Transcript Brazil as Science, Technology and Innovation Powerhouse

ICT Day
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San José, 16 February 2010
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Brazil Testimonial
Gilson Schwartz
City of Knowledge
University of São Paulo
www.cidade.usp.br
Brazil as Science, Technology
and Innovation Powerhouse
• There are around 350 research institutions in Brazil,
with approximately 270,000 personnel (all categories),
77,600 full time researchers and 48,000 PhDs.
• The country graduates approximately 10,000 PhDs per
year, 70% of whom in sciences and engineering, 65% of
these PhD's work in public research centres and 30,9%
in industry.
• The number of researchers per 1,000 active people
Brazil is estimated at 0.98% in 2004.
R&D (R$ million)
Target 2010: 0,64% GDP and 0,21% GDP at federal and state govs.
14,0
governo federal
governo estadual
em milhões R$ correntes
12,0
16 %
10,0
23 %
8,0
6,0
12 %
38 %
4,0
2,0
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
3
Areas
Nuclear 2
Antártica e Mar 3
Energia 7
Biodiversidade
Meio Ambiente 7
Outras 7
Saúde 39
Agronegócio 9
123
Amazônia 7
TICs 7
Engenharias, Física
Matemática 14
Ciências Sociais 10
Biotecnologia/
Nanotecnologia 11
Researchers and PhDs in São Paulo
35.000
30.000
28.957
25.000
26.007
22.940
20.000
15.000
10.000
22.385
19.899
16.789
16.955
15.129
12.177
10.187
5.000
0
2000
2002
2004
Pesquisadores
2006
Doutores
2008
Brazil in the FP7 – 2007/2008
• 109 projects, 358 for Latin America (30%)
• 86 institutions
• Brazilian success rate is 20.64%, lower than
Argentina (24%), Chile (22%) and Mexico (34%)
• Transport (19%), Agriculture, Food, Biotech and
Fisheries (18%), ICTs (14%), Health (12%)
Source:
Brazilian Bureau for Enhancing the International Cooperation with the
European Union (B.Bice, 29/12/2009)
Cooperation Brazil-EU
• Brazil-EU S&T Agreement since 2006: 3 meetings of
Steering Committee of S&T Agreement (2007, 2008,
December 2009 in Brazil)
• Brazil-EC Information Society Dialogue held in October
2008 in Brussels confirmed common interest in
strengthening cooperation in ICT field
• EC invitation to Brazil to participate in ICT Programme
Advisory Group meeting in June 2009
• Brazil-EU Liaison Office: http://www.bbice.unb.br/
PRO-IDEAL & PRO IDEAL PLUS in Brazil
• Based at the City of Knowledge Research Group partnering with
the Technological Policy, Management and Innovation Research
Group at the University of São Paulo: www.cidade.usp.br
• Integration of “Project Angels” into the framework of extension
programs at USP: Audiovisual Digital Management for Local
Development – GeMA Program
• PRO-IDEAL helps to submit R&D projects:
• INCLOUD: project submitted to Call 5
• LAMOUR: ongoing support action project for the promotion of
digital audiovisual management and regulation standards
• FORESTA
Gracias
Gilson Schwartz
[email protected]