The National Strategy for Science, Technology & Innovation drives a new cycle of development and sovereignty in Brazil.

The proposal integrates science, innovation, and reindustrialization to increase the country's technological autonomy.

Em sua elaboração técnica, a ENCTI contou com o apoio técnico do Centro de Gestão e Estudos Estratégicos (CGEE), responsável pela sistematização das contribuições da 5ª CNCTI

The National Council for Science and Technology (CCT) debated, this Thursday (4), in a meeting at the Palácio do Planalto, the National Strategy for Science, Technology and Innovation (ENCTI) 2024–2034. The document establishes the priorities of Brazilian scientific and technological policy for the next decade.

Built upon the guidelines of the 5th National Conference on Science, Technology & Innovation (ENCTI), a broad participatory process that included contributions from over 100,000 people, the strategy defines its mission as transforming knowledge into technological solutions at the service of society, guiding a national project based on inclusion, sustainability, and sovereignty. The ENCTI highlights that Brazil is experiencing a decisive moment in the face of transformations such as accelerated digitalization, the climate crisis, and geopolitical disputes over technological dominance. In this context, the document reinforces the need to strengthen the National System of Science, Technology & Innovation, expand investments in research and innovation, and transform consolidated scientific capabilities into competitiveness and social development.

The Minister of Science, Technology and Innovation (MCTI), Luciana Santos, highlighted the importance of the innovations brought about by the new Strategy. “We have seen the damage that a denialist government can do to the country. Today, with the new ENCTI, Brazil is taking an important step towards an innovative, sovereign and competitive future, ensuring that science and technology have a positive impact on everyone's lives,” she stated.

During the event, the President of the Republic and president of the CCT, Luís Inácio Lula da Silva, highlighted the role of ENCTI in the country's social development. “Science is a pillar of a sovereign, developed, and socially just Brazil, and the CCT has a fundamental role in the Brazil we dream of. The delivery of ENCTI symbolizes another step towards building a country increasingly capable of facing historical vulnerabilities, leading strategic areas, and transforming knowledge into the well-being of the population,” he stated.

The National Strategy for Science, Technology and Innovation (ENCTI) organizes its guidelines into four structuring axes: expansion and integration of the national science, technology and innovation system; business innovation focused on reindustrialization; strategic projects for technological sovereignty; and science and innovation for social development. The strategy identifies areas in which Brazil already exercises global leadership, such as agricultural sciences, bioeconomy and health, and others that require intensive efforts, such as artificial intelligence, semiconductors, quantum technologies and energy transition. Among the main challenges identified are the need for stable funding, modernization of the legal framework, encouragement of business innovation and reduction of regional asymmetries.

In its technical development, the ENCTI (National Strategy for Science, Technology and Innovation) relied on the technical support of the Center for Management and Strategic Studies (CGEE), responsible for systematizing the contributions of the 5th CNCTI (National Conference on Science, Technology and Innovation), for methodological support, and for integrating the inputs that underpin the final text of the Strategy. As supervisor of this process at CGEE, director Anderson Gomes highlights the work as a strategic commitment to the future of the country.

“The ENCTI 2024–2034 represents a milestone for Brazil. By consolidating contributions from more than 100,000 participants, we offer a state strategy capable of guiding the country towards sustainable, inclusive, and sovereign development. For CGEE, it was an honor to technically coordinate this process and contribute to transforming knowledge into long-term public policies,” he states.

The document also differentiates its guiding role from the future Action Plan (PACTI), which will detail five-year goals and implementations. With this, the government seeks to consolidate Science, Technology & Innovation (ST&I) as a state policy, capable of sustaining a new cycle of industrial development that is environmentally responsible and socially inclusive.

The proposals presented at ENCTI 2024-2034 will still undergo public consultation before being formalized. Public participation will take place between December 5th and 20th, through the Brasil Participativo platform.

With information from the Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation (MCTI)