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### Viewing cable 08BRASILIA1603, PRODUCTIVE U.S.-BRAZIL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY DIALOGUE,

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    DE RUEHBR #1603/01 3471728
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    TO RUEHC/SECSTATE WASHDC 3098
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    RUEHZN/ENVIRONMENT SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY COLLECTIVE

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    UNCLAS SECTION 01 OF 03 BRASILIA 001603

    SENSITIVE

    SIPDIS

    DEPT FOR OES/ENRC, OES/STC, WHA/EPSC

    E.O. 12958: N/A
    TAGS: EAID KSCA SENV ECON ETRD EINV BR
    SUBJECT:  PRODUCTIVE U.S.-BRAZIL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY DIALOGUE,
    BRASILIA, OCTOBER 30-31.

    REF: A) BRASILIA 1406, B) BRASILIA 1523

    BRASILIA 00001603  001.2 OF 003

    ¶1.  (U) THIS CABLE IS SENSITIVE BUT UNCLASSIFIED AND NOT FOR
    INTERNET DISTRIBUTION.

    ¶2.  (SBU) SUMMARY.  On October 30-31, representatives of the USG
    scientific and technological community met with Brazilian
    counterparts in Brasilia.  The Brasilia meeting was generally viewed
    as very productive where both delegations were able to identify
    areas of potential cooperation between the United States and Brazil.
     The two delegations discussed a wide range of topics, including
    earth sciences, remote sensing, agricultural research, basic
    science, and science policies.  Also, the two sides discussed
    innovation as an emerging area of cooperation that shows great
    potential.  The dialogue helps prepare the way for a high-level
    U.S.-Brazil Joint Commission Meeting on Science and Technology
    (JCM), which they agreed should take place in Washington in the
    first half of 2009.  The two delegations agreed, among other things,
    to include a recommendation to the JCM in 2009 to create working
    groups on innovation, nanotechnology, and science education.  END
    SUMMARY.

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    THE MEETING
    -----------

    ¶3.  (SBU) The Preparatory Meeting for the Second Brazil-United
    States Joint Commission Meeting on Science and Technology was held
    at the Ministry of External Relations (MRE) in Brasilia on October
    30-31, 2008.  USG agencies that participated in the meeting included
    the State Department, the U.S. Geological Survey, the U.S. National
    Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, the National Science
    Foundation, the U.S. Agriculture Research Service, the U.S. Army's
    Science and Technology Office, and the U.S. Southern Command.  The
    60-plus Brazilian delegation included representatives from the
    Ministry of External Relations, the Ministry of Science and
    Technology, the Ministry of Health, the Ministry of Defense, the
    Ministry of the Environment, the Ministry of Education, the Ministry
    of Mines and Energy, the Ministry of Development, Industry and
    External Commerce, the National Technology Institute (INT), the
    Brazilian Mineral Resources Company (CPRM), the National Meteorology
    Institute (INMET), the National Council for Scientific and
    Technological Cooperation (CNPq), the National Institute on Space
    Research (INPE), the Brazilian Agency for Industrial Development
    (ABDI), the Brazilian Space Agency (AEB), the Brazilian Agricultural
    Research Corporation (EMBRAPA), the Aerospace Technical Center
    (CTA), IBAMA (the Brazilian Institute for the Environment and
    Natural Resources) and universities.

    ¶4.  (SBU) The meeting began with a plenary session, which featured a
    formal welcoming by Minister Hadil Vianna, the MRE's Director of
    Science and Technology, and Lisa Kubiske, the Deputy Chief of
    Mission at U.S. Embassy Brasilia.  Vianna stressed that Brazil is no
    longer a passive recipient of scientific and technological aid.
    Rather, he stressed, Brazil is now able to participate as an equal
    partner in scientific endeavors, contributing its own financial and
    human resources to these partnerships.  Kubiske emphasized the
    strength of existing cooperation and the importance that the current
    administration places on cooperative science and technology
    endeavors.  She also noted that President-elect Obama cited this as
    an area of great importance.

    ¶5.  (SBU) The plenary also included updates about the recent meeting
    of the Working Group on Public Health, which had been held earlier
    in Washington on October 6-7, 2008, and a brief presentation about
    the state of cooperation between Brazil and the U.S. in the energy
    sector.

    ¶6.  (SBU) Following the plenary session, the delegates split into
    six subgroups to discuss the following areas:  policies on science,
    technology and innovation; biodiversity, climate and disaster
    detection; earth and water sciences; remote sensing; space;
    aeronautics; agricultural research; capacity building; promoting
    science education; coordination of financing of basic science
    involving U.S. and Brazilian scientists; and research on and
    monitoring of infectious and vector-transmitted diseases, as well as
    possible ways to engage in biological safety and security
    cooperation.  The reports generated by each group will be presented
    in the annex of the meeting summary signed by the heads of the two
    delegations.

