para a região. A LLX constrói o Superporto do Açu no norte fluminense, contando com o apoio da Ampla para viabilizar o fornecimento de energia para o empreendimento. A Ampla oferece soluções sustentáveis, como a troca de geladeiras antigas por modelos ecológicos em comunidades c
O documento discute as novas tecnologias adotadas pela concessionária de energia Ampla para aprimorar seus serviços, incluindo rádios digitais para equipes de emergência e um sistema de detecção de raios. Além disso, aborda uma nova subestação que reforça a eficiência do sistema elétrico em nove municípios e as mudanças trazidas pela Resolução 414 da Aneel sobre direitos e deveres dos clientes.
Este documento discute:
1) A parceria entre a Ampla e as empresas Endesa Brasil e Cyrela para o desenvolvimento de um novo loteamento em Cabo Frio, incluindo a implantação da infraestrutura elétrica.
2) A participação da Ampla na feira Construir 2008 para apresentar novas oportunidades de negócios e soluções para o mercado da construção civil.
3) Diferentes produtos e soluções oferecidos pela Ampla para clientes corporativos
Este documento fornece informações sobre:
1) A revista Visão Ampla da empresa de energia Ampla, incluindo seções sobre geração de energia, transmissão, eficiência energética e parcerias com clientes;
2) Novos projetos de expansão da rede elétrica da Ampla para atender ao crescimento dos setores de mineração e gás natural nas regiões de Macaé, São João da Barra e Campos;
3) A parceria bem-sucedida entre a Ampla e a Cervejaria Pet
1) A revista Visão Ampla tem como objetivo fortalecer o relacionamento da empresa Ampla com seus 6 mil clientes corporativos, oferecendo soluções para aumentar a produtividade e competitividade dessas empresas.
2) A Ampla criou a área Ampla Negócios para desenvolver soluções personalizadas utilizando alta tecnologia e eficiência energética para tornar as empresas mais produtivas.
3) A revista irá mostrar experiências de empresas que otimizaram recursos e reduziram custos com solu
Este documento discute o potencial de aproveitamento energético de resíduos no Brasil. Apresenta dados sobre a produção de lixo e esgoto no país, bem como sobre a coleta e tratamento destes. Também mostra o potencial energético do biogás gerado a partir destes resíduos e discute experiências internacionais de aproveitamento energético de aterros e estações de tratamento de esgoto.
Encargos e Tributos Sobre a Tarifa de Energia ElétricaAmpla Energia S.A.
O documento discute os encargos setoriais sobre a tarifa de energia elétrica no Brasil. Apresenta perguntas sobre para que servem os encargos, quanto está sendo arrecadado, como está sendo aplicado e quais os resultados. Discute princípios da boa gestão tributária como coerência, transparência e autolimitação. Propõe acabar com duplicidades, elaborar planos de execução com metas e indicadores, e facilitar o acesso público aos valores arrecadados e suas aplicações.
Ampla's social responsibility magazine highlights its citizenship projects over the past year, which benefited over 400,000 people. The article profiles Marcolina da Silva, a 78-year-old retired teacher who founded a daycare center over 20 years ago. It also features the story of Leonardo Couto, a young man who discovered his passion for acting through Ampla's film project. The magazine promotes Ampla's social agenda and transparency around achieving its annual goals through various community programs.
1) O documento é uma edição da revista Consciência Ampla que discute projetos sociais e de consumo consciente realizados pela empresa Ampla.
2) A matéria de capa apresenta oficinas para mulheres que ensinam hábitos de consumo sustentável e criaram uma rede de conhecimento.
3) Outras reportagens mostram iniciativas de voluntariado da empresa e casos de sucesso de participantes dos projetos sociais.
O documento discute as ações sociais, educação e sustentabilidade de uma empresa de energia elétrica no Brasil. A empresa promove projetos sociais educacionais para mais de 1 milhão de pessoas sobre uso eficiente de energia. Os projetos ensinam cidadania e inclusão social para jovens e também preparam futuros cidadãos. A empresa gera empregos contratando jovens que participaram dos projetos sociais.
1) O documento é uma revista chamada "Consciência Ampla" que discute responsabilidade socioambiental.
2) A revista apresenta uma entrevista com o fundador do Instituto Palmas, referência em inclusão financeira no Brasil.
3) Também lista os próximos eventos do projeto "Consciência Ampla na Tela e sobre Rodas" em várias cidades brasileiras em outubro e novembro de 2011.
Este documento discute os serviços de gerenciamento de energia oferecidos pela Ampla para ajudar clientes corporativos a controlarem melhor seus gastos com energia. A Ampla instala equipamentos de medição que fornecem relatórios históricos e comparativos para auxiliar na tomada de decisões sobre consumo eficiente de energia. O documento também descreve a celebração de 10 anos de uma parceria bem-sucedida entre a Ampla e o Grupo New Temper, fabricante de vidros.
Relatório Anual de Sustentabilidade 2010 - Ampla EnergiaAmpla Energia S.A.
O relatório apresenta os principais indicadores financeiros e operacionais da Ampla em 2010, como receita líquida de R$3,15 bilhões, lucro líquido de R$216 milhões e energia vendida de 9.610 GWh. Também descreve o perfil da empresa, sua área de atuação, visão, missão e valores, além de reconhecimentos recebidos como prêmios de qualidade e sustentabilidade.
A empresa de tecnologia anunciou um novo smartphone com câmera aprimorada, maior tela e melhor desempenho. O novo dispositivo também possui maior capacidade de armazenamento e bateria de longa duração. O lançamento do novo modelo está programado para o final deste ano.
O documento é uma entrevista com Tiago Falcão, secretário nacional do programa Bolsa Família, sobre os avanços e objetivos do programa. Ele destaca que o Bolsa Família tem reduzido a pobreza e a desigualdade no Brasil por meio da transferência de renda e condicionalidades relacionadas à saúde e educação. O programa atende atualmente 13 milhões de famílias e busca incluir outras 800 mil, apesar das dificuldades em encontrar famílias em situação de pobreza extrema.
[1] A revista Ampla destaca parcerias da empresa com clientes corporativos que geram resultados positivos, como a aliança com a rede de lojas Leader.
[2] A reportagem também mostra investimentos da Ampla para ampliar sua área de atuação e atender com mais eficiência a demanda energética crescente de regiões.
[3] Além disso, a revista apresenta o programa social Consciência Ampla, que promove educação para consumo consciente de energia em mais de 30 municípios atendidos pela empresa.
O documento discute os seguintes tópicos:
1) A Ampla está investindo em um Plano de Qualidade para melhorar a confiabilidade do fornecimento de energia, com foco em prevenção e manutenção da infraestrutura;
2) O Hospital de Cantagalo implantou com sucesso um sistema de aquecimento solar de água que representa economia significativa na conta de luz do hospital;
3) O projeto Consciência Ecoampla estabelece parcerias com empresas para promover a reciclagem do lixo.
