Cerimonial e eventos públicos na pandemia de covid-19: percepções de servidores e terceirizados da Casa Civil do Governo do Estado do Ceará

Abstract

The Covid-19 pandemic altered several activities, including those carried out by professionals who work with events and public ceremonies. The general objective of this study is to analyze the perceptions of civil servants and outsourced workers of the Casa Civil do Governo do Estado do Ceará about the new reality experienced in public events and ceremonies due to the Covid-19 pandemic. The methodology has a qualitative basis and is characterized as descriptive, using a semi-structured interview as a data collection technique and an interview script as a collection instrument. Data analysis was based on information collected from civil servants and outsourced workers of the Casa Civil do Governo do Estado do Ceará. It was concluded that professionals who perform functions related to public events have gone through a variety of adaptations, needing to reinvent themselves mainly with regard to the new modality of virtual events. Despite the advantage of reaching more people with digital events, some challenges such as reducing interaction with the audience exist. Therefore, innovative solutions have emerged in recent months, revealing new trends for the events sector.