The aim of this study is to analyze the characteristics and dynamic performance of the Water Resources Sector Fund of the Ministry of Science and Technology (CT-Hidro/MCT) as a result of the partnership between the Ipea and the Brazil's MCT. Quantitative and qualitative aspects, as well as...

The aim of this study is to analyze the characteristics and dynamic performance of the Water Resources Sector Fund of the Ministry of Science and Technology (CT-Hidro/MCT) as a result of the partnership between the Ipea and the Brazil´s MCT. Quantitative and qualitative aspects, as well as...

This article describes the characteristics of the Brazilian financial support for research on renewable energy within the Innovation Sector Funds, managed by the Ministério da Ciência, Tecnologia e Inovação (MCTI). The main objective of this paper is to identify the profile of this support...

The aim of this work is to discuss the evolution of the science, technology, and innovation (ST&I) policies in Brazil using the aggregate indicators of research and development (R&D) expenditures and of scientific and technological production. The literature review supports the proposition that...

This paper analyzed the role of the two official laboratories - Oswaldo Cruz Foundation (Fundação Oswaldo Cruz - Fiocruz) and Butantan - in facing the covid-19 pandemic in Brazil, based on the analysis of the process of building their productive and innovative capabilities and the public...

This paper aims to identify the profile of innovation in Brazil in 2014, positioning the country in relation to the countries of the European Union. The paper analysed the indicators resulting from the innovation surveys carried out in Brazil and in these countries in 2014. Based on the results...

Brazil is a country with a maritime vocation, whose development is intrinsically associated with the sea. The Brazilian coast and jurisdictional waters' extension constitute a challenge on themselves to the national defense. The presence of fundamental potentialities for the country, such as...

National Defense requires adequately trained, prepared and equipped armed forces to perform in guaranteeing national interests and protect sovereignty. Regarding the issue of equipping - which is the main focus of the three forces' (Navy, Army, and Air Force) strategic programs - it is not...

National Defense requires adequately trained, prepared and equipped armed forces to perform in guaranteeing national interests and protect sovereignty. Regarding the issue of equipping - which is the main focus of the three forces' (Navy, Army, and Air Force) strategic programs - it is not...