A Denge Engenharia concluiu a construção da Pequena Central Hidrelétrica Tudelândia em Santa Maria Madalena (RJ), que irá gerar energia limpa para a região. A LLX constrói o Superporto do Açu no norte fluminense, contando com o apoio da Ampla para viabilizar o fornecimento de energia para o empreendimento. A Ampla oferece soluções sustentáveis, como a troca de geladeiras antigas por modelos ecológicos em comunidades c
O documento discute as novas tecnologias adotadas pela concessionária de energia Ampla para aprimorar seus serviços, incluindo rádios digitais para equipes de emergência e um sistema de detecção de raios. Além disso, aborda uma nova subestação que reforça a eficiência do sistema elétrico em nove municípios e as mudanças trazidas pela Resolução 414 da Aneel sobre direitos e deveres dos clientes.
Este documento discute:
1) A parceria entre a Ampla e as empresas Endesa Brasil e Cyrela para o desenvolvimento de um novo loteamento em Cabo Frio, incluindo a implantação da infraestrutura elétrica.
2) A participação da Ampla na feira Construir 2008 para apresentar novas oportunidades de negócios e soluções para o mercado da construção civil.
3) Diferentes produtos e soluções oferecidos pela Ampla para clientes corporativos
Este documento fornece informações sobre:
1) A revista Visão Ampla da empresa de energia Ampla, incluindo seções sobre geração de energia, transmissão, eficiência energética e parcerias com clientes;
2) Novos projetos de expansão da rede elétrica da Ampla para atender ao crescimento dos setores de mineração e gás natural nas regiões de Macaé, São João da Barra e Campos;
3) A parceria bem-sucedida entre a Ampla e a Cervejaria Pet
1) A revista Visão Ampla tem como objetivo fortalecer o relacionamento da empresa Ampla com seus 6 mil clientes corporativos, oferecendo soluções para aumentar a produtividade e competitividade dessas empresas.
2) A Ampla criou a área Ampla Negócios para desenvolver soluções personalizadas utilizando alta tecnologia e eficiência energética para tornar as empresas mais produtivas.
3) A revista irá mostrar experiências de empresas que otimizaram recursos e reduziram custos com solu
Este documento discute o potencial de aproveitamento energético de resíduos no Brasil. Apresenta dados sobre a produção de lixo e esgoto no país, bem como sobre a coleta e tratamento destes. Também mostra o potencial energético do biogás gerado a partir destes resíduos e discute experiências internacionais de aproveitamento energético de aterros e estações de tratamento de esgoto.
Encargos e Tributos Sobre a Tarifa de Energia ElétricaAmpla Energia S.A.
O documento discute os encargos setoriais sobre a tarifa de energia elétrica no Brasil. Apresenta perguntas sobre para que servem os encargos, quanto está sendo arrecadado, como está sendo aplicado e quais os resultados. Discute princípios da boa gestão tributária como coerência, transparência e autolimitação. Propõe acabar com duplicidades, elaborar planos de execução com metas e indicadores, e facilitar o acesso público aos valores arrecadados e suas aplicações.
TrustArc Webinar - 2024 Global Privacy SurveyTrustArc
How does your privacy program stack up against your peers? What challenges are privacy teams tackling and prioritizing in 2024?
In the fifth annual Global Privacy Benchmarks Survey, we asked over 1,800 global privacy professionals and business executives to share their perspectives on the current state of privacy inside and outside of their organizations. This year’s report focused on emerging areas of importance for privacy and compliance professionals, including considerations and implications of Artificial Intelligence (AI) technologies, building brand trust, and different approaches for achieving higher privacy competence scores.
See how organizational priorities and strategic approaches to data security and privacy are evolving around the globe.
This webinar will review:
- The top 10 privacy insights from the fifth annual Global Privacy Benchmarks Survey
- The top challenges for privacy leaders, practitioners, and organizations in 2024
- Key themes to consider in developing and maintaining your privacy program
Monitoring and Managing Anomaly Detection on OpenShift.pdfTosin Akinosho
Monitoring and Managing Anomaly Detection on OpenShift
Overview
Dive into the world of anomaly detection on edge devices with our comprehensive hands-on tutorial. This SlideShare presentation will guide you through the entire process, from data collection and model training to edge deployment and real-time monitoring. Perfect for those looking to implement robust anomaly detection systems on resource-constrained IoT/edge devices.
Key Topics Covered
1. Introduction to Anomaly Detection
- Understand the fundamentals of anomaly detection and its importance in identifying unusual behavior or failures in systems.
2. Understanding Edge (IoT)
- Learn about edge computing and IoT, and how they enable real-time data processing and decision-making at the source.
3. What is ArgoCD?
- Discover ArgoCD, a declarative, GitOps continuous delivery tool for Kubernetes, and its role in deploying applications on edge devices.
4. Deployment Using ArgoCD for Edge Devices
- Step-by-step guide on deploying anomaly detection models on edge devices using ArgoCD.
5. Introduction to Apache Kafka and S3
- Explore Apache Kafka for real-time data streaming and Amazon S3 for scalable storage solutions.
6. Viewing Kafka Messages in the Data Lake
- Learn how to view and analyze Kafka messages stored in a data lake for better insights.
7. What is Prometheus?
- Get to know Prometheus, an open-source monitoring and alerting toolkit, and its application in monitoring edge devices.
8. Monitoring Application Metrics with Prometheus
- Detailed instructions on setting up Prometheus to monitor the performance and health of your anomaly detection system.
9. What is Camel K?
- Introduction to Camel K, a lightweight integration framework built on Apache Camel, designed for Kubernetes.
10. Configuring Camel K Integrations for Data Pipelines
- Learn how to configure Camel K for seamless data pipeline integrations in your anomaly detection workflow.
11. What is a Jupyter Notebook?
- Overview of Jupyter Notebooks, an open-source web application for creating and sharing documents with live code, equations, visualizations, and narrative text.
12. Jupyter Notebooks with Code Examples
- Hands-on examples and code snippets in Jupyter Notebooks to help you implement and test anomaly detection models.
Ivanti’s Patch Tuesday breakdown goes beyond patching your applications and brings you the intelligence and guidance needed to prioritize where to focus your attention first. Catch early analysis on our Ivanti blog, then join industry expert Chris Goettl for the Patch Tuesday Webinar Event. There we’ll do a deep dive into each of the bulletins and give guidance on the risks associated with the newly-identified vulnerabilities.
5th LF Energy Power Grid Model Meet-up SlidesDanBrown980551
5th Power Grid Model Meet-up
It is with great pleasure that we extend to you an invitation to the 5th Power Grid Model Meet-up, scheduled for 6th June 2024. This event will adopt a hybrid format, allowing participants to join us either through an online Mircosoft Teams session or in person at TU/e located at Den Dolech 2, Eindhoven, Netherlands. The meet-up will be hosted by Eindhoven University of Technology (TU/e), a research university specializing in engineering science & technology.
Power Grid Model
The global energy transition is placing new and unprecedented demands on Distribution System Operators (DSOs). Alongside upgrades to grid capacity, processes such as digitization, capacity optimization, and congestion management are becoming vital for delivering reliable services.
Power Grid Model is an open source project from Linux Foundation Energy and provides a calculation engine that is increasingly essential for DSOs. It offers a standards-based foundation enabling real-time power systems analysis, simulations of electrical power grids, and sophisticated what-if analysis. In addition, it enables in-depth studies and analysis of the electrical power grid’s behavior and performance. This comprehensive model incorporates essential factors such as power generation capacity, electrical losses, voltage levels, power flows, and system stability.
