Tuesday 8 July
2008 (10:30 to 13:00)
Location Institute for
Engineering and
Technology
Organised by Demos
The landscape for innovation in Brazil is changing fast. R&D budgets are
rising. Brazilian researchers are at the forefront of developments from
biofuels to human genomics and ITC. And Brazil is now the 15th largest
producer of scientific publications, up eight places in under a decade.
But in the UK and Europe, Brazil’s innovation capabilities are less well
understood than those of its ‘BRIC’ cousins, China and India. So what are
the real prospects for science, technology and innovation in Brazil over
the next ten years? And how can we scale up collaboration with its new
centres of excellence?
Demos, in partnership with the Brasilia-based think tank CGEE, has spent
six months trying to answer these questions. Our new report, ‘Brazil: the
natural knowledge-economy’ is based on extensive fieldwork across Brazil,
and interviews with dozens of its leading innovators, scientists and
policymakers.
You are warmly invited to join us for the launch of this report on 8 July,
followed by a panel discussion with UK and Brazilian thinkers and
policymakers.
This project is part of The Atlas of Ideas 2.0. Demos is grateful to The
IET, Microsoft, NESTA, the British Council and UKTI for their generous
support and to CGEE for a valuable research partnership.
Location: Institute for
Engineering and
Technology, Savoy Place,
London
WC2R 0BL
Nearest tube station: Embankment
Timing: 10.30 - 13.00
Pricing: Free
To Register: name, position, affiliation, email address to atlasofideas@demos.co.uk
Website: www.atlasofideas.org