Abstract
This essay summarizes the main conclusion of a research project that examined the relationships between science and technology and the public interest in Brazil, in the areas of agriculture, environment, pharmaceutical research and the social sciences – labor and education. The main proposition is that, in developing countries, the main potential partner and user of research-based knowledge is not the private, but the public sector. The partnership between research institutions and public agencies requires new ways of organizing both the research and the science policy institutions, in order to increase their social usefulness and to preserve the freedom and quality standards which are essential in any scientific and technological endeavor.References
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