[open-economics] [Project-Development] Exploratory Analysis

[Gustavo Silva]

So, the first meeting took place today, Monday the 9th of March, where we
managed to discuss some of the research topics I gathered from the mailing
list. We also discussed some secondary topics in regard to the group.

Anyway, without any further delays, we decided to go for the this analysis
for now since it is more feasible and doable for us. We do not have that
many people involved and nobody wants to spend too much time on this alone.
Therefore, this analysis is perfect to start and then we will continue from
there. Be aware, though, this is an exploratory investigation. We do not
have any specific topics to cover, so we will decide as it goes on.

This analysis demands us to do the following steps:

   1. Detail one contract from the literature perspective, meaning that we
   should find the most important keywords for a specific type of contract;
   2. Identify the various types of contracts available in the Open Oil
   database;
      1. At this point, we might be able to take some conclusions out of
      the research. We need to check if it is possible.
   3. Generalize all contracts, in an automated way;
      1. Take our final conclusions.

Rodney Beard will helps us find the most relevant literature for the first
task, while Carsten Pauck will help us automate the process for the third
step. Most of the contracts will be retrieved from Open Oil's interface.

Lets take the investigation from here on. I would like to know who is
interested in participating in this investigation. I know more people will
want to participate, even though only 3 people showed their interest in our
previous hangout meeting.
After having everyone on board, I will want to talk about other things that
I didn't talk in this meeting - Project Management softwares, to ease our
job and also ensure that no information goes to waste.

Thank you for your time.
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Best Regards / Obrigado e com os melhores cumprimentos,
Gustavo Silva

*Open Economics <http://openeconomics.net>, Work Group Coordinator*
*Phonebloks <https://phonebloks.com/en>, Partnership Manager*
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