Power Grid Model is currently being applied in a wide variety of use cases, including grid planning, expansion, reliability, and congestion studies. It can also help in analyzing the impact of renewable energy integration, assessing the effects of disturbances or faults, and developing strategies for grid control and optimization.
What to expect
For the upcoming meetup we are organizing, we have an exciting lineup of activities planned:
-Insightful presentations covering two practical applications of the Power Grid Model.
-An update on the latest advancements in Power Grid -Model technology during the first and second quarters of 2024.
-An interactive brainstorming session to discuss and propose new feature requests.
-An opportunity to connect with fellow Power Grid Model enthusiasts and users.
For the full video of this presentation, please visit: https://www.edge-ai-vision.com/2024/06/temporal-event-neural-networks-a-more-efficient-alternative-to-the-transformer-a-presentation-from-brainchip/
Chris Jones, Director of Product Management at BrainChip , presents the “Temporal Event Neural Networks: A More Efficient Alternative to the Transformer” tutorial at the May 2024 Embedded Vision Summit.
The expansion of AI services necessitates enhanced computational capabilities on edge devices. Temporal Event Neural Networks (TENNs), developed by BrainChip, represent a novel and highly efficient state-space network. TENNs demonstrate exceptional proficiency in handling multi-dimensional streaming data, facilitating advancements in object detection, action recognition, speech enhancement and language model/sequence generation. Through the utilization of polynomial-based continuous convolutions, TENNs streamline models, expedite training processes and significantly diminish memory requirements, achieving notable reductions of up to 50x in parameters and 5,000x in energy consumption compared to prevailing methodologies like transformers.
Integration with BrainChip’s Akida neuromorphic hardware IP further enhances TENNs’ capabilities, enabling the realization of highly capable, portable and passively cooled edge devices. This presentation delves into the technical innovations underlying TENNs, presents real-world benchmarks, and elucidates how this cutting-edge approach is positioned to revolutionize edge AI across diverse applications.
Digital Marketing Trends in 2024 | Guide for Staying AheadWask
https://www.wask.co/ebooks/digital-marketing-trends-in-2024
Feeling lost in the digital marketing whirlwind of 2024? Technology is changing, consumer habits are evolving, and staying ahead of the curve feels like a never-ending pursuit. This e-book is your compass. Dive into actionable insights to handle the complexities of modern marketing. From hyper-personalization to the power of user-generated content, learn how to build long-term relationships with your audience and unlock the secrets to success in the ever-shifting digital landscape.
Programming Foundation Models with DSPy - Meetup SlidesZilliz
Prompting language models is hard, while programming language models is easy. In this talk, I will discuss the state-of-the-art framework DSPy for programming foundation models with its powerful optimizers and runtime constraint system.
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Revista Consciência Ampla 9ª Edição Inglês
1. Year 3 I july • august • september 2011 I Nr. 9
M A G A Z I N E
Ampla social and environmental
responsibility magazine
The Consciência EcoAmpla
Program (EcoAmpla Awareness
Program) promotes exchange of
recyclable wastes for energy bill
discounts – pages 8 and 9
Bolsa Família
An exclusive interview with, Tiago Falcão,
National Secretary of the Bolsa Família Program
talks about the benefits of the Electric Energy
Social Charge policy – pages 4, 5 and 6
2. dialogue transparency
“Very important information on the envi-
ronment – I’d really like to receive other
news by e-mail.” (via blog)
Program – a huge success
Adam Sousa Ampla Energy Efficiency Awareness Program
In July, Ampla delivered the 30 thou- Ampla Investments totaling:
“Dear Sirs, I received the 8th edition of your
sandth Energy Efficient Seal refrigerator. R$ 25 million
magazine at the Concessionaires Meeting orga-
The happy consumer is Andrea da Silva, CO2 removed from the environment:
nized by the Justine Tribune. I read it and re-read
(São Gonçalo, RJ). See more record 150 million kg
it - excellent material covering the issues treated.
numbers of this pioneer electric energy Families benefited from the refrigera-
How can I receive future editions on a regular ba-
efficiency program launched in 2005: tor exchange program: 30 thousand
sis? Thanks for your attention.” (via e-mail)
Paulo Roberto Carvalho Targa EcoAmpla Awareness Program
Another successful and popular pro- Magé, Rio das Ostras, Araruama, São Pe-
“I’m a teacher at a state-owned public school in gram sponsored by Ampla – EcoAmpla dro D’Aldeia, Petrópolis and Teresópolis
Itaperuna, in Rio de Janeiro. I would like to know was designed to focus on preserving Give-aways distributed in 2011: 332
how I can bring more educational and cultural nature and guaranteeing the well-being ecobags, 1,110 energy efficient light
projects to my city and to my school.” (via blog) of generations to come by popularizing bulbs exchanged for older incandes-
Beth Vitória Rezende the recycling habit among the popula- cent models, 40 refrigerators (by the
tion. Check out these numbers: end of the year)
Amount of waste collected since Collection stations: 14 (13 fixed and
To all our readers - write us please! Send your messages 2008: 1,449 tons 1 mobile)
and comments by e-mail to: consciência@ampla.com, or
Value of bonuses (credit) passed on to Amount of waste collected at the Pa-
register your messages in our official blog. Your comments
should be short to fit the message space available. consumer energy bills: R$ 240,339.00 kera Waste Collection Station since
Would you like to receive some tips on rational energy
Registered consumer-clients partici- February:16,767 tons
consumption, safety, your rights and obligations? Easy!
Follow what’s happening at: Consciência Ampla at: pating in the Program: 49,994 Value of bonuses passed on the con-
www.twitter.com/conscienciampla.
Cities with Program waste collection loca- sumer energy bills: - (at the Pakera
Or, IF you prefer, send us a letter addressed to: Ampla
Social Projects Team, Rua Nilo Peçanha 546, São tions: Niterói, Cabo Frio, São Gonçalo, Station): R$ 9.528,56
Gonçalo, RJ, Brazil, CEP 24445-360.
Read more about the EcoAmpla program on pages 8 and 9.
important dates
Consciência Ampla (Ampla
Awareness) on Wheels
8th in Cardoso
Moreira
15th in Itaperuna
August
Do you want to learn more about rational energy consumption? Please make note 22 th
in Pádua
of the dates below. The mobile information unit of the Ampla Awareness on Wheels 29 th
in Cantagalo
program will be visiting the cities shown below.
5th a 9th in Búzios
12th a 16th in Casimiro
Many Consciência Ampla projects will continue circulating around cities in the state de Abreu
September
throughout 2011 bringing educational and cultural information and events to promote 19th a 23th in São Gonçalo
rational energy consumption in Rio de Janeiro. Follow-up on everything that’s happen-
26th a 30th in Cambuci
ing at our blog or the Consciência Ampla twitter network address.
