A participação social e ONGs em projetos de pesquisa científica: o caso do PPG-7-Brasil

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DATA DE PUBLICAÇÃO

2009

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Civil society organizations in different fields of action have been the focus of attention, in particular regarding the need for more participatory processes in the formulation and management of public policies. That debate reached a search, that activity in Brazil traditionally has been reserved for education and research institutions, mainly universities and institutes. The participation of NGOs - especially but not exclusively - is seen as a means of further approach between science and society and as a way of capturing the needs of research and apply their results in a more direct, local communities and regions. However, it is necessary to ascertain how this has occurred based on concrete experiences. This study examined the participation of NGOs in the projects of SPC &T of the PPG-7 and its significance on the social participation in research. The analysis was based on information and data available on the MMA, MCT and institutions on implementing the Program and Subprogram; evaluations conducted by the coordinators, and information obtained through interviews / questionnaires with project managers and coordinators of the Program and the S &T in the Region Amazon. This example - pioneered the inclusion of NGOs in research in Brazil - can contribute to better understanding of the contexts and conditions for the success of the participatory process - in particular through aggregation of the NGOs - in the field of research and utilization of knowledge to promote development. From the results of this study, three important considerations are highlighted on the participation of NGOs in the PPD and the role played by these organizations in the rapprochement between science and society: a) are considered especially important for the dissemination of research results, which confirms (with) the hypothesis that these organizations would, in theory, greater proximity and ease of dialogue with society, thus accelerating the process of incorporation of the results of science, b) have greater flexibility and agility in the administrative coordination and implementation of projects and as the uptake of alternative resources, which gives NGOs considerable efficiency in the management of research and achievement of results, and c) the credibility about the ability of S &T and the scientific quality of research they carry out is still a great obstacle to the participation of NGOs in search in Brazil. It was the conclusion that the work of these organizations in projects of scientific research, although it is not the solution to the generation of knowledge with greater social participation, may be considered an important strategy for achieving a greater rapprochement between science and society.

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ppg-7 desenvolvimento sustentável outros pesquisa científica sustainable development, ngos, social participation, scientific research, ppg-7 participação social organizações não-governamentais

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