AUTOMATIC CLASSIFICATION OF IFS INNOVATION PROJECTS ACCORDING TO THE 2030 AGENDA USING LARGE LANGUAGE MODELS

Authors

  • Allívia Rouse Federal Institute of Bahia image/svg+xml , Instituto Federal de Educação, Ciência e Tecnologia de Sergipe image/svg+xml Author
  • Marta Jeidjane Borges Ribeiro Foundation to Support Research and Technological Innovation of the State of Sergipe image/svg+xml Author
  • Mateus Costa dos Santos Federal Institute of Bahia image/svg+xml , Federal University of Southern Bahia image/svg+xml Author
  • Chirlaine Cristine Gonçalves Instituto Federal de Educação, Ciência e Tecnologia de Sergipe image/svg+xml Author
  • José Augusto Andrade Filho Instituto Federal de Educação, Ciência e Tecnologia de Sergipe image/svg+xml Author

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.51722/Ingi.v10.i4.12

Keywords:

Monitoring, Federal Network, SDGs, LLMs

Abstract

The Federal Institutes of Education, Science and Technology (IFs) play a strategic role in promoting innovation and territorial development. The 2030 Agenda recognizes science, technology, and innovation as central instruments for achieving its goals. This article analyzes the titles of innovation projects approved by the Federal Institute of Sergipe (IFS) between 2014 and 2023, classifying them according to the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) through a large language model (LLM). The research is exploratory-descriptive in nature and adopts a mixed-methods approach, combining automated text processing with quantitative analysis. Results indicate a strong thematic concentration in SDG 9 (56%), followed by SDG 4 (9%), SDG 8 (7%), and SDG 7 (7%). Together, these four SDGs account for approximately 80% of the initiatives analyzed, reflecting the institutional mission of the IFs to integrate vocational training, applied research, and territorial innovation. The LLM-based classification predominantly yielded medium and low confidence levels, indicating inherent limitations in the exclusive use of project titles as analytical input. The findings suggest that LLMs represent promising tools for the institutional monitoring of innovation policies, although their application requires human validation and an expanded textual corpus for greater interpretive robustness.

Author Biographies

  • Allívia Rouse, Federal Institute of Bahia, Instituto Federal de Educação, Ciência e Tecnologia de Sergipe

    Federal Institute of Bahia. Porto Seguro/BA. Brazil. Directorate of Innovation and Entrepreneurship – DInovE. Federal Institute of Sergipe. Aracaju/SE. Brazil.

  • Marta Jeidjane Borges Ribeiro, Foundation to Support Research and Technological Innovation of the State of Sergipe

    Directorate of Innovation and Entrepreneurship – DInovE. Federal Institute of Sergipe. Aracaju/SE. Brazil.

  • Mateus Costa dos Santos, Federal Institute of Bahia, Federal University of Southern Bahia

    Graduate Program in Environmental Sciences and Technologies. Federal Institute of Bahia. Porto Seguro/BA. Brazil.

  • Chirlaine Cristine Gonçalves, Instituto Federal de Educação, Ciência e Tecnologia de Sergipe

    Pro-Rectory of Institutional Development – Prodin. Federal Institute of Sergipe. Aracaju/SE. Brazil

  • José Augusto Andrade Filho, Instituto Federal de Educação, Ciência e Tecnologia de Sergipe

    Directorate of Innovation and Entrepreneurship – DInovE. Federal Institute of Sergipe. Aracaju/SE. Brazil.

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Published

2026-11-04

Issue

Section

Propriedade Intelectual, Empreendedorismo e Inovação

How to Cite

ALLÍVIA ROUSE; BORGES RIBEIRO, Marta Jeidjane; COSTA DOS SANTOS, Mateus; GONÇALVES, Chirlaine Cristine; ANDRADE FILHO, José Augusto. AUTOMATIC CLASSIFICATION OF IFS INNOVATION PROJECTS ACCORDING TO THE 2030 AGENDA USING LARGE LANGUAGE MODELS. Revista Indicação Geográfica e Inovação, [S. l.], v. 10, n. 4, p. 3772–3788, 2026. DOI: 10.51722/Ingi.v10.i4.12. Disponível em: https://revistas.api.ifpi.edu.br/index.php/ingi/article/view/12. Acesso em: 12 nov. 2026.