MCTI Launches Pró-Amazônia Seminar to Boost Innovation Funding for Amazon Region
The Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation hosts the Pró-Amazônia seminar in Macapá to guide companies and researchers on innovation funding and legal frameworks fostering sustainable Amazon development.
- • MCTI hosts the Pró-Amazônia seminar in Macapá on October 14-15 to present innovation funding instruments.
- • Seminar focuses on funding opportunities and legal frameworks including Informatics Law and Good Law.
- • Dorival da Costa dos Santos highlights facilitation of candidate registration for Finep funding calls and improving project approval.
- • Pró-Amazônia aims to reduce regional inequalities and advance sustainable innovation in the Amazon.
- • Future seminars planned in Acre and Cuiabá following COP30.
Key details
The Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation (MCTI) is hosting the Pró-Amazônia seminar on October 14 and 15 in Macapá, Amapá, to promote innovation funding instruments and regulatory frameworks aimed at companies and research institutions in the Amazon. This initiative, organized together with the State Secretariat for Science, Technology and Innovation of Amapá (Setec-AP) and the National Service for Industrial Learning (Senai), seeks to strengthen scientific infrastructure and sustainable development in the Amazon region.
The event's first day focused on introducing the Pró-Amazônia program and detailed presentations of funding opportunities available to companies and institutes of science and technology (ICTs). The second day is dedicated to discussions on the Legal Framework for Science and Technology, including panels covering the Informatics Law and the Good Law.
According to Dorival da Costa dos Santos, Subsecretary for Science and Technology in the Amazon, the seminar aims to facilitate candidates' registration for ICT funding calls managed by Finep (the Financing Agency for Studies and Projects) and improve the quality and approval of submitted projects. The Pró-Amazônia program is part of a national strategy financed by the National Fund for the Development of Science and Technology (FNDCT) to reduce regional inequalities, enhance scientific infrastructure, and foster bioeconomy and sustainable innovation across the Amazon.
The seminar also aims to build a knowledge network among stakeholders interested in innovation instruments, promoting science and innovation as strategic pillars for regional development. Previous events were held in Amazonas, with plans for future seminars in Acre and Cuiabá following the upcoming COP30 conference.
This seminar signifies an important step by the MCTI to direct federal resources effectively toward sustainable scientific advancement in Brazil's Amazon region, ensuring that local companies and researchers have access to regulatory guidance and funding pathways specific to the unique challenges of the area.
This article was synthesized and translated from native language sources to provide English-speaking readers with local perspectives.
