Distributed free of charge in schools in the municipal education network of Rio de Janeiro, through the Municipal Department of Education and the non-governmental organization (NGO) Parceiros da Educação, the Almanac Profissões do Futuro will also be available in bookstores. The launch will be this Saturday (1st), at 4:30 pm, at Livraria da Travessa, in Botafogo, Rio. With illustrations on every page, the publication is an invitation to young readers to imagine themselves in the future and to start thinking about their role in the world. The distribution was made, in large part, to schools in the north and west zones of the city, with the goal of forming more readers in these less favored areas in relation to the south zone of Rio. The information was given to Agência Brasil by the project coordinator, Daniela Chindler, winner of the Malba Tahan award for the best informative book of the year for children and young people, awarded by the National Foundation for Children and Youth Books (FNLIJ), with the title “Libraries of the World”. Aiming at democratizing access, the almanac will be available for two months, free of charge, on the website. The children’s publication was written by Daniela and Flávia Rocha with two other editors (Martina Rangel and Vinícius Zavalis) and had the participation of eight illustrators from various parts of the country, from different genres and backgrounds. The book raises awareness about the professions that change following changes in society and technological innovations. It was sponsored by the Rio City Hall’s Cultural Incentive Law, known as the ISS Law. Going back to the past “It was our choice to go back to the past and start by explaining what work is, what a profession is, what a salary is. When we started the work, we questioned whether it was clear to the new generations what work is and what a hobby is, when it stops being a pleasure, a game or an activity done when you are at home, and becomes a source of income and a life option”, said Daniela. To enter the universe that looks like the future, but which is already happening, the team chose to visit the past and draw a parallel with things that should happen later. Some new professions discovered are airplane game pilot, virtual clothing designer for games and virtual reality architect, who makes scenarios for internet shows and virtual games, for example. The editors investigated, in the past, from the first work of man, the cuisine to cook food, to later delve into the present and glimpse trends. “There is a place to go which is a place for analysis of trends. On top of that, you can talk about possible ways to happen in the future and today’s young people can reflect on what they want to do for work”, said Daniela. She recalled that work takes up about 75% of the day and the ideal thing is that it guarantees sustenance to live on but, at the same time, generates pleasure and happiness, which “is very good”. Questions The publication questions whether the young person would prefer, among other options, to be a doctor or software developer (computer programs) attached to the brain; e-sports sportsman or gamer; seamstress or costume designer for online game avatars. The Profissões do Futuro Almanac, published by Sapoti Projetos Culturais, gives a lesson on money and its origin and when the first currency was invented. It also reveals curiosities about professions that emerged and others that have already disappeared. According to the study Designing 2030: a divided vision of the future, commissioned by Dell Technologies to the Institute For The Future (IFTF), which analyzed the impacts of new technologies by 2030, 85% of jobs by that date will come from new professions. The study involved the participation of 3,800 business leaders from medium and large corporations in 17 countries, including Brazil. Currently, the work is integrated with technology, with the aim of achieving more efficiency. And the prospect is that, in the coming years, innovations will further improve human activities, promoting the redesign of professions. The latest projects carried out by the duo Daniela Chindler and Flavia Rocha were the animated series When the Machine Thinks, or it looks like it thinks, which deals with artificial intelligence (AI), the Oficina Maker project, aimed at public school students, and the book Scientists Brasileiros, which is also being launched this month.
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