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São Paulo, Brazil Science and Technology System
The São
Paulo Science and Technology System
The FAPESP is just one part of a large science, technology, and
higher education sector run by the state of São Paulo that
includes three public universities and several research institutes.
These activities are coordinated by the state Secretariat for Science,
Technology, and Economic Development (Secretaria de Ciência,
Tecnologia e Desenvolvimento Econômico--SCTDE). However, most
of the institutions under the SCTDE--the three universities, the
FAPESP, and the IPT (Institute for Technological Research)--are
autonomous. The Institute for Nuclear and Energy Research (Instituto
de Pesquisas Energéticas e Nucleares--IPEN), located on the
USP campus, is also linked formally to the SCTDE but in practice
is run by the federal government. The SCTDE also runs the State
Foundation for Scientific and Technological Development (Fundo Estadual
de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico--Funcet),
which provides loans to the private sector, cooperatives, and associations,
in collaboration with the São Paulo State Bank (Banco do
Estado de São Paulo--Banespa). Funcet has a budget of about
US$20 million and a grant program through its Department of Science
and Technology (Departamento de Ciência e Tecnologia--DCET)
(see table 36, Appendix).
Data as of April 1997
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