Government--a partner not always remembered by companies, when developing RD activities/Governo--um aliado nem sempre lembrado pelas empresas na hora de desenvolver as atividades de PD

At least three agents--government, industry, and teaching and research institutions --, should act based on solidarity to promote knowledge creation and development. Even being different, they should work in cooperation, so that profits can be multiplied and extended throughout the whole productive chain. In the knowledge society, investing in Research & Development (R&D) is more than necessary; it is an imperative to the economic and social development. Brazilian Government has been the responsible for most investments in R&D for many years, nevertheless, today there are several governmental initiatives to encourage private investment in R&D activities. According to that status, this study aims at presenting and discussing the main initiatives promoted by the Brazilian government over the past 10 years that represent the style to manage technology and growth in the country. A jointly analysis of those institutional landmarks can explain the transforming strength in this scenario, which would be not possible by doing a individually analyze. This paper tried to congregate initiatives to obtain a better comprehension regarding the Government role in R&D promotion. Brazilian Government is an important partner to companies interested in R&D, however, most companies does not see him in this position. Key words: government; research & development (R&D); technology; innovation; development. Pelo menos tres agentes--o governo, a industria e as instituicoes de ensino e pesquisa --devem atuar solidariamente na criacao e no desenvolvimento do conhecimento. Mesmo com caracteristicas distintas, devem atuar de forma cooperada para que os ganhos se multipliquem e estendam pela cadeia produtiva. Na sociedade do conhecimento, investir em P&D e quase que uma imposicao para que haja desenvolvimento economico e social. O governo brasileiro tem sido, por muito tempo, o responsavel pela maior parte dos investimentos em P&D, no entanto hoje existem diversas iniciativas para estimular o investimento privado em P&D. Os objetivos deste trabalho sao discutir as principais iniciativas do governo brasileiro, nos ultimos 10 anos, que influenciarao no desenho das atividades de P&D no pais, a fim de obter uma melhor compreensao acerca do papel do governo na promocao do P&D. A analise conjunta dos marcos institucionais possibilita perceber a forca transformadora que provocarao no cenario, o que nao seria possivel se vistos isoladamente. Este artigo buscou convergir estas iniciativas para