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few research and development projects highlights shall be made to the Belém
are being carried out in partnership with Agreement, the United Nations 2030 Figure 1. Composition of the associated Scientific Framework (QC)
the private sector. Those are the initiatives Agenda for Sustainable Development,
CNPQ Research
that deserve to be better explored and ex- with its Sustainable Development Goals Bolsa de Produtividade
Bolsa de Produtividade
Bolsa de Produtividade
em Pesquisa CNPQ
panded, so as to ensure a positive impact (SDGs) and the United Nations Decade of 1. Physical Oceanography and Satellite Oceanography Productivity Scholarship
em Pesquisa CNPQ
em Pesquisa CNPQ
on the provision of responses offered by Ocean Science for Sustainable Develop-

science to national economy and soci- ment (2021-2030). 2. Chemical Oceanography, Ocean Interaction Continent

ety in Brazil, also taking into account the It is worth mentioning the role that has and Marine Pollution
need to reduce regional disparities. been played by the Technical and Scientific 3. Biological Oceanography 20%
20%
Severe limitations in the availability of Commission for the Advice and Support of 4. Geological Oceanography 20%
ocean research infrastructure directly im- Monitoring Activities and Neutralization of 5. Ocean- Atmosphere Interaction, Climate 65%
65%
65%
PQ 1A
pact national efforts to expand the coun- Impacts Resulting from Marine Pollution by 5% PQ 1A
5%
PQ 1A
5%
24%
24%
try’s role as a scientific leader in the South Oil and other Pollutants (ComTecPolÓleo), Change and Earth System Modeling 24%
and Tropical Atlantic. Part of this scenario established by Brazilian Navy Act Nr. 313/ 6. Fisheries and Aquaculture 10%
10%
is due to the absence of strategies that MB, 26 October 2020, that states in its ar- 7. Coastal, Naval and Submarine Engineering 10%
guarantee solid and continuous invest- ticle 3, item V, the expected participation
ments for the scientific and technological of ComTecPolÓleo in the structuring stages 8. Robotics, AI and Oceanographic Instrumentation
development of Brazil in the area of ma- for the implementation of OS-INPO. with 9. Renewable Energy from the Oceans
PQ 1
PQ 1
rine sciences (Pinho et al., 2021). In partic- an emphasis on the issue of marine pol- 10. Biotechnology PQ 1
PQ 2
PQ 2
ular, limitations in ocean research capacity lution from oil spills and other pollutants 11. Marine and Coastal Biodiversity PQ 2
SR
SR
and infrastructure impose restrictions on (e.g. plastics) in the Blue Amazon. Brazil, SR
SB
SB
SB
these actions and directly impact national through OS-INPO will also have the capaci- 12. Human and Social Sciences
efforts to expand the country’s role as a ty to provide support and advice in carrying Source: author’s elaboration
scientific leader in the South Atlantic, as out the activities planned for the Maritime
well as towards meeting multilateral com- Authority (MB), with emphasis on environ- responsible for supporting, disseminating and articulation of the various actors will
mitments (Turra et al., 2021), to which mental preservation. and integrating Brazilian ocean research. also allow the promotion of national in-
All procedures have been conducted by dustry, stimulate innovation and expand
3. The process of qualification of OS for the sea – current situation
MCTI, strictly within the limits of the law, the Brazilian leadership in this scientific
The OS-INPO implementation process and permanent surveillance of the Blue and without any administrative interven- area, at national and international levels,
continues its course, after the definition of Amazon, as well as an efficient curation of tion from other sectors, in a transparent generating a strong positive impact on the
the winning proposal of the public compe- data collected there. and accessible process for all. economy and social well-being.
tition held, which describes innovative ar- In a publication made in the Official The proposal of the OS-INPO, is to The winning proposal is supported by a
rangements for the execution and financ- Gazette dated 20 April 2022, the Minister become an organization that covers sup- scientific team composed of 85 researchers
ing sources for the main actions to be im- of Science, Technology and Innovations, port for research and technology devel- in 12 different knowledge areas (Figure 1)
plemented. Details will be described below, Marcos Cesar Pontes, announced the Na- opments through adequate operational and a Research, Innovation and Infrastruc-
some of significant importance for national tional Institute for Ocean Research Associ- and administrative infrastructure, which ture Network (RPII), which brings togeth-
development, and also with a focus to com- ation (INPO) as the winner of the tender allows for the expansion of knowledge er 24 universities, 9 National Institutes of
bating volatility and the discontinuity of in its first phase of Public Call Notice No. about the oceans in order to meet the de- Science and Technology (INCTs), various
long-term actions, such as the provision of 31/2021, for the selection of the entity mands of public authorities, society and research programs, technical-scientific soci-
ocean research infrastructure, monitoring to be qualified as a Social Organization the private sector. This synergistic action eties and private companies (Figure 2).

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