Researchers working on high-complexity scientific projects recommend holding the Conferência Livre: Grandes Projetos de Ciência, Tecnologia e Inovação [Open Meeting on Large Science, Technology and Innovation Projects] in order to include proposed solutions to problems related to carrying out and maintaining these efforts within the sphere of the 5th Brazilian National Conference on Science, Technology and Innovation.
This event is scheduled for April 18 and 19, with in-person and virtual attendance options, at the Brazilian Center for Research in Energy and Materials (CNPEM) in Campinas, São Paulo. Above all, the group aims to solidify a national strategy for large-scale scientific projects. Even though they work on science, technology and innovation in distinct areas, researchers share common problems that include the instability of financial resources over the long term, and governance within a business model that can provide operational sustainability to projects.
5ª Conferência Nacional de CTI (5ª CNCTI) acontece entre dias 18 e 19 de abril, no CNPEM; haverá transmissão online
In terms of human resources, the challenge is to maintain a quantity of trained researchers with compatible remuneration, since these candidates are drawn into the international market by irresistible offers. This group of scientists includes Amílcar Rabelo (UFCG), who is involved with the astrophysics/cosmology plan to construct the Bingo radio telescope, and José Roque (CNPEM), who leads Project Sirius.
They will guide the discussions among researchers who use complex scientific infrastructure in their work, such as Edgard Morya (Santos Dumont Institute), Isolda Costa (Brazilian Nuclear and Energy Research Institute, IPEN), Wilson Calvo (Brazilian National Nuclear Energy Commission, CNEN), Thomas Lewinsohn (University of Campinas/PELD), the National Education and Research Network (RNP), Claudia Mendes (Giant Magellan Telescope, GMT), Wagner Corradi (Brazilian National Astrophysics Laboratory, LNA), Ignacio Bediaga (Brazilian National Network for High Energy Physics, RENAFAE), and secretaries, directors, and analysts from various ministries and funding agencies.
Amílcar Rabelo agrees with the other scientists that “there is a need to clearly define what large ST&I projects in Brazil are. To mention just a few examples, there are projects with large-scale infrastructure like Sirius, major international collaborations and associations like Brazil’s participation in CERN, and expansive national networks like PELD [Brazil’s long-term ecology research program]. These large projects require a different approach by public entities and support agencies to ensure research continuity over the long term.”
Agenda April 18, 2024 (Thursday)
| 18/04/2024 Thursday |
09:00 | 09:30 | Recepção / Abertura | AmÍlcar Rabelo (UFCG, BINGO/ABDUS) |
| Antonio José Roque da Silva (SIRIUS) | ||||
| Ricardo Padilha (MCTI) | ||||
| 09:30 | 10:00 | Painel: Estratégia Nacional | Roberta Peixoto (SEPPE/MCTI) | |
| 10:00 | 11:00 | Painel: Modelos de Financiamento | Ricardo Galvão (CNPq) – 20min | |
| Edilson Pedro (MCTI) – 20 min | ||||
| Representante FINEP | ||||
| 11:00 | 12:00 | Debate: Modelos de Financiamento | ||
| 12:00 | 14:00 | Almoço | ||
| 14:00 | 15:00 | Painel: Modelos de planejamento e gestão | Sérgio Velho (MDIC) | |
| Gabriela Podcameni (Casa Civil) | ||||
| Thomas Lewinsohn (UNICAMP, PELD) | ||||
| 15:00 | 16:00 | Debate: Modelos de planejamento e gestão | ||
| 16:00 | 17:00 | Painel: Modelos de Execução e Fiscalização | Leopoldo Muraro (AGU, MCTI) | |
| Fábio Borges (LNCC) | ||||
| Wagner Corradi (LNA) | ||||
| 17:00 | 18:00 | Debate: Modelos de Execução e Fiscalização | ||
Agenda April 19, 2024 (Friday)
| 19/04/2024 Friday |
09:00 | 10:00 | Painel: Modelos de operação e manutenção | Augusto Gadelha (CEITEC) |
| Cláudia Mendes (USP, GMT) | ||||
| Jefferson Simões (UFRGS, PROANTAR) | ||||
| 10:00 | 11:00 | Debate: Modelos de operação e manutenção | ||
| 11:00 | 12:15 | Painel dos Grandes Projetos | Edgard Moryia (ISD) | |
| Rafael Radé (Programa Nuclear da Marinha) | ||||
| Leandro Salazar (UFRJ, CERN) | ||||
| Iara Machado (RNP) | ||||
| Marcus Vinícius Lia Fook (UFCG, Rede InBIO) | ||||
| 12:15 | 13:15 | Almoço | ||
| 13:15 | 14:00 | Visita ao SIRIUS | ||
| 14:00 | 16:00 | Debate Estratégia Nacional & Encaminhamentos da Conferência | ||
| 16:00 | Encerramento | |||