2
3. Face to Face ............................................. 4
Success story ......................................... 7
contents Cover story ............................................ 8
In focus ................................................10
What’s happening ................................12
Around the world ................................13
Learning network ..................................14
Digital Awareness ..................................15
editorial Tips ........................................................16
Have fun! ...............................................16
Lessons in Citizenship
A country can only be considered developed rights as citizens. One of the projects worthy
when the population enjoys the preservation of mention is the Consciência Ampla Cidada-
and exercise of basic human rights: food, nia (Ampla Citizenship Awareness Program),
housing, health, safety and education. Even that helps the low-income populations to
though Brazil presents some problems in this recover important documents (marriage and
sense, clearly many important advances have birth certificates, work books, identity cards
been made to guarantee citizens a better life etc.) and sign up to participate in social ben-
especially when concerning the adoption of efits programs offered by the government.
social programs and policies such as the Bolsa Dona Márcia Santana Passos is an example of
Família Program (Family Aid program). In this how everyone can be benefited by this pro-
edition, Tiago Falcão, the National Secretary gram once given an opportunity.
for the Family Aid program talks about the
achievements made to date thanks to the im- Our cover story also focuses on the EcoAm-
plementation of this policy. In a nutshell, the pla Project, another, arm of the Consciên-
results are very positive - something to take cia Ampla Program that organized the ex-
pride in and in fact, this program is not lim- change of selective wastes for discounts
ited to organized government actions. on consumer energy bills. This project has
already benefited more than 50 thousand
A growing group of socially responsible pri- Ampla client consumers.
vate enterprises are actively participating in
this movement to help improve the quality To learn more about these programs and how
of life of thousands of Brazilians. To illustrate, you can benefit from them, please read on
Ampla, is building its own social responsibil- – the following pages are full of ideas and in-
ity platform based on rational energy con- formation worthy of thought. You will quickly
sumption concepts, culture and practices as realize why we believe there are many good
another way to improve the lives of energy reasons for investing in a better future.
Have you seen our
consumers – the program in known is Brazil on-line version of
as the Consciência Ampla Program (Ampla this magazine?
Awareness Program) which includes educa- Pleasant reading! Go to: www.job360.com.
tional campaigns, professional courses and br/conscienciaampla9
and access another
daily consumer-oriented practices. The idea
fine and informative
is to form a generation engaged in a new Marcelo Llévenes magazine produced
energy awareness culture by exercising their On behalf of Ampla and Endesa Brasil especially for you.
Credits
This is a quarterly publication produced by Ampla. Ampla Marketing, Creation and Production: Denise Monteiro (Mtb: 21.1407), Tatianna Togashi,
Patrícia Gismonti and Pryscilla Civelli; Ampla Social Projects: Aladia Guerino, Cristiane Baena, Felipe Conti, Gislene Rodrigues and Katia Ramos;
Collaborators: Ampla External Communication and Social Responsibility: Janaína Vilella, Ana Paula Caporal and Beatriz Stutzel; Reporters: Ana Clara
Werneck, Annie Nielsen, Carlos Vasconcellos, Carolina Silveira, Letícia Mota, Lissandra Torres and Maíra Gonçalves. Editorial Coordination: Annie
Nielsen. Editing: Eliane Levy de Souza. Graphic Project and Diagramming: Casa do Cliente Comunicação 360º. Revision: Juliana Carvalho. Photos:
Adriano Cardozo, Antonio Pinheiro, Casa do Cliente Image Bank and Humberto de Souza. English version by: wordmagic@wordmagic.com.br
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4. face to face
Tiago Falcão
Bolsa Família Program
- a commitment to
social inclusion in Brazil
Tiago Falcão, National Secretary of Income and Citizenship at the Min-
istry of Social Development and Hunger Combat has been active since
1997, working with public policies and government management proj-
ects. An economist, he has been active in many of the Secretariats on
the Presidency of the Republic working with Human Rights, the Presiden-
tial Chief of Staff, and with the Ministries of Planning, Welfare and Labor.
Presently, he is in command of the government’s Family Aid Program which
receives funding from the Ministry of Social Development and Hunger Combat.
Tiago Falção is permanently searching for ways to expand the reach of this strategi-
cally important social program. This is what he said to our reporting staff:
What motivated the creation of the Family T. F. – Yes, well one of the requirements for par-
‘Children from Aid Program? ticipation is that families must keep their kids in
families in the Tiago Falcão – What motivated the creation school. Children from families in the Program
of the Family Aid Program, back in 2003, show 36% less classroom evasion than other
Program show
was the possibility of alleviating poverty by families in similar economic situations and high
36% less classroom directly transferring income and at the same school evasion is 50% less than in other families,
evasion than other time, break apart the vicious circle of passing according to statistics from the National Institute
families in similar on poverty from parents to their children by of Educational Studies and Research (Inep). The
establishing participation conditioning fac- number of children suffering from malnutrition
economic situations tors, in other words, the participating families has also fallen among Program families, from
and high school are obliged to commit to certain conditions in 12.5 to 4.8 percent between 2003 and 2008. To
evasion is 50% order to receive benefits – one that reinforce a large degree, this is a result of support the fami-
the right to access by the poorest families to lies are receiving from specialists in the Education,
less than in other
social rights in the areas of health and educa- Health and Social Assistance areas, all part of the
families’ tion. The second advantage was the possibil- Program – families must be open to this counsel-
ity of creating a program designed to ratio- ing to qualify for Program participation. The good
nalize the transfer of income that previously, results we’ve seen means these children will have
on a federal level, had been done through better futures, better than their parents had.
various programs and now are made in only
one effort – the Family Aid Program. Other Program benefits include the central
figure of importance that each family enjoys
What is so special about the Family Aid – the family is the basic working unit of the
Program that makes it different from ini- Aid Program and women are being empow-
tiatives taken to combat poverty? ered since they, in many cases, are the family
4
5. leaders and title holders to Program benefits. the state and federal government since a good
Regarding the funds distributed – each family working relationship is critical to the success of
decides what it needs the most so spending the Program. We are also focused on the fed-
the resources is decided freely by each family. eral government’s Brazil without Misery Strate-
gic Plan which should include the Family Aid
The program has been criticized as being program by 2014 and give us access to an ad-
assistential and a political vote gathering ditional 800 thousand families in Brazil who are
tool. Can you comment on these remarks? living in extreme poverty. Our aim is to expand
T. F. – These types of remarks were more com- from 3 to 5 the number of Variable Benefits (for
mon when the Program was first implemented children from 6 to 15 years of age) that may be
but today, they are harder to hear because of the conceded to each family in the program.
excellent results the Program has produced. On
the contrary, we see a large number of reports Does the Program have plans to increase
and articles praising the good work the Program the number of benefited families and what
has generated, this includes the news media are the main obstacles in qualifying for
ands academic surveys and studies that affirm these benefits?
the reduction of poverty among the less privi- T. F. – Yes, we are working hard to incorporate
leged classes thanks to the Program over the last the 800 thousand families I just mentioned.
