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The Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation (MCTI) is investing R 656 million in 57 technological parks across the country. The resources, from the National Fund for Scientific and Technological Development (FNDCT), are passed on through public calls from the Financier of Studies and Projects (Finep). A acao faz parte do Programa Nacional de Apoio aos Ambientes de Inovacao (PNI) e esta alinhada a Nova Politica Industrial, com metas ate 2033 voltadas a inovacao e a sustentabilidade.A iniciativa contempla tanto parques em operacao quanto em fase de implantacao, conectando universidades, empresas e instituicoes de ciencia e tecnologia, o que, por sua vez, fomenta o surgimento de solucoes tecnologicas e o desenvolvimento de novos negocios com impacto regional e nacional, com atencao especial a reducao From inequalities of access to public investment. For Sheila Pires, director of support for MCTI innovation ecosystems, technological parks are strategic for the National Innovation Policy. They are an extremely important platform to provide the generation of new ventures and the consolidation of innovative companies in the country, he explained. According to her, these environments strengthen the integration between government, productive sector and gym. In the technology park, you have the very concrete possibility of uniting the triple propeller - government, companies and universities - around the development of research, technology and innovation generation, he added. Included in July this year, Unitec 4 is the new unit of the Tecnosinos Technology Park, in Sao Leopoldo (RS), and is part of the list of projects contemplated by politics. With R 13.89 million in funds hired by FINEP, the structure expands the capacity of the park and is designed to house companies with up to 500 employees. The space focuses on emerging technologies, applied innovation and qualified job generation. Tecnosinos governance is nationally recognized for the positive impacts on economic development, social inclusion and urban sustainability. No 57 technological parks investment of R 656 million was made possible by two national public calls:* Public call FINEP/FNDCT/Cross action - Technological Parks - 01/2021: It included 48 proposals, being operation in operation and 16 in implementation. R 556.8 million were invested, with R 316 million in the initial hiring and another R 240.8 million in supplementation released in 2023.* Public Call Finep/MCTI/FNDCT - Priority Programs - Technological Parks - 01/2024: destined R 100 million to parks located in the lower history of access to resources, such as Acre, Amazonas, Maranhao, Mato Grosso, Piaui, Rondonia, Roraima, Sergipe and Tocantins. 9 proposals were selected, currently in the hiring phase. This directly supports 57 technological parks distributed throughout the country, consolidating an innovation network capable of boosting regional development and the articulation between science, market and public policies. We already realize the improvement of the infrastructure of these environments, the possibility of attracting R&D centers from large international companies, as well as Brazilian parks that are expanding their operations to other countries and participating in global innovation networks and projects, he said. According to the director, the parks also stand out for the generation of highly qualified jobs. Companies that are in these environments employ a significant number of masters and doctors, precisely because they are intensive in technology, he added as a Tecnosinos Development Pillar, are among the parks contemplated by the National Program recognized for their excellence in science and technology, such as the UFRJ Technological Park (RJ), Tecnopuc (RS), the Sao Jose dos Campos Technological Innovation Park (SP), Porto Digital (PE) and Agora Tech Park (SC), among others. To reinforce the infrastructure and operation capacity of these environments, MCTIs policy not only drives the competitiveness of the productive sector, but also contributes to transforming Brazil into a strategic territory for the advancement of science, technology and innovation. It is a concrete step towards a more developed, sustainable and less unequal country.
