Considered by the government to be the largest investment ever made for this purpose, the Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation (MCTI) intends to invest, later this year, around of R$ 100 million in initiatives in favor of the popularization of science in the country, under the theme “Basic Sciences for Sustainable Development”, in line with the 2030 Agenda of the UN.
The announcement of the contribution of resources was made by the holder of the portfolio, minister Luciana Santos, at the opening of the 20th National Science and Technology Week, at the Ulysses Guimarães Convention Center, from the 16th to the 23rd of October.
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“We want democratic science. Therefore, in 2023, we will invest R$100 million in actions to popularize science. It is the biggest investment ever made to bring science closer to people”, highlighted the minister, alongside the colleagues Camilo Santana (Education), Marina Silva (Environment), Nísia Trindade (Health) and Juscelino Filho (Communications).
Recalling that the week was established in 2004, during the first Lula government, the minister stated that “this is an event that mobilizes the population around the role of science as a tool for generating value, innovation, wealth, solutions to our challenges of social inclusion and improving the quality of life of our people people. And I am very happy that we are celebrating its 20 years in an environment of reconstruction.”
At the same time, the 3rd National Week of Professional and Technological Education was also inaugurated, organized by the Ministry of Education (MEC). On the occasion, the portfolio holder, Camilo Santana, highlighted that the country only becomes sovereign, strong, independent and fair by investing in education, science and technology. “When President Lula summoned his ministers, he challenged us to rebuild this country. In recent years, there has been the dismantling of universities, federal institutes, health and science. We are carrying out a reconstruction process,” he stated.
The Minister of the Environment, Marina Silva, in turn, emphasized that science provides support for major transformations, adding that “science has provided a very important for humanity”, when referring specifically to warnings for floods and fires issued by research institutes, as well as research on changes climate.
“One of the biggest examples of this is the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change. At a time when scientists from different parts of the world assumed that science did not have an answer to the rampant climate problems and that we should be guided by the precautionary principle”, illustrated Marina.
In Minister Nísia Trindade's assessment, as a contribution to the 20th SNCT, the Ministry of Health must reinforce the importance of vaccination. “This is one of the biggest challenges we have today: dealing with disinformation, which is not an isolated phenomenon in Brazil. Let's recover this space, resume this agenda and build solid construction with society to place science as an essential part of the country's democracy and sovereignty”.