A coordenação estratégica das políticas de colaboração internacional em ciência e tecnologia

Abstract

This article introduces the debate about the alleged necessity of strategic coordination of International Science and Technology (S&T) Collaboration Policy. The arguments presented here were developed on grounds of the 2009 report of the European Union Commission which investigated S&T international collaboration actors and strategies in 20 countries worldwide. The conclusion states that the formalization of a national or multilateral strategy for International Collaboration in S&T depends on the political and scientific context in which the actors are inserted. In addition to it, other factors must be investigated.