Brazil faces the challenge to disseminate the investments in Science and Technology to the population in an increasingly homogeneous way capable of effectively improving people’s quality of life.

When it comes to Science and Technology management, Brazil relies on a structured system composed of a central coordinating body and development agencies in charge of defining and implementing development policies on science, technology and innovation. The State and local level Science and Technology management systems follow the same model for development policies attuned to regional and local vocations.

Due to the country’s dimensions, to difficulties encountered in its management structure, and, above all, to implementing national policies capable of simultaneously addressing varied regional needs, the scientific and technological knowledge produced is still very slow to produce any changes in the social inequities found in some regions.

The problems faced by Brazil in the fields of Science and Technology are complex and can hardly be solved in the short term, such as cause and effect related challenges like:

• scientific and technological knowledge versus improved quality of life and social inclusion.

The country can count on installed material and intellectual capacity capable of promoting significant progress in national policies on Science and Technologies and on the Environment. It also has a mobilized civil society and a powerful business sector.