Cooperação em ciência, tecnologia e inovação entre Brasil e Japão no século XXI: contribuições para o desenvolvimento

Abstract

The dissertation describes and analyzes the recent historical background of the relations of cooperation in ST&I between Brazil and Japan, emphasizing the agreements signed since the 1970s and the projects accomplished in the first decade of the 21st century, in order to verify the contributions from those bilateral cooperation actions for the improvement of ST&I competences that impact on Brazilian development. The contributions from the bilateral cooperation in ST&I for development are verified by comparison between the strategies and sectors prioritized by the ST&I policies of Brazil and Japan and the actions and areas in which the bilateral cooperation was carried out. Therefore, the ST&I policies of Brazil and Japan elaborated since the last decades of the 20th century are presented, being highlighted the orientations for international cooperation contained in those policies. The framework of theoretical and conceptual references is characterized by interdisciplinary exercise among three fields of study, International Relations, Economy and Sociology. The method used, predominantly, was the qualitative one. It was concluded that the bilateral cooperation was strengthened in the last decades, but it lacks diversification of the sectors in which agreements are signed and projects are carried out. Increasing mutual knowledge, increasing the participation of the private sector, and improving the engagement of the representatives from the academic and governmental areas in the bilateral mechanisms are ways indicated for balancing interests in the improvement of the ST&I cooperation between Brazil and Japan, purpose whose accomplishment can impact positively on the Brazilian development.