Searching for innovation through a convergent technology e-science network approach

摘要

The objective of this paper is to present the methodology adopted by Petrobras, the Brazilian oil company, in e-science collaborative projects to generate ideas of new opportunities obtained by technology convergence for an energy company that searches for solutions for the future. This effort is based on the contributions of a group of 50 senior scientists from the top five research institutes working iteratively via the Web and text mining activities to look for new technologies.