7 years. Present day criticisms are more pointed They have the social profile to qualify for the
and no longer question the validity of the Pro- benefits the Program offers but they are not yet
gram since it has been very well received by included. As I said, we have 13 million families
society at large and the very professional man- registered but these 800 thousand are harder
agement of program actions gives it a solid in- to locate and sign up. The main problem is
stitutional character that transcends any political that most of them live in distant and hard to
vote mongering. The strength of the Program access, almost isolated regions; because of the
goes beyond the simple transfer of income – it is lack of jobs these people are frequently on
linked to creating a new culture focused on citi- the move looking for work and as such, they
zenship responsibility including education and become virtually invisible since many do
health. This is benefiting all participants – this is not have documents like work books or
not a device to influence voting, but rather, it is birth certificates. To find these fami-
a way of guaranteeing a better future for thou- lies, we need the cooperation of the
sands of young people in Brazil. state and municipal governments
as well as private sector partners
How many families are benefited by the such as electric energy distribu-
Family AID Program? tors who may have some kind of
T. F. – At this time, some 13 million families are information for us.
registered in the Program around Brazil, close
to one fourth of the country’s population. What are the main changes and
adjustments made in the Family
Can you comment on the Program’s Aid Program this year and why?
next goals? T. F. – In April, as part of the first
T. F. – Yes. Improving the Program’s manage- step in the Brasil sem Miséria Plan,
ment procedures is a priority and improving President Dilma announced an aver-
interaction among the Education, Health and age readjustment in Program benefits
Social Assistance sectors. We also want to tight- of 19.4% in the Family Aid Program which
en relations between the municipalities and was a real increase of 8.7% over inflation since
5
6. the last readjustment made in September of farther from the poverty line. The URP is also
2009. The readjustment was concentrated on a way of integrating government policies and
the benefits paid out for children from birth programs while helping these families to be
to 15 years of age, representing an increase of included in the ample network of socially pro-
45.5%, and 16 and 17 year old teens with an tected people in the country.
increase of 15.2%. The objective was to off-
set the greater poverty rates and the extreme Can you explain how the Electric Energy So-
poverty that largely affect these age groups. In cial Tariff (for low-income families) works?
June, at the time of launching the Brasil sem T. F. – The Electric Energy Social Tariff helps
Miseria Plan, additional changes were made. low-income consumers by offering progres-
Besides the inclusion of an additional 800 sive monthly energy bill discounts ranging
thousand families, we are going to increase, from 10% to 65%.The idea is to help these
from three to five, the number of children that families channel money to other essential
qualify for Variable Benefits in the Family Aid purchases by reducing their expenses with
Program as I mentioned before. This last mea- energy costs. In order to qualify for this dis-
sure should contribute significantly to reduc- count program, monthly energy consump-
ing extreme infantile poverty levels which tion must not exceed 220kWh/month. This
is two times superior to the same level program is destined to help families in one of
observed in adult populations. three different situations: those with monthly
incomes of up to one half of one minimum
With the creation of the Unified wage salary; families with one or more per-
Registration Program (URP), how sons receiving the Continuous Welfare Social
will this contribute to the reduc- Assistance Benefit (BPC); the families with a
tion of poverty in Brazil? monthly income of up to 3 minimum wage
T. F. – The URP for Federal Govern- salaries but who maintain sick persons) at
ment Social Programs Inclusion was home who are using medical or hospital
conceived as an instrument to identify equipment that consume large amounts of
and characterize low income families electric energy. The program is divided into
understood to include families with a per three procedures; firstly, registration in the
capita income of up to one half of one min- program’s electronic registration system, sec-
imum wage salary per month. Today, there ondly: application by the family for the dis-
are approximately 20 million families – about count and finally, concession of the benefit by
70 million people – included in the Unified Reg- the local energy concessionaire.
istration system, a number that has motivated
an important partnership among municipal, For families not registered in this program,
state and federal government agencies. As what should they do to benefit from these
such, the URP has become a road map pointing discounts on their energy bills?
to the most vulnerable population in the coun- T. F. – Residents should contact the local
try as well as the real needs, characteristics and municipal centers and request inclusion
potentialities of this social group. in the government’s Unified Registration
Program. The main family member must
This URP serves as a base to create and im- bring his or her Individual Tax Payer Num-
plement policies and programs designed to ber (CPF), and Voters Card. For other family
care for this segment and systematically re- members, they will have to present a birth
move these families from the low-end income certificate or a marriage certificate, work
group, reducing their vulnerability by moving book or CPF and Voters Card.
6 To learn more about the inclusion of low-income families
in this program, readers can go to: www.job360.com.br/
conscienciaampla9
7. success story
Everything is getting better
“I am really feeling very important. I was inter- Program, Marcia and her family are
viewed to talk about how my life is getting better. being included in other government
This left me with a feeling of pride”. These words sponsored programs offered by the
came from a 38-year old housewife with high self- Federal Government like the Family
esteem, Márcia Santana Passos, who was com- Aid Program. “The program coun-
menting on her participation in the Consciência selors are just amazing people. They
Ampla Citizenship social inclusion program spon- are showing us that is possible to learn
sored by the electric energy concessionaire in Rio a new trade, go back to school, increase
de Janeiro to help families in the region in socially our income and live a better life.
vulnerable situations. A resident of the Jardim Ca-
tarina neighborhood in São Gonçalo, she joined a This is all really very precious to us”, declared Már-
group of benefited consumers last year. cia’s 46-year old husband and warehouse assistant,
Márcio Ferreira dos Santos, another enthusiast of
Márcia was impressed with the social assistance the, Ampla Citizenship Program. He explained
that the program offers to the public. It all starts that with the help of the Program’s social ser-
with a visit at home by a social assistant to in- vices assistants, he learned to look at his profes-
vestigate the economic reality of local families. sional resume in a different way and make himself
Following, various citizenship and social actions eligible for a better paying job. Very satisfied with
are promoted at theme oriented workshops on his new position, achieved after he joined the Pro-
family planning and the job market. At the same gram, he has already had a promotion - he moved
time, participants receive orientation to get free up from outside worker to warehouse assistant. He
copies of personal documents and information said, “Joining the Program was very important in
on obtaining social benefits. Other complemen- helping me get a better job and for also showing
tary services are offered such as exchanging me how to help my family in other ways and to
old energy consuming refrigerators for newer exercise my rights as a citizen”.
economical models or upgrading electrical wir-
ing in older homes. According to Márcia, one At this time, Márcia and her family are participat-
of the main benefits of the Consciência Ampla ing in a program called Desenvolver (Develop!),
Citizenship Program is how it has made her feel another subprogram of the Consciência Ampla
valorized as a citizen and as a woman. She said, Cidadania Program. This is a social inclusion
“My husband and I and my two children, we live project organized in partnership with the
a modest life but with the help we are getting Children’s Pastoral Program and the Casa
from the Program, we are discovering that we Amarela, providing other social benefits in-
can do more and that our future is getting bet- cluding accompanying the development of
ter. With the help of specialized professionals, I’ve young school-aged children (up to six years
learned how important it is to feel appreciated of age), job qualification course and family
and respected to keep moving forward”. income generation programs.
Márcia, the housewife, is now starting back to These families are receiving a helping
school. She is enrolled in the sixth grade of an hand by the Consciência Ampla Citi-
elementary school program – a government zenship Program – this is taking them
initiative called EJA (Education for Adolescents a long way down the road to a better
and Adults) - at a school not far from her home. way of life. To all participating families
Through the Consciência Ampla Citizenship – congratulations on your success!
