- Ministry of Science and Technology (Brazil)
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Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation Current minister Sérgio Rezende
since: 19 July 2005Established 15 March 1985 Annual budget US$ 2.7 billion (2009)[1] Website www.mct.gov.br
The Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation (MCT; Portuguese: Ministério da Ciência, Tecnologia e Inovação) of Brazil, is the civilian cabinet organization which coordinates science and technology activities in the country. It is headed by the Minister of Science and Technology.Contents
Agencies under the MCT
- Funding Authority for Studies and Projects (FINEP)
- National Council of Scientific and Technological Development (CNPq)
- National Nuclear Energy Commission (CNEN)
- Brazilian Center for Physics Research (CBPF)
- National Institute for Space Research (INPE)
- Brazilian Space Agency (AEB)
- Brazilian National Laboratory of Scientific Computation (LNCC)
- Brazilian National Institute of Pure and Applied Mathematics (IMPA)
- Brazilian National Laboratory of Synchrotron Light
- Renato Archer Research Center (CTI)
See also
- Brazilian science and technology
- Brazilian Academy of Sciences
- Federal institutions of Brazil
- Brazilian-Argentine Agency for Accounting and Control of Nuclear Materials
References
- ^ National Congress of Brazil. Brazilian Federal Budget (2009) - Ministry of Science and Technology (Ministério da Ciência e Tecnologia).
External links
- Official website (Portuguese)
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