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way and in favor of the improvement of alternatives based on the private sector to In the absence of a national institution, articulated action between the Govern-
State services. promote the strengthening of the National with operational purposes, execution, fa- ment, the scientific community, as well as
The alignment of institutions with high ST&I System in Brazil. cilitation, and promotion of activities rec- connections with the private sector, for
national representation, such as the Bra- What is expected, as a “desirable ef- ommended by the main national programs the establishment of the OS for the sea.
zilian Academy of Sciences (ABC) and the fect”, in addition to the broad support and action plans, the scope and success The publication of the Interministerial
Brazilian Society for the Advancement that OS for the sea already garners from of such national policies and plans remain Act ME/MCTI Nr. 2.828, of March 9 2021,
of Science (SBPC) matches well with the the scientific community in the country, is very tenuous. authorized the process of publicizing the
cooperative regime between national en- the alignment of research with the opera- State-owned companies may have po- envisaged OS -INPO.
tities, with a view to promoting scientif- tional and administrative infrastructure, as tential interest in an OS ‘s niche of activi- The whole process for the setting up
ic and technological development in the well as the development of new technolo- ty, such as EMBRAPA and CPRM, as well as of the OS-INPO is a result of the perse-
country, thus bringing together national gies, in partnership with the private sector, mixed-capital and private companies, such vering efforts of MCTI, with the support
and subnational institutions, research in- that allow for the generation of knowledge as Petrobras, Vale, Shell, Total Energies, of several institutions, such as : Brazilian
stitutions, the business sector and other about the oceans, with a view to meeting Equinor, Neoenergia and Engie, among oth- Academy of Sciences, Brazilian Navy (MB),
local sectors that may be involved, in full the demands of the Government, societies ers, all in addition to smaller companies ded- Brazilian Society for the Advancement of
compliance to the criteria of public inter- and the private sector. icated to the area of innovation in oceans Science (SBPC), National Council of State
est relating to marine sciences. The main objective of this article is there- and renewable energies, that ultimately Foundations Research Support (CONFAP)
Ocean research attracts the attention fore to evaluate potential impacts that the im- could generate significant economic and so- and the National Council for Scientific
of different economic sectors, enabling plementation of the OS for the sea (OS-INPO) cial development at the national level. and Technological Development (CNPq).
the provision of services, information could have on ocean research governance in The Brazilian Academy of Sciences The Brazilian Navy, through its Secretar-
and data. However, it does not generate Brazil , considering the geopolitical context (ABC), in endorsing the United Nations iat of Science and Technology (now the
a business model anchored in profit, but of the Atlantic Ocean and its surroundings, Ocean Decade, recognizes the present dif- General Directorate of Naval Nuclear and
in the production of knowledge. It would as well as its relevance to the economic and ficulties that prevent Brazil to broadly con- Technological Development - DGDNTM)
therefore be beneficial to seek ways and social development of the country. tribute to ocean sciences at a global level. has expressed its intention to support the
However, it emphasizes that the country establishment of the OS for the Sea, as re-

2. Initial considerations has the potential to promote changes in corded in the Minutes of a meeting called
order to achieve the expected results and by MCTI, on November 16, 2016.
Brazil has world class scientific institu- (CIRM), as well as by the MCTI, in the meet the challenges proposed by the De- From the initial administrative structure
tions and experts in marine sciences. How- promulgation of marine public policies, in cade through relevant actions, such as the to the hiring of the team responsible for
ever, the influence of ocean sciences and which ocean sciences play a central role, as OS for the sea (ABC, 2021). the projects, OS-INPO will be based on
the great importance of Brazilian marine is the case of the National Policy for Sea Re- Legally speaking, and in compli- meritocracy. Each stage of its activities will
spaces to national and socioeconomic as- sources (PNRM) and its Sectoral Plans and ance with the provisions of Decree Nr. be monitored by a Board of Directors, or
pects, as well as in international geopoli- Programs (PSRM); the Science at Sea Pro- 9.190/2017, especially its article 6, in or- Administrative Council, formed by senior
tics, are still restricted, revealing a great gram; the Science, Technology and Innova- der to start the qualification process of a professionals appointed by government
contrast with the immense geographic tion Action Plan for the Oceans; as well as not-to-profit private entity, it is necessary bodies and the civil society. Reports will be
area that encompass the Brazilian Exclusive the National Plan for the Decade of Ocean to issue a public call for proposals, with an periodically produced and to be approved
Economic Zone (EEZ), nicknamed in the Science in Brazil, in which the promotion extensive phase of actions at the Govern- by the aforementioned Board.
country as the Blue Amazon” (Amazônia of science is projected as a basis for deci- mental level. Therefore, after an extensive Funds made available for science,
Azul, in Portuguese). sion-making and the development of co- feasibility study carried out by MCTI, with technology and innovation in the domain
Efforts are continuously made by the In- ordinated actions that will transform “the the assistance of the Ministry of Economy of ocean sciences is still predominantly
terministerial Commission for Sea Resources ocean we have into the ocean we need”. (ME), the bases were established for an of public nature in Brazil, even though a

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