The Brazilian Academy of Sciences (ABC) and the Brazilian Society for the Advancement of Science (SBPC), released today (6) a manifesto in defense of maintaining the Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation and its agencies in the face of imminent departure of president Dilma Rousseff’s government.
“the MCTI should not be dismembered or joined to another ministry, but must also be preserved in terms of receiving the fuel that do work, that is, adequate funding that the ministry and its agencies to continue serving Brazil, as served in years when they had enough budget, “said Agency Brazil ABC president, Luiz Davidovich.
in the manifesto, titled in defense of a state policy for science, technology and innovation, scientists express concern about the possible direction of the industry in the change of government. Next week, the full Senate will vote on the opinion of the Special Committee on Impeachment for opening the process against Rousseff. If approved, the President will be away for 180 days and Vice President Michel Temer will take over the government
Investments in S & amp;. T
In addition to maintenance folder in an eventual government Temer, Davidovich also advocates the expansion of investments in science and technology. According to the scientist, Brazil is going against the grain of most countries and cutting resources of the area, on the grounds of the economic crisis. “Is it [the crisis] we need to activate the motors that are basic to the development so that the country can overcome sustainably crisis,” he pondered.
According to the president of ABC, cutting grants for researchers, for example, is almost a “crime against homeland” because it is “killing the future scientists that Brazil will need to help national development.”
for the scientist, investments in science, technology and innovation can even add value to Brazilian products and reduce dependence on commodity prices in the country (commodities, usually agricultural or mineral sold in foreign markets). “We are right when commodities are up, we are evil when they are down. We are unable to control these cycles, precisely because our exports are undiversified. We have to work on that “he said.
Brazil currently invests less than 1.5% of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) in science and technology. ABC defends, since 2010, this investment reach in 2020, 2% of GDP. According to Davidovich, the current state of science and technology in the country with the recent spending cuts is “dramatic”.
The manifesto in defense of the ministry’s maintenance was released at the closure of the major meeting of the ABC in the institution’s centennial celebration, founded on May 3, 1916
Edition:. Luana Lourenço
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