O programa em Políticas Públicas, Estratégias e

Desenvolvimento tem por objetivos, contribuir para a

renovação conceitual e instrumental da ação pública;

para o desenvolvimento, no contexto da

transformação do papel do Estado e de suas políticas,

levando-se em conta as estratégias inovadoras dos

atores sociais e de empresas; capacitar seus

participantes para a identificação de prioridades,

lacunas e possibilidades de ação, no campo das

políticas públicas; habilitar seus participantes para a

tomada de decisão nos processos estratégicos,

voltados para a mudança institucional e para o

desenvolvimento.

(*) Em associação parcial

com a Fiocruz

(Ministério da Saúde)‏

INCT-PPEDNational Institute of Science and Technology on

Public Policies, Strategies and Development

Coordinator: Eli DinizVice-Coordinator: Ana Célia Castro

Participating Institutions:

1. Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ); 2. Fluminense Federal University (UFF);

3. Rural Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (UFRRJ); 4. Juiz de Fora Federal University (UFJF),

5. State University of Campinas (UNICAMP)‏6. State University of Rio de Janeiro (IUPERJ)‏

Institutional goals

• To contribute to the renewal, conceptually and practically, of public action oriented toward development.

• To provide a focal point for discussion and studies on varieties of capitalism, government and businesses, innovation, biodiversity, and

governance.

Research areas

• The State, Varieties of Capitalism, and Development Policies in Emerging Countries

• Public Policies, Institutions, and Technological Dynamics

• Biodiversity, Natural, and Cultural Resources

This research area’s goals include:• Linking new technological trajectories with institutional change and

public policies; • Knowledge governance: policies and regulation for the production ,

circulation, utilization, and protection of knowledge assets.

• Understanding the relationship between catching-up and intellectual property;

• Analyzing the policies, institutions, and conflicts of interest of the National Program for the Production and Use of Biodiesel.

Public Policies, Institutions, and Technological Dynamics

Research area:

MINDSMultidisciplinary Institute on Development and Strategies

History

• MINDS was founded nine years ago as a group of like-minded academics and intellectuals concerned with development strategies.

• The group’s research was founded on an interdisciplinary approach, where historical analysis, economic sociology, institutional, evolutionary where building blocks.

• MINDS has adopted, in the past three years, the think tank model, committing itself to strategic thinking and capacity building.

• Currently, it’s reshaping itself with an emphasis on global governance issues and Brazil’s emergence as a “global player”.

History

Achievements

• a tightly woven network of national and foreign

professionals and scholars;

• nine years of rigorous academic output and successful meetings,

• a host of capacity building initiatives;

• and contributions to new research programs and institutes embedded in leading Brazilian universities.

MINDS aspires to be

• an international “think tank” addressing research and policy issues regarding the challenges and opportunities for developing countries in the areas of governance and development.

• an actor influencing ongoing dialogues on strategic responses to globalization.

Key question:

What kinds of knowledge governance arrangements are available—or have to be created—to foster innovation and development, simultaneously promoting welfare and access?

Capacity Building for Emerging Knowledge Governance Institutions

Current project:

Current activities include:

• Policy-oriented research projects

• Capacity building initiatives

• Research reports and occasional papers

• Networking and connecting researchers, civil society organizations, policy makers and national and international institutions

• Organizing public debates on global governance and development issues

• Promoting public policy dialogue

Links importantes

www.ie.ufrj.br

www.ideiad.com.br/pped

http://inctppedreport.ie.ufrj.br/

www.cnpq.br

www.minds.org.br

http://mdp.ei.columbia.edu/

http://www.cnpq.br/programas/inct/_aprese

ntacao/inct_inovacao_doencasnegligencia

das.html

http://www.cnpq.br/programas/inct/_aprese

ntacao/inct_politicas_publicas.html