Brazilian scientific funding agency budgets have not matched the country's economic growth
The growth of the Brazilian economy in recent years has created an atmosphere of optimism in various segments of Brazilian society, with several important international repercussions. In this paper, we analyze in detail how this economic growth is reflected in investments in science a...
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Associação Brasileira de Divulgação Científica
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| description | The growth of the Brazilian economy in recent years has created an atmosphere of optimism in various segments of Brazilian society, with several important international repercussions. In this paper, we analyze in detail how this economic growth is reflected in investments in science and technology made by major academic funding agencies. As a result, we observed a discrepancy in the growth of funding input and the growth of the Brazilian gross domestic product. This fact associated with an increased academic output entails negative consequences for the system. This may be a symptom of an academic community not fully understood by society and vice versa. Finally, we believe that a long-lasting important change in investment policy in science is necessary in order to ensure financial security for the academic system as a whole. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-9c031a711b3442429f3473b591ecba672022-12-21T21:46:17ZengAssociação Brasileira de Divulgação CientíficaBrazilian Journal of Medical and Biological Research1414-431X2013-02-0146211712010.1590/1414-431X20122266S0100-879X2013000200117Brazilian scientific funding agency budgets have not matched the country's economic growthA.F. HeleneP.L. RibeiroThe growth of the Brazilian economy in recent years has created an atmosphere of optimism in various segments of Brazilian society, with several important international repercussions. In this paper, we analyze in detail how this economic growth is reflected in investments in science and technology made by major academic funding agencies. As a result, we observed a discrepancy in the growth of funding input and the growth of the Brazilian gross domestic product. This fact associated with an increased academic output entails negative consequences for the system. This may be a symptom of an academic community not fully understood by society and vice versa. Finally, we believe that a long-lasting important change in investment policy in science is necessary in order to ensure financial security for the academic system as a whole.http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0100-879X2013000200117&lng=en&tlng=enScientific investmentBrazilInputs and outputsGross domestic productScholarship |
| spellingShingle | A.F. Helene P.L. Ribeiro Brazilian scientific funding agency budgets have not matched the country's economic growth Brazilian Journal of Medical and Biological Research Scientific investment Brazil Inputs and outputs Gross domestic product Scholarship |
| title | Brazilian scientific funding agency budgets have not matched the country's economic growth |
| title_full | Brazilian scientific funding agency budgets have not matched the country's economic growth |
| title_fullStr | Brazilian scientific funding agency budgets have not matched the country's economic growth |
| title_full_unstemmed | Brazilian scientific funding agency budgets have not matched the country's economic growth |
| title_short | Brazilian scientific funding agency budgets have not matched the country's economic growth |
| title_sort | brazilian scientific funding agency budgets have not matched the country s economic growth |
| topic | Scientific investment Brazil Inputs and outputs Gross domestic product Scholarship |
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