On Science and Culture Day, Fabim highlights the Amazonas government’s investment in ST&I

More than R$400 million has been invested in the past four years by the Amazonas government

On the date of Science and Culture Day, November 5, the Amazonas government celebrates the achievements from 2019-2022 to advance science, technology and innovation (ST&I) in the state. During this period, more than R$400 million were made available in basic and applied research, training of highly qualified human resources, laboratory infrastructure, and innovative projects, among other investments made by Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado do Amazonas (Fapeam) .

Over the past four years, 89 programs, notices, decisions, and public calls in support of science, technology and innovation have been submitted. In all, 6,070 researchers were supported and more than 10,000 projects were supported in both the capital and the countryside, reaching 62 municipalities in Amazonas.

Governor Wilson Lima reiterated his commitment to continue investing in the state’s growth. “We have huge economic and technological potential here in Amazonas. In order to compete in the national and international market with the same conditions, investment in education, science and technology is essential. Therefore, in our management, Fapeam has received the largest financial contribution since its inception, with more than 400 million R$ allotted To encourage science and technology, we will continue to work for the next four years.

According to Fapeam Director, Márcia Perales Mendes Silva, in nearly four years the institution has innovated in offering unprecedented programs and expanding investments in standardized programs, particularly in human resource training.

“At Amazonas, when it comes to ST&I, we have progressed a lot in these four years. This area has become a strategic area for the Wilson Lima government, which, through Fapeam, has repositioned itself, achieved significant results, and put the state first in investing with resources from its treasury. Special to award scholarships, which are aimed at human resource training.

Unpublished editions

Among the new public notices launched is the Fundamental Education Development and Innovation Program (Prodeb/Fapeam), an initiative designed to support research and innovation projects, aimed at evaluating masters and clinicians working in the public education network, within the scope of the Fundamentals. education.

Another pioneering initiative, created specifically for the interior of Amazonas, was the Amazonas Interior Support in Research and Technological Innovation Program (Painter), which promotes the assimilation of applied research and technological innovation activities, through induction into strategic areas, with the application of project results in a solution Specific problems in municipalities within the country.

In the field of health, the Fapeam-Startup Program for SUS was launched to promote the development of innovative products, processes and services aimed at improving public health, and to contribute to the development of health science, technology and innovation in the context of the Unified System. From Health (SUS).

female scientists

To encourage greater participation by researchers in coordinating science projects, Fapeam has announced exclusive public notices targeting female scientists in the state. The initiative aimed to catalyze actions that promote full and equal access to the participation of women and girls in science.

With an investment of over R$13 million, the Fapeam Women in Science and Mulheres das Águas/Fapeam programs targeted researchers from within the state; and Kunhã-CT & I programs in Amazonas and Amazônidas: Women and Girls in Science, for the entire state.

National ranking

Thanks to the resources of the state treasury invested in the qualification of doctors and masters, Amazonas has reached the number one position in the classification of the National Council of State Institutions for Research Support (Confap) as the state in the country most advanced for masters and doctoral scholarships. In the capital and the interior.

The investments affect 1,285 master’s and doctor’s titles, contributing to Amazonas’ proven scientific technical competence. There are 76 postgraduate courses in the strict sense of the word receiving Fapeam support in the state.

In 2021, the Amazonas government announced the largest number of scholarships ever in Fapeam history, with a thousand quota of scholarships offered to students from the capital and inland, in masters and doctoral modalities.

bag modification

By an announcement made by Governor Wilson Lima, in 2022, the scholarship amounts paid to scholars by the Amazonas government, through Fapeam, were adjusted in proportions ranging from 10% to 50%. In addition to the amendment, there was also the beginning of the payment of post-doctoral scholarships, in the amount of R$ 5.2 thousand.

The increase in the scholarship value benefits students and teachers in basic education, bachelor’s, master’s, and doctoral degrees, as well as scholars developing research and technological innovation projects in the state.

For the School Professor of Science (PCE) method, the value increased from BRL 461 (in 2018) to BRL 560 (in 2019) and to BRL 700 (in 2022). The scholarship aims to encourage the development of scientific or technological research projects in basic education. The scholarship value for Basic Education Students, Science and Technology Initiative Junior, has jumped from R$120 (in 2018) to R$150 (in 2019), and in 2022, it increased to R$200.

about history

On November 5, Science and Culture Day, the date established by Law No. 5579 of 1979, is celebrated in celebration of Roy Barbosa’s birthday. The special appointment aims to stimulate the production of scientific knowledge and cultural expressions throughout the country.

Photos: Érico Xavier / Fapeam