Annual Activities Report 2011 - INCT-Inofar - UFRJ
Annual Activities Report 2011 - INCT-Inofar - UFRJ
Annual Activities Report 2011 - INCT-Inofar - UFRJ
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<strong>Annual</strong> <strong>Report</strong> <strong>2011</strong> | <strong>INCT</strong>-INOFAR<br />
11<br />
Presentation<br />
National Institutes<br />
of Science and<br />
Technology<br />
The National Institutes of Science and Technology (<strong>INCT</strong>s) were created by the Brazilian government<br />
with the goal of promoting the creation of research networks in areas strategic for sustainable development.<br />
The <strong>INCT</strong>s connect laboratories or associated research groups in different parts of Brazil to act in a<br />
defined area or theme, each of them coordinated by a hosting institution renowned for its scientific and<br />
technological excellence.<br />
With 122 Institutes created since the end of 2008, the <strong>INCT</strong> Program (publication number MCT/<br />
CNPQ no014/2008) is the largest program to promote Science and Technology in Brazil.<br />
The <strong>INCT</strong>s are an initiative of the Ministry of Science and Technology (MCT), through the National<br />
Council for Scientific and Technological Development (CNPq), with the financial support of the state<br />
Foundations for Research Support (FAPERJ, FAPESP, FAPEAM, FAPESC, FAPESPA, and FAPEMIG),<br />
of the Ministry of Health through its Department of Science and Technology (DECIT/MS), of the<br />
Ministry of Education, through the Coordination for the Improvement of Higher Education Personnel<br />
(CAPES), and of the National Bank for Social and Economic Development (BNDES).
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