Brazil has signed over 40 bilateral agreements on
cooperation in science, technology and innovation, in addition to addressing
the subject in several regional and multilateral mechanisms and forums. In an
increasingly globalized and interconnected world, developments in these areas
depend more and more on collaboration between countries.
In the science, technology and innovation field,
the establishment of the country’s major institutions is associated with
international cooperation. In the 1950s, institutions such as the National
Council for Scientific and Technological Development (CNPq), the Coordination
for the Improvement of Higher Education Personnel (CAPES), the Pure and Applied
Mathematics Institution (IMPA), the National Commission for Nuclear Energy
(CNEN) and the Technological Institute of Aeronautics (ITA) were created in
partnership with the United States, France and Germany, for example. The
National Strategy in Science, Technology and Innovation (ENCTI 2016-2022) is
the framework for activities of science, technology and innovation in the
country.
ENCTI guidelines have been followed to
complement national capacities through international cooperation activities and
projects.
In addition to the traditional
diplomacy in science and technology, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs seeks to
join the efforts in transforming the productive profile of the Brazilian
economy and fostering competitiveness of its industry, with a view to creating
conditions for Brazil's insertion in the most advanced global production chains
through innovation diplomacy.
Innovation diplomacy consists of a set
of government actions to internationalize its innovation systems, with a view
to creating skilled jobs and increasing the competitiveness of the domestic
economy thus improving the country’s insertion in global production chains. The
role of the innovation diplomacy includes the following activities:
- promote cooperation between public
and private entities that make up the National Innovation System, with a view
to fostering its internationalization. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs’ network
of embassies and consulates allows on-site, skilled interactions, with actors
in the main global innovation ecosystems;
- propose an agenda with issues of
national interest to be addressed abroad so as to raise the profile of Brazil
as a hub of knowledge creation, thus strengthening the country’s brand in the
innovation field;
- take part in the formulation of
strategies and public policies based on successful experiences abroad, with the
aim of improving the National Innovation System
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