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- Promoting Financial Literacy with the SimEmp ApplicationPublication . Alves, Jorge; Lisboa, Diogo; Moutinho, Nuno; Eleutério, DaviNowadays, regardless of age group, financial knowledge and know-how are always an asset for people to be able to make better financial decisions. Due to the complexity and quantity of existing financial products that every citizen has to deal with on a daily basis, it is essential to understand them so that a healthier economy can exist, based on a society that is better informed and better able to make appropriate financial decisions. Only in this way will it be possible to minimise the appearance of future debts and situations of financial hardship associated with risks taken on excessively. As such, a better level of financial literacy among the population will lead to a more balanced and functional society and economy. Given the need to improve the financial knowledge of the general population, this paper presents the SimEmp- Financial Literacy web application, based on a gamification methodology and consisting of an educational virtual simulator, as a way of improving and developing knowledge related to financial literacy.
- Os "Tactical Data Link" na Força Aérea PortuguesaPublication . Alves, JorgeSendo amplamente reconhecido que nos campos de batalha modernos existe um aumento sem precedentes do volume de informação que é necessária processar para suportar o planeamento operacional e as decisões em combate, os sistemas automáticos de transmissão de dados são considerados a chave para o sucesso. Para a Força Aérea Portuguesa estes sistemas revelam-se de primordial importância para que possa cumprir os desígnios da Defesa Nacional, bem como com as obrigações assumidas por Portugal no âmbito da North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO). A presente investigação pretende avaliar como é efectuada a exploração dos Tactical Data Link (TDL) que a Força Aérea possui, no que diz respeito à sua interoperabilidade e capacidade de interacção entre as plataformas operadas e a sua influência no Sistema de Comando e Controlo Aéreo de Portugal. O estudo tem em consideração que, presentemente, decorre a extensão deste sistema ao Arquipélago da Madeira e que, simultaneamente, decorrem os planos para a sua substituição pelo novo sistema de Comando e Controlo da NATO denominado ACCS. As conclusões apresentadas demonstram que a Força Aérea efectua uma exploração dos sistemas TDL ao nível das suas congéneres dos países que integram a NATO e debate-se com os mesmos desafios no que concerne à interoperabilidade dos sistemas. Em termos meramente nacionais, as conclusões apresentadas demonstram ainda que a Força Aérea tem efectuado boas opções no que toca ao apetrechamento das suas plataformas com capacidades TDL, exceptuando-se o sistema de armas EH-101 que, devido à natureza da missão que desempenha, tinha toda a vantagem que estivesse equipada com capacidade de Link 16. Abstract: Being widely known that in modern battlefields, there is an unprecedented increase of the volume of information, which is necessary to process to support the operational planning and the combat decisions, the automatic systems of data transmission are being considered the key factor For the Portuguese Air Force these systems are proving to be of paramount importance that can fulfill the wishes of National Defense and with the obligations assumed by Portugal in the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO). The present research intends to evaluate the way the Tactical Data Link (TDL) belonging to the Air Force is being used, concerning the interoperability and interaction capability among the platforms in operation and its influence in the Portuguese Air Command and Control System. The study takes into account that the extension of this system to the Madeira Islands is taking place and simultaneously there are plans for its substitution by the new NATO system called ACCS. The conclusions presented show that the Portuguese Air Force uses the TDL systems in the same way as the Air Forces of the other countries, which are part of the Atlantic Treaty (NATO), and faces the same challenges in what concerns the interoperability of the systems. At national level, the conclusions also show, good options have been taken concerning the equipment of the platforms with TDL capabilities, except for the weapon system EH-101 which, due to the nature of the mission it fulfills, should be equipped with Link 16 capability.