7
8. cover story
Pakera employees
support the project
Elizeu Genairo goes to the
collection station every week Good trash
Chico Buarque launched the phrase: “together, complete numbers on Page 2, in the Transpar-
we are strong” and it was with this thought ency section). This year the Program has been
that in 2008, Ampla, together with many com- expanded to include corporate clients. This
‘Our Project is special
munities located in its area of influence and change was made in the 2010 Innovation An-
because it brings selected partners, implanted the Consciência nouncement issued by Sesi/Senai and includes
together many public EcoAmpla Program in the municipalities where a new important partner – a soft drink manu-
segments to promote Ampla operates, based on the Consciência Am- facturer, Pakera, located in the Magé Munici-
pla Program platform. Inspiration came from pality. Since February 17th, a Waste Exchange
recycling and the the pioneer Ecoelce Project developed by the Station has been operating in the region as
preservation of the energy concessionaire, Coelce, in Ceará State, part of the Consciência EcoAmpla Program.
environment.” an initiative that encouraged the public to ex-
change selected recyclable wastes for discounts According to Cláudio Ferreira Rodrigues, Presi-
Victor Gomes,
Head of Innovation and the on their electric bills benefitting nearly 50 thou- dent Director of the Pakera Group, “The initia-
Ampla Energy Efficiency area, sand consumers. Victor Gomes, Head of Inno- tive has already produced results. The discount
manager of the Project vation and the Ampla Energy Efficiency area, on energy bills is an incentive for sure but the
manager of the Project said, “The participation main gain is in learning that the environment
of our partners is essential to the success of the must be respected and protected”. He takes
Consciência EcoAmpla Program. We would re- pride in showing us the R$ 2.660,00 plant en-
ally like everyone to be involved in this network. ergy bill savings made in only three months
Recycling is a theme that is well commented in participation in the Program. Cláudio said, “I
the media today and there are many actions have definitely changed my way of thinking
underway in Brazil but our Project is special and acting in relation to recycling. Today, I un-
because it brings together many public derstand that sustainable actions are directly
segments to promote recycling and the linked to the future of my children and grand-
preservation of the environment. children”. Besides authorizing the installation
of the waste collection station at Pakera, he
Since 2008, we’ve received more than also built a 1,200 square meter storage ware-
1,500 tons of wastes from nearly 50 house that should be ready in August to re-
thousand registered participants (see ceive even more selected wastes.
8 Alberto Simões: “In one month,
I received a R$ 20.00 discount”.
9. Pakera clients and employees
gathered at the collection station
The new waste collection station seems to be ronmental Sector. Pakera
busier than other similar locations. This has HR assistant, Neilda de
made a special negotiation possible with recy- Souza explained “When
cling companies. On average, the exchange plant management came
value for 1 kg of recyclable wastes is R$0.56, to us with a proposal to
triple the price normally paid. This is good open the waste collection sta-
news for the people living in the region like self- tion, we embraced the idea with
employed worker, 46-year old Alberto Simões, open arms and started immediately
who goes to the collection station every day. He to develop the project and others. At
declared, “I always wanted to recycle my trash that moment, we saw the need to create a
but there just wasn’t any place close by to do commission to provide support for the actions
so. When I learned about the new station, I im- to be implemented. One of the main aspects
mediately started to take my wastes there. In the was the dissemination of information to in-
first month, I qualified for a 20 real discount on crease the awareness of the 2 thousand
my energy bill. Sure the saving is important but people at Pakera and show them how
the cleaning up the environment is much more they and their families could benefit
important to me.” Retiree, José Carlos Resende, from this movement since we believed
58-years old, has made recycling a profitable the success of the project relied on their
pastime. He said, “I bring in about 100kg of active support and participation.
wastes every month. My energy bill is zero - elec-
José Carlos Resende –
tricity costs me nothing. Not only am I collect- a profitable recycling
ing wastes at home; I also collect them in the occupation
streets. Before, when I was out and saw trash, I
never used to think about it, now it’s different”.
Driver, Elizeu Genairo, 33-years old has the sup-
port of his family. He explained, “Everyone at my Ecobags in dispute
house has a new awareness about the dangers
and importance of trash”. Employees at Pakera There is an item available to the popula-
are also keen on participating. A plant recycling tion at most collection stations which has
monitor at Pakera, Marcelo Aguiar commented, become a consumers delight - Eco Am-
“Ever since the collection station opened I take pla ecobags made from discarded canvas
something there at least once a week. This part- banners. This low cost material is usually
nership has really proved important. Besides the thrown out after use – sanitary landfills are
Cláudio Ferreira Rodrigues: the main
discounts I am getting on my energy bills, some- full of them. More than 1,000 bags have achievement is more knowledge
times as much as 20 or 30 percent a month, I been sold to residents since they were
can see that our streets are definitely cleaner. The made available back in September of
Recycling area at the plant isn’t new but now 2010. Sales revenue reverts to the Women
they have four additional employees. of Santo Aleixo Cooperative, one of the
groups that participated in a qualification ‘…sustainable
These changes have reached the soft drink plant program sponsored by the Consciência actions are directly
in a solid way. In the first month of operation, Ampla Art Program; these women actually
linked to the future
Pakera created an environmental commission make the ecobags. To qualify for purchase
that included employee representatives from ev- of an ecobag, residents must bring in 40 of my children and
ery area of the company. They meet periodically kg of recyclable wastes to the collection grandchildren’
to discuss sustainability issues and ideas – one of stations registered in the program.
Cláudio Ferreira Rodrigues,
the ideas is to create an official company Envi-
Pakera Director President
Check the locations of the Waste Collection Stations:
www.job360.com.br/conscienciaampla9 9
10. in focus
Informed citizens
are proactive citizens
“Citizenship starts with full awareness of our Guerino, Ampla Social projects specialist stated,
democratic rights and the exercise of those “We explain to these families the meaning of citi-
rights to build better values and a strong de- zenship to help open-up their minds and build a
mocracy”. This is a general English translation sense of belonging to the community. Normally
of a statement made by a famous Brazilian so- they respond by recognizing their part in society
ciologist, Herbert de Souza, or “Betinho”, the and in this way, they recover a sense of some-
founding father of the national movement: thing they lost or never felt before.”
Citizens Actions in Favor of Life and Against
Hunger and Poverty. In response to this grow- Participating families are sent for assistance by
ing concern, and committed to responsible and health care professionals and to apply for typi-
ethical conduct, Ampla launched its Consciên- cal documents like ID Cards, Tax Payer Num-
cia Ampla Citizenship Program to embrace bers, birth and marriage certificates etc. With
the cause of social inclusion by providing the documents in hand, they now qualify to
information and services to low-income apply for social assistance benefits offered by
social groups living on the margins of state and federal organs. They also participate
society and defending their rights in programs that help them trade in old energy
to better treatment. consuming refrigerators for newer economical
models and in other cases, substitute older dan-
In 2010, some 4 thousand gerous electric residential wiring for new instal-
people were benefited by the lations. All counseling is provided through the-
Consciência Ampla Citizenship matic lectures that are organized once a month.
initiative. Joining the Program Adriana Juviniano, a resident from the Jardim
depends on technical analyses Catarina neighborhood in São Gonçalo, said, “I
made by Ampla social services just loved coming to these events. I started to
assistants. People considered to search for better perspectives in my life. I was
be socially vulnerable are indicated faced with so many problems I didn’t have time
by community agents and leaders to worry about my rights. To give you an idea,
and by Ampla collaborators. After sched- I registered for the Family Aid Program after
uled visits to these families in their participating in one of the workshops. I was en-
homes, a complete social, eco- titled to receiving benefits but I never did before
nomic and commercial study the workshop told me how.”
is made of each family unit.
