A CIÊNCIA E A TECNOLOGIA COMO POSSIBILIDADES DE DESENVOLVIMENTO TECNOLÓGICO DA REGIÃO CENTRO OESTE DO BRASIL

This article analyzes the current role of Science and Technology in the Midwest Region of Brazil, verifying the capacity of propelling the technological development and, also, makes a comparison with the Brazilian reality. The results indicate that, in relation to the number of researchers, institutions, published scientific articles, number of Ph.D. personnel, (i.e., the "non-productive sector in a direct economic way"), the Midwest Region presented many advances, including when comparing with Brazil. Nevertheless, when analyzing the “productive” side of innovations, it is observed that some of the problems present at a national level are often worse in the Midwest.