Over the last fifteen years, new ST&I policies have fostered institutional progresses that has put Brazil in an ascendant path. One has to acknowledge, though, that 2003 marks a turning point in ST&I public policies. A new state activism - distinct from the dirigisme typical of the developmentalist state - has put innovation processes, considered to be crucial for raising Brazil's level of economic competitiveness, in the center of the political agenda. There are, though, further steps to be taken in order to implement a development strategy based on innovation.
Innovation; science and technology; research and development; industrial policy; state activism
