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.
government; research & development (R & D); technology; innovation; development