Palavras-chave política de CTI, participação, sociedade civil, desenvolvimento

This article aims to analyze the participation of civil society in the drafting and implementation of Science, Technology and Innovation (STI) Policy in Brazil, considering a sustainable development strategy. This article presents the argument that STI Conferences have allowed an expansion of awareness of STI importance for Brazilian development. Moreover, these meetings have facilitated the participation of new civil society actors in social technology discussions.
Thereby, they have contributed to the inclusion of social issues in the STI Policy agenda. However, STI Conferences have followed the traditional model of citizens’ scientific literacy more than created an opening for feedbacks and demands from participants in order to define policies.