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i. Support for environmental monitoring – - In order to stimulate the training of hu- An important action is the articulation ca (Brazilian Association of Electrical and
This can be done by setting up a Calibration man resources and attract professionals to for the reduction of bureaucracy, tax ex- Electronics Industry) for its members. The
Center for salinity, temperature, and pres- the areas of Ocean Technology, the follow- emption/stimulus and the reduction of difficulties and customs costs in exporting
sure sensors (CTDs) and wave meters with ing should be aimed at: encouraging high customs barriers. There is no reason not or reimporting goods exacerbates the defi-
international traceability. These sensors are school and higher education institutions to have the simplification and reduction of ciency in instrumentation maintenance and
important in physical oceanography and for to open their teaching grids of the tech- the tax burden, along the lines of the ICMS calibration services in the country. There is
the national economy, as their data are used nological areas to the ocean instrumenta- Law for the aeronautical and naval indus- a need to create mechanisms that speed
for calibration and assimilation in meteoro- tion area; workshops on Oceanographic tries. The ICMS Agreement 75/91, which up customs procedures for sending and re-
logical and oceanographic forecast models Instrumentation and Ocean Technologies, provides for the concession of a reduction turning equipment or parts.
and important for civil society and industries where professionals and students in these in the ICMS calculation basis for aeronauti- Strengthening the production chain is
such as fishing, tourism, and Oil & Gas. It areas can present their work and interact cal items, constitutes an important mecha- strategic, whether for economic, socio-en-
is also necessary to act in mapping, articu- with demand generators. These work- nism for promoting the national aeronauti- vironmental or sovereignty issues. Local
lation, and cooperation in R&D&I, seeking shops should also cover other areas such cal industry and its entire production chain. solutions have to be sought for limitations
ways to bring together research groups, as: renewable energies, navigation safety Mechanisms should also be sought to facil- such as restrictions imposed by the US De-
demand-generating companies and service and port logistics, fishing, aquaculture, itate the performance of companies, with partment of Commerce, which through
providers, third sector organizations, possi- tourism, social inclusion, defense, coast- the issuance of certificates of the existence the Bureau of Industry and Security, con-
ble sponsors and other actors that can meet al works, marine soil exploration, mining, or not of a similar product of national man- trols and often restricts exports of items
or be users of the deliveries to be made. among others. ufacture for the purpose of complying with such as signal converters, inertial sensors,
The concern with the existence of an in- In order to support industrial growth the rules of government bidding and pur- and acoustic systems (Commerce Control
frastructure for Oceanic and Coastal Data and the existence of a strong, committed chases, as is done by ABINEE - Associação List) or the mechanical respirator crisis that
will enable the effective management of and quality supply chain of suppliers/ser- Brasileira da Indústria Elétrica e Eletrôni- occurred during the Covid-19 pandemic.
the process of obtaining the data, helping vice providers, there must be an industrial
to document procedures, preparation, de- promotion body. This must contribute to 5. Final considerations
tails in the observation, quality control (QC) standardization, certification, traceability,
and generating metadata that describes the respect for Intellectual Property, encour- The universe surrounding ocean tech- technological hub for ocean technologies
structure of the main dataset in a way that aging technology transfer and industrial nologies is vast and must serve the renew- in the country. These success stories con-
makes it reliable. cooperation. It should therefore encour- able energy market, safety in navigation firm that there is knowledge and specialized
age the existence of a scientific-techno- and port logistics, fishing and aquaculture, manpower locally to face the challenges of
ii. Investment in Technological Innovation logical-industrial complex around ocean tourism, defense, coastal works, mining, the necessary developments in this area.
– Investing in R&D&I at all TRL levels in the and waterway research in Brazil, along among other areas. Its solutions are of The connection of recent technologies,
different areas with demands for technol- the lines of the Institute of Industrial Pro- great importance for the growth of the such as Artificial Intelligence, Robotics,
ogies, uniting the different actors in the motion and Coordination (IFI – Instituto Blue Economy, whether for better knowl- Subsea Technology, Computational Mod-
country will be essential. An Action Plan for de Fomento e Coordenação Industrial), edge of the marine environment, its preser- eling, Bio, and Nanotechnologies, among
this must include articulations for nation- which provides services in the areas of vation, the safeguarding of human life, or others, with more traditional knowledge is
al and international cooperation in S&T&I, standardization, metrology, certification the use of the ocean in a sustainable way. necessary for the development of basic and
strengthening collaboration in the Triple and industrial coordination, to military Areas of the national economy such as cheap equipment, and even more sophis-
Helix of Innovation (Companies, Universi- and space aeronautical products and sys- oil and gas, software, agribusiness, and ticated and expensive. These must meet
ties and Government).
tems, in order to foster the development the aerospace industry demonstrate that the demands of society, with their devel-
iii. Creation of infrastructure, training of of scientific-technological solutions in the with strategic planning and investments it opments seeking to form a robust chain of
human resources and industrial promotion field of Brazilian aerospace power. is possible to have a strong and innovative service and product suppliers.

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