Those approved to join Program participants are also encouraged to
the program are invited join subprograms to help create more family in-
to join Citizenship come, programs like the Consciência Ampla Art
Workshops to learn Program, offering hand craft classes that encour-
of their rights as age the use of recycled materials. Another proj-
citizens and thus ect called the Consciência Ampla Opportunity
acquire a greater Program helps people prepare for and qualify
sense of inde- for their first formal jobs. The Consciência Am-
pendence. Aladia pla Citizenship Program also provides informa-
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11. tion on rationalizing energy consumption and helping low-income community members apply
shows low-income families how to qualify for for electric energy tariff discounts. This initiative
enrollment in the government’s Electric Energy counts on help from municipal Secretaries of So-
Social Tariff program, how to negotiate overdue cial Action and the Social Assistance Reference
energy bills and offers tips on cutting residential Centers (CRAs). More than 43 thousand people
energy costs. In 2011, the Developing Self Es- have been benefited from this program between
teem program, implanted in 14 municipalities in January and June of this year. (Read more about
Rio de Janeiro intensified workshops focused on this in the Face to Face section).
Developing self-esteem
The self esteem development program offered energy bill discounts to participating families.
by Ampla in a partnership with the Pastoral Since 2006, when the Developing Self Esteem
da Criança (Children’s Pastoral Program), and Program was created, 48 families and 256
the NGO, Casa Amarela (the Yellow House), people have been assisted at the Casa Ama-
works with under-privileged families providing rela. The Pastoral children’s aid program has
financial support and social inclusion services. benefited 5,056 youngsters to date. Aladia
Based on monthly donations, as small as R$ Guerino, Ampla Social Projects specialist com-
1.00, made by companies and partner com- mented, “This is a unique experience. At Am-
pany collaborators through payments made pla, the client is not just an electric bill. We see
on their electric bills, funds are repassed on to the population as something more, we see the
the Pastoral da Criança – specializing in caring families. The responses we receive from the
for children up to six years of age and provide benefited communities go well beyond simple
dietary orientation to low-income families. The numbers.” Proof of this is the case of Adriana
Casa Amarela also receives funds to provide Juviniano, who, after going through the Con-
basic temporary assistance to families and pro- sciência Ampla Citizenship Program is now in
mote programs to encourage greater finan- her first year of the Desenvolver Program. She
cial independence for family members. The said, “I used to live with my mother and my
approved families receive financial assistance daughter. Today, I have my own home and
during a period of 18 months (maximum), my daughter is in university - I am so proud! I
and are channeled to the job market to estab- feel that I am important and I am happy to
lish their own wage-earning power and thus know that now that I am out of
open space for other needy families. Part of the Program, somebody
the waste produced at Ampla is donated to else is in my place re-
this Program. Recyclable paper, for example, ceiving the same
is sent to the Eco-Ampla Program that issues benefits.”
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12. what’s happening
How big is our global awareness?
Ampla’s smart grid projects increase power efficiency
and bring about social and environmental benefits
In a world facing a shortage of natural resources United States who applauded the project thanks
and the challenge of global warming, what is the to the results demonstrated, especially in the so-
socially and ethically correct attitude of an elec- cial and environmental areas.
tric energy distributor? Answer: Be consciously
intelligent. This is exactly what we at Ampla are “Our greatest differential is the integration of
adopting as our perception of things in the ar- new technologies with social actions developed
eas of influence where we are active – we are by our company”, affirmed Gislene Rodrigues,
investing in improved electrical energy meter responsible for the Ampla Social Projects area
measurement technology and the creation of an (see photo above). She represented the compa-
energy smart grid that provides benefits to the ny at the Mexico congress and went on to say,
company, our clients and consumers, the soci- “The delegates from other companies and the
ety and the environment. The project was pre- distributors for overseas countries were great-
sented with success to specialists at international ly impressed by the details of our programs”.
congresses on metering that normally take place (See: Commitment to Citizenship, below).
throughout the year around the world. The Am-
pla Project highly impressed market specialist at Ampla will present new success stories achieved
the São Paulo meeting in September of 2010, by the company to energy distributors and me-
and in Mexico City in May of this year. The ex- tering solutions and smart grid experts at the
perts at the meeting in Mexico included distribu- next Latin America Metering Congress to be
tion professionals from Central America and the held in São Paulo in October of this year.
Commitment to Citizenship
The installation of intelligent energy meterering units in communities is preceded by a survey called social cartography during which
a team from Ampla identifies the community leaders and the local social and economic conditions of each neighborhood in relation
to energy efficient consumption, among other aspects. This information is necessary to prepare the population to understand the
importance of and use the new technology. “Planning the new installations in every community is normally conducted in conjunction
with our New Technologies area and by the Social Programs area at the company”, explained Gislene Rodrigues.
Upon conclusion of the first stage, community agents are selected among the young people in each neighborhood to act as informa-
tion multipliers, passing on to neighbors what they’ve been taught, explaining how everyone can control energy consumption in
their homes through the new meter units. Ampla is also expanding the income of these young people since the job of information
multiplier is paid work. “We train young people and afterwards they are sent to work at Ampla suppliers”, explained Gislene.
The program also includes lectures and workshops on the rational use of electric energy as well as other natural resources. Gislene
explained, “This kind of technology helps families adapt their energy consumption to their budgets since sustainability includes eco-
nomic considerations”. By making energy consumption sustainable, the company also reduces losses from energy theft. Today, more
than, 500 thousand clients, among the 2.5 million consumers served by Ampla are already using the new electronic meter technology.
According to Gislene, the success of the conversion to new intelligent meters at Ampla clearly demonstrates that technology evolu-
tions can and should advance hand in hand with social advances and environmental preservation actions. She concluded by saying,
“This is the grand advantage of the Ampla Project. We want our consumers to adopt this point of view. When we avoid wasting
energy and other key natural resources, we are helping to make our world sustainable for generations to come”.
13. around the world
Intelligent networks
create intelligent cities.
Implanting smart grid systems is the beginning
of a sustainable era in the energy sector.
An energy distribution network with automated From Spain to Búzios
management and maintenance systems; this is Smart grids are an important step in the con-
a smart grid, an intelligent network that detects struction of intelligent cities. In Spain, Endesa
and repairs its own defects without human in- designated the City of Málaga, in Andalusia,
tervention. This is what a smart grid is and what to initiate their own Smart Cities Project. “This
it does. Field teams of meter readers? Forget it! involves not only the implantation of a smart
Invoicing is done by capturing information from grid, but also the use of renewable energy
the network and automatically issuing your sources and the formation of a fleet of electric
monthly electric bill. Consumers can also make powered vehicles and organization of client
on-line consultations to understand his or her based internal energy management systems
customer profiles, learn at what times they use for buildings, homes and commercial and
more electricity to control their consumption. industrial complexes so clients can actually
The company uses all this information to forecast monitor their own electrical consumption by
needs for expansion and investments – every- equipment or appliance”, explained Rivera.
body wins. “At this time, there is no such thing
as a 100% automated system but technology is The objective of this 31-million euro pilot proj-
getting better every day”, affirmed Cláudio Rive- ect in Málaga is to reduce energy consump-
ra, Director of the Ampla Market Recovery area. tion by 20% and eliminate na annual produc-
tion of 6 thousand tons of CO2 released into
The first step is to build an intelligent net- the atmosphere thus creating a new standard
work and install intelligent meters. Ampla is for sustainability in the energy industry.
a pioneer in this process, the industry leader
in South America. Rivera said, “We already In Brazil, Ampla is starting with the coastal
have 500 thousand consumers using intelli- city of Búzios which will become the pilot
gent meters and 50% of our billing has been smart city in Brazil. “Búzios was chosen
automated”. He went on to say, “Our mother since it is recognized as an international
company, Enel, has 30 million clients and all of tourist pole with good characteristics for
them are equipped with the new intelligent, the application of an intelligent energy
electronic meters. In Spain, Endesa, the group project and for taking advantage of alter-
controlling Ampla, started its own smart grid native energy sources”, commented Ampla
project and is going to install some 13 million New Technologies specialist, Weules Correia.
electronic meters”. Automated energy distri-
bution networks can only serve their purpose
if and when consumers use energy rationally
and intelligently. “Consumers must learn to
use energy in more rational ways”, alerted Fe-
lipe Conti, a specialist from the Ampla Social
Projects area who is responsible for evaluating
client energy consumption indicators.
