Claudia Izique
Intellectual property
Getting Stronger
Countries seek measures to protect biodiversity
Indicators
Accident along the way
A contraction in the economy has limited technological advance in Brazil
Inclusion
The multiplication of ideas
Network wants to spread useful technologies to poor communities
Investments
Mapping innovation
Third edition of FAPESP's Indicators registers increase in spending on S&T
Environment
The price of deforestation
Inventory ranks Brazil amongst the largest polluters in the world
Cover
Input for development
Institutes develop projects for solving social problems
By Claudia Izique and Fabrício Marques
biosecurity
One more round
Senate authorizes research with stem cells and restores powers of the CTNBio
innovation
Correction to course
Debate highlights the role of companies in the generation of technologies
investment
Plasma recovered
São Paulo will request bids for a factory to produce blood plasma products
production
Recipe for growth
Industrial sector is still the source of expansion of the São Paulo economy
industrial policy
Once again, in the front line
Support for innovation redeems the role of Finep and of the BNDES
genetic engineering
The battle of the transgenics
Controversy about RR soybeans heats debate about biotechnology
Industrial property
Lever stuck
In the midst of an unprecedented crisis, INPI awaits help from the government
legislation
Forbidden knowledge
Researchers want to review rules that limit access to the genetic heritage
public policy
Impunity and Violence
Percentage of violent crimes converted into prison punishment is low
genetic resources
Fruit of contention
Japanese company registers patents process for producing "cupulate"
Cover
The poverty map
Project indicates a worsening in the quality of life in districts of São Paulo
Interview
Eric Goles Chacc: Brazil, a strategic partner
Currently what is the percentage of investment in S&T in Chile? In Chile during 1999 the portion of resources put into S&T was 0.6% of our Gross Domestic Product (GDP). Today it’s 0.7%. President Ricardo Lagos has promised to get it up to 1.2% by the year 2006. To reach 1.2% means going from US$... View Article
Interview
Ana Birulés i Bertran: Fiscal incentive for innovation
The European Council of Barcelona met on the 15th and 16th of March and suggested to its member countries that they amplify their investments in Science, Technology and Innovation over the next ten years, until they reach a percentage of 3.0% of their Gross Domestic Product. At what level are the current European investments in... View Article