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al., 2021). Most of these documents had the 4.3 Objective 3 that own/manage the infrastructure, in- calibration, maintenance and certification
leadership and/or participation of research- Support the maintenance, expan- cluding vessels, respecting their internal of equipment. Additionally, there is a strong
ers that are part of the proposal to establish sion and modernization of national, policies and usage priorities. Facilitators need for scientific and technological devel-
the OS-INPO. laboratory and on-board infrastructure, for vessel maintenance and planned use opment, alongside innovations, to improve
Once the “National Diagnosis of the in support of its activities, through the activities, including those of the Onboard access and data management using the
Ocean” will be finalized, then priorities will modernization and/or implementation Experience Program for Training in Human FAIR principles, an acronym that indicates
be stated for the first year of OS-INPO ac- of laboratories, research centers, data- Resources in Marine Sciences (PPGMAR/ that data must be easily discoverable, ac-
tivities but also for subsequent years, func- bases, preferably in cooperation with SECIRM), will also create opportunities cessible, interoperable and reusable (Mons,
tioning as a “hub” and knowledge synthe- institutions public or private. for students registered in Oceanography 2018). The development, maintenance and
sis center, in a permanent dialogue with the courses in Brazil to enhance their field ex- calibration of equipments are an essential
different sectors of society. Those elements For OS-INPO to fulfill its mission, it is perience onboard vessels. part for a shared platform and common
will contribute to the construction of OS-IN- essential that a tactical and operational vi- OS-INPO proposes to implement a very use by the scientific community, as intend-
PO’s identity and reputation, in a state of sion of maintenance, expansion, modern- close articulation with the management ed by Objective 3 described above.
permanent assessment, through National ization and shared and articulated use of committees of the different oceanograph- OS-INPO shall also carry out coordinated
Seminars on Integration between Ocean the national research infrastructure be built ic research vessels existing in the coun- actions aimed at planning and implement-
and Society, to feed OS-INPO’s Strategic and well implemented. For this, emphasis try, as well as monitoring of activities and ing a Technological Innovation Program.
Planning and Multiannual Work Plan, to be should be given to support those initiatives participation in meetings of the Executive This RD&I performance should cover the
defined during the first year of OS activity. already structured within the remit of oper- Committee for the GOOS-Brasil Program, development of sensors, platforms such as
ational oceanography, such as those linked whenever deemed necessary, in addition ROVs, AUVs, gliders and drones, data col-
4.2 Objective 2 to the GOOS-Brasil Program, under which to meetings with partner institutions that lection methods and procedures, as well
Support the promotion of studies, integrate the main ocean observation proj- as metrology, materials and modern tech-
research and development, innovation projects and networks have being imple- ects and programs (e.g., Climate Network, niques for measuring and evaluating data,
mented, such as PIRATA (Prediction and
and other activities of public interest, in Research Moored Array in the Atlantic), PELDs and INCTs). such as big data, artificial intelligence, (AI)
the areas in which it operates.
SAMOC (South Atlantic Meridional Over- and augmented reality (AR). Support for
With the implementation of the scien- turning Circulation) and SIMCOSTA (Bra- 4.4 Objective 4 the development of biotechnological prod-
Support innovation through the ar-
tific agenda foreseen in Objective 1 above, zilian Coast Monitoring System), among ticulation of the scientific and techno- ucts and processes and services will also be
and once the most pressing national prob- others. Those activities involve cooperation logical community with the private sec- part of this Program. The technology parks
lems have been identified, studies will be and articulation at the national and inter- tor, as well as by supporting new tech- of Brazilian universities may have great
deepened, and technological innovation national levels (as is the case with PIRATA nology-based companies in their areas synergy for the proposed innovation activ-
activities will be sought to help solve the and SAMOC). Likewise, new ocean obser- of activity, seeking national solutions ities and will be mapped and involved in
challenge imposed on Brazilian society. vation networks, to serve as “engines” for to challenges related to the oceans. the discussions. Examples of other success-
As an example, aspects referring to re- the Blue Economy (see Chapter 19), must ful national sectors, such as oil and gas,
newable energy sources from the ocean, be identified and duly fostered. OS-INPO will seek to create an Ocean- aerospace, pharmaceuticals and cosmetics,
maritime transport and port operations, Establishing an effective process for ographic Instrumentation Program, as a must be analyzed in the search for efficien-
as well as aspects referring to the fisheries sharing research infrastructures, as well promoter of transversal actions with the cy and use of national and international
and marine aquaculture sectors, aiming at as sharing costs for the proper use and private sector. This demand has long domi- suppliers for the sensors and components
greater security in the investments of the maintenance of these facilities, poses a nated the scenario of oceanic observations to be used, as well as on processes that en-
respective sectors and the generation of major challenge for the success of the fu- in the country, in which basic sensors to hance production of bioactive molecules.
employment and income in the medium ture OS-INPO. This kind of management obtain important oceanographic data re- Agreement proposals should be consol-
and long term. shall be done jointly with the institutions quire shipping abroad for basic services of idated with universities, research institutes,

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