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14. learning network
Have, Be and Do
by Agostinho Vieira*
t’s common to hear this kind of expression all the positive and negative weight that this
used by young people a lot but we also professional is subject to but this gives me
hear it regularly from older people, a great advantage –the chance to not know
friends and family: “I have to everything and at the same time, the possi-
do this now so I will have bility of asking a lot of questions. The words
something and be some- “journalist” and “modesty” do not usually ap-
body tomorrow. In pear in the same sentence but it is with these
time, as we get older, words that I try to translate this very complex
we discover that the world in which we live today.
only thing that really
matters is what you By the year 2050, the planet’s population
are or what you do will reach some fantastic number like 9 bil-
or did. ‘What you lion people. Basically this means we will grow
“have” is a mere by at least by Chinas added to the people al-
consequence of ev- ready here. All these men and women, rich
erything else. Un- and poor, will need to eat, drink and con-
happily, over last two sume other essential resources that are slowly
centuries, what we have diminishing. Every day I try to show and ana-
witnessed is enormous pres- lyze all the efforts being made to balance out
sure on people “to have” - this is the desire to consume and the limits of our
transforming the world into an unsustain- world. We must keep in mind that the big-
able place to live from a social, economic gest threat does not come from the planet
and environmental point of view. but from the people who live on it. What is at
stake is the future of our children and grand-
I write daily on the Internet and weekly in children and the generations to come.
newspaper columns, on important environ-
mental issues. Contrary to what you might Viewed from this angle, it is easier to explain
suspect, I am not a conservationist. why I’ve chosen the path I am following.
Neither am I graduated in Eco- Very few issues are as important or urgent
nomics; even though I work s the question of sustainability in it broadest
well with numbers. Basically, sense. It hard to talk about endangered ani-
I am a journalist carrying mals or plants when we face the fact that ac-
cording to the United Nations, 1 billion peo-
ple are living in absolute misery, well below
*Agostinho Vieira is a
any poverty line. I am not a pessimist and I
journalist who writes the Eco
Verde column in the national
don’t take pleasure in just writing about our
newspaper, the Globo, and problems – that would be too easy. History
a blog under the same name. is too full of examples of Mankind’s creativity
He holds post-graduate degrees and our ability to overcome challenges. That
in Business Management and is where I stand, on the road to the search
Environmental Management. for solutions – we will find them.
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15. digital awareness
Interactivity is everything
In the presence of so many electronic social to visitors. Now, the daily blog has
networks, we are experiencing new forms of a site format. Barbara Dias, a soci-
relations. Blogs, Twitter, YouTube, Facebook ologist contracted by the Ampla
and other networks have shortened distances Social Projects area is responsible
and are speeding up the exchange of ideas for preparing new releases for
and more important, intensifying relations the blog told us that the changes
between people. Ampla is well aware of this were designed by the Market-
global phenomenon and is plunging deeply ing area. She said, “The time has
into the virtual universe. come to build a new space, some-
thing more dynamic and interactive
The company started using the Internet as that links to channels like YouTube,
one of its resources to expand its relations Twitter, Facebook and Flickr, besides the
networks and is helping to implant social pro- blog. She added that the page is on the list
grams in local communities. With more than of the 2011 edition of Top Blog Brazil Awards
90 thousand visits since its launching, back in that acknowledges the best and most popular
2009, the Consciência Ampla blog has under- blogs in the country.
gone upgrades and is even better than before.
On the air since the second half of July: www. Unlike the older version of the blog, the
ampla.com/blogconscienciaampla, the page new page has a colorful layout with photos
includes news of interest focused on rational in highlight and detailing of projects and
energy use and the company’s social proj- easy-access links for visitors – a short-cut has
ects and programs. Ampla invested in a new been added to access digital editions of the
Read more about the new blog
format (web 2.0) and has made some visual Consciência Ampla Magazine and tweets at: now running for the 2001 Top Blog
changes to make the pages more attractive @conscienciampla (Twitter). Brazil Award: www.job360.com.br/
conscienciaampla9
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16. tips
Safe vacations
A study made by Ampla
showed that from 2007 • Only fly kites in open, uninhabited
to 2011, 28 accidents places, far from electrical installations;
involving kites were • Do not use a mixture of wax and
registered in the Am- ground glass on kite lines. This mix-
pla area of influence; ture can cut through insulation used
three in the first half to protect electrical wiring and can
of this year. Besides cause electrocution to kite fliers;
the risk of accidents, • Never use metallic lines or laminated
kites have been paper to build your kites – anything
responsible for en- metallic will act as a strong con-
ergy supply interrup- ductor of electricity and can cause
tions to thousands of serious, even fatal electric shock to
homes and businesses. kite users;
• Never fly your kite in electrically char-
During school vacations, ged thunder storms (lightning and
the incidence of these occur- thunder);
rences tends to increase. For • Never fly your kites in the rain or on
this reason, Ampla has launched a very windy days;
prevention campaign called “No Risk • Never try to remove your kite when it
Vacations”. Energy professionals are giving falls on or over electric wiring or ca-
lectures and making presentations in public bles or even posts connected to the
Talks organized to protect children and
teens at the locations where more kite schools alerting the children to the risks and electric distribution network – electri-
accidents have been registered.
dangers of flying kites near electrical installa- cal shock can cause death.
tions. Some key recommendations include:
See the full digital version of this report at:
www.job360.com.br/conscienciaampla9
LUIZINHO LOVES FLYING HIS KITE BUT HE DIDN’T
KNOW HOW DANGEROUS THIS COULD BE...
IF YOU ENJOY FLYING KITES,
DANGER! LOOK FOR A SAFE OPEN
KITES NEAR ELECTRICAL SPACE FAR FROM ELECTRICAL
INSTALLATIONS – NO!!! INSTALLATIONS – YOUR
HEALTH AND LIFE ARE AT RISK.
YES, IT’S TRUE, FLYING KITES NEAR
ELECTRICAL INSTALLATIONS IS VERY
DANGEROUS AND DON’T WAX YOUR KITE
LINE WITH GLASS IF YOU GET TANGLED IN
ELECTRICAL WIRING DON’T TRY TO RESCUE
YOU KITE – YOUR LIFE IS MORE IMPORTANT.
REALLY?
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