| Hello, *|NOME|* The launch by IMDS in September of a set of data gathered under the theme "Elections 2022 – social mobility: state indicators and public policies" reinforces a characteristic that has always been present in the purposes of the studies and research we conduct: the permanent search for the connection of academic and scientific work with the interests of citizens, public opinion and society as a whole. As you have seen, the "Elections" panel addressed several topics from a set of important state indicators for public management that are key elements for diagnosing government programs. This set of statistics was built both to support the electoral debate and to contextualize the preparation of government programs submitted by the winning candidates. Based on the indicators contained in the "Elections" panel, the IMDS listed those that are directly related to inter- or intragenerational social mobility, to explain how this relationship occurs -- at each stage of the life cycle involving individuals, families and the territory in which they live. A practical and direct application in reality and in the decisions to be made by public managers in each Brazilian state. This is what the presentation "Elections 2022 – social mobility: state indicators and public policies" is all about. This direct connection between research and society runs throughout the presentation, when reporting public policies and social programs already implemented in Brazil or in other countries, associated with the topics addressed. These are policies whose evaluations indicate promising results or whose design is well consolidated in evidence, suggesting good potential in the treatment and relief of a series of issues raised by the indicators. The contents are based on topics such as Extreme Poverty, Vaccination Coverage and School Dropout and are organized in the chapters Childhood and Adolescence, Youth, Family and Territory – the latter cut analyzes how the infrastructure of the environment can provide opportunities or present obstacles and limitations that individuals and families are faced with when leaving their homes, or even inside their homes, but driven by external factors. The panel also brings promising Brazilian experiences, finalists of the "Evidence Award" and the "IMDS Trophy – Social Mobility", not necessarily already evaluated, but which bring scientific evidence in their formulation. Multiple factors contribute to the training of individuals' skills throughout life – family, school, neighborhood, region of residence and others. And when these factors – or opportunities – are not distributed in a balanced way, the results produced are not either. For example, the infant mortality rate per 1,000 live births is three times higher among mothers with 7 years or less of schooling, compared to those with 12 years or more of schooling in Roraima. In another section, in High School, the level of adequate proficiency in Portuguese language achieved by 3rd year students is always higher for those whose mothers have at least completed High School, when compared to the performance of the children of mothers who did not complete Elementary or Junior High School. Looking at the family environment, in particular, housing, children, and adolescents in households in the upper fifth of income almost always have access to the Internet, but this is not the reality for those living in poor households, in which the lack of access varies from 10% in the Federal District to almost 50% in Acre. Considering the security of the territory, measured in homicide rate per 100,000 inhabitants, we see that inequality between states reaches the order of 6.5 times – from 7.3 in São Paulo, to 29.6 in Maranhão, and 47.4 in Bahia. These are some examples amid so many others that show the various dimensions of inequality. The good news is that there are several programs – residential reallocation, primary health care, work insertion, educational management and learning recovery and even early childhood stimulation, which can be combined by public managers in search of equalizing the conditions of the development of citizens in Brazil. See you in the next IMDS Letter! Paulo Tafner, CEO |
