📋 Tender Overview
The Legal Consulting of the Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation (Conjur/MCTI) promoted, at the end of 2024 and early 2025, remotely two editions of the Basic Course of the Legal Science, Technology and Innovation Framework (CT&I), in order to clarify current legislation, especially the law of innovation, addressing legal concepts, possibilities for partnerships between government-iced, property, property intellectual, roles of public and private actors, transmitting the necessary knowledge, simply, didactic and practical. The initiative has trained Central Administration servers of MCTI and research units, reinforcing the importance of the legal framework for the scientific and technological development of the country. The first class had 85 participants and the second with 110 participants.
According to MCTIs legal consultant, Leopoldo Gomes Muraro, two points of the course were highlights. The first, related to the training of nearly 200 servants and employees working in MCTI and research units on the legal framework that governs the activities in which they act daily: the legislation on science, technology and innovation, he said.
The legal consultant has complemented that currently people who work in MCTI know the legislation that governs C&I activities. The second point was the interaction between the course participants, which generated synergy and sharing of knowledge and contacts, strengthening the internal ties in our institution, he said.
Meeting Themes
Participation of the Units in the Basic Course of the Legal Framework of Science and Technology
The course addressed fundamental themes of the CT&I Legal Framework, focusing on the practical applicability of the daily life experienced by the institutions. The modules have discussed from the theoretical introduction of the CT & I Legal Framework to more advanced topics such as Innovation Policies, ICTS Relationship with Support Foundations, Technological Innovation Centers (NITs), Public Purchases for Innovation, Formalization of Legal Instruments, Constitution of Strategic Alliances, as well as the realization of the Simplified Accountability (Law No. 10.973/2004).
The classes were taught by highly qualified instructors, with extensive experience in their fields, mostly holders or former detainees of consultancies or legal prosecutors, such as the federal prosecutor and legal advisor of the portfolio, Leopoldo Gomes Muraro; The Chief Prosecutor with the National Council for Scientific and Technological Development (CNPq), Sheila Bacellar; The Chief Prosecutor with the Federal Institute of Ceara (IF-CE), Tarcisio Bessa; The Chief Prosecutor with the Manaus Free Zone Superintendence (Suframa), Diana Azin; and the federal prosecutor and former legal consumer with the Ministry of Education (MEC), Saulo Pinheiro.
The meetings also featured two other speakers who also stand out for their highly specialized curricula: Juliana Crepalde, PhD in Technological Innovation from the Federal University of Minas Gerais (UFMG), with 41 bibliographic production titles; and Rafael Fassio, PhD in Administrative Law from the University of Sao Paulo (USP) and Attorney of the State of Sao Paulo, active in the area of Science, Technology and Innovation. The instructors profile has favored comprehensive learning and aligned with the needs of the sector.
Assessment
The positive impact of the course reflects MCTIs commitment to qualify the functional body and stimulate the modernization of CT&I practices. The participants praised the relevance of the content and the relevance of the topics, which contributed to broaden their knowledge and improve their professional performance.
The director general of the technology center Renato Archer, Juliana Daguano, said that the course brought an attentive look of the possibilities to be explored within the research units, even with all the legal obstacles that govern our performance.
This is an altogether for any public manager, because it shows us that it is possible to experience innovation, allowing our institutions to reach another level of delivery to society. The faculty was exceptional, with multiple experiences, which further enriched the course, said the director of the MCTI linked unit.
Given the positive results, Conjur/MCTI intends to carry out the continuous training of servers and employees who work within the folder by offering new advanced classes and modules to explore new topics and meet specific demands raised by the course participants in the completion classes.