    ¶7.  (SBU) At the end of the meeting, the two delegations held a
    closing plenary session to review each subgroup's report.  During
    this session the heads of the two delegations signed a statement
    about the progress made during the meeting.  The joint statement

    BRASILIA 00001603  002.2 OF 003

    also suggested the creation of three new working groups under the
    Joint Commission framework.  These groups would focus on Innovation;
    Nanotechnology; and Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics
    (STEM) Education and Public Awareness of Science.

    ------------
    HIGHLIGHTS
    ------------

    ¶8.  (SBU) Highlights include an expansion of the scope and depth of
    cooperation between the U.S. Agricultural Research Service and
    EMBRAPA; the Brazilian Air Force's expression of desire to work with
    the United States in the area of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs),
    and their continued commitment to space cooperation; the beginning
    of Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) negotiations between the USGS
    and a Brazilian university (UNIOESTE); and identification of new
    areas of potential cooperation between NOAA and its Brazilian
    counterparts.  Participants also cited specific progress being made
    in the area of remote earth sensing and mineral resource
    assessments.

    ¶9.  (SBU) An unexpected positive outcome of the meeting was a
    desired expressed by the Ministry of Science and Technology to
    create a formal cooperation agreement with the U.S. Department of
    Defense.  A Ministry of Science and Technology representative
    discussed this on the margins of the meeting with Science Counselor.
     Post will work with the Ministry and the Department of Defense to
    facilitate communications between them and to help them in defining
    and shaping this relationship.

    ------------
    INNOVATION
    ------------

    ¶10.  (SBU) Both delegations supported the creation of a working
    group on innovation because they felt that innovation should be
    dealt with under the umbrella of the U.S.-Brazil JCM.  This
    sentiment was seconded by the Economic Partnership Dialog (EPD),
    which met on the same day (see REFTEL B for more information on the
    EPD.)  The heads of both the U.S. and the Brazilian delegations to
    the JCM joined the EPD delegations for a lunchtime discussion on
    innovation.  The keynote speech during this lunch was given by the
    U.S. delegation leader, Bruce Howard, State Department's Director of
    the Office of Science and Technology Cooperation.  All present felt
    that innovation would play a key role in the future of both
    U.S.-Brazil technical and economic cooperation and that it should be
    addressed under the umbrella of science and technology cooperation.

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    CHALLENGES
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    ¶11.  (SBU) While most groups were able to identify several areas in
    which they would like to increase scientific and technological
    cooperation, there were some areas in which the delegations were not
    able to come to agreement.  The U.S. delegates to the Biological
    Sciences subgroup were met with considerable resistance to their
    offer of funding and partnerships to support capacity building
    projects related to research and monitoring of tropical and
    infectious diseases.  The Brazilian delegation, particularly the
    Ministry of Health, felt that this would better be characterized as
    a discussion on biosafety and biosecurity, which should involve a
    wider array of Brazilian agencies.  Despite this resistance, the
    Ministry of Health and Defense eventually expressed an interest in
    receiving more information and informed the U.S. delegates that the
    Brazilians would be convening an inter-ministerial group to discuss
    these issues.

    ¶12.  (SBU) Post will continue to work with its contacts to find
    potential partners for the USG in these endeavors.  Post will also
    try to gather more information on this new inter-ministerial working
    group.  We expect to continue the conversation with the Brazilians
    on the possibility of cooperation in the areas of biosafety and
    biosecurity, which could lead to inclusion at the ministerial-level
    JCM in spring 2009.

    ¶13.  (SBU) The Earth Sciences group also encountered some areas of
    disagreement.  A representative from the Brazilian Geological Survey
    (CPRM) pressed the USGS representative on several occasions to
    expand the nature of on-going cooperative programs to include a
    couple of specific areas of interest to the Brazilian agency.  While
    USGS may be willing to include one of these new areas, there were a
    couple of others that the agency is not prepared to deal with at
    this time.

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    ¶14.  (SBU) Several USG agencies that are involved in science and
    technology cooperation were not able to attend this preparatory
    meeting.  These agencies include, among others, the Department of
    Health and Human Services and its agencies, the National Aeronautic
    and Space Administration, and the Energy Department and its
    agencies.  As a result of their absence, several topics such as
    bioinformatics, measurement standards and technology, information
    and computer technology, energy, nanotechnology and public health
    were not discussed at this meeting.  However, the Working Group on
    Public Health had met earlier in October and the agenda and minutes
    from this meeting were discussed during the plenary session.  Post
    will work with the appropriate USG and Brazilian agencies to
    facilitate video conferences or meetings on the margins of other
    international gatherings as a way of helping interested agencies to
    discuss the outstanding topics and complete their preparatory work
    before the ministerial-level JCM in Spring of 2009.

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    ¶15.  (SBU) COMMENT.  This science and technology meeting was a
    productive tool to signal USG interest in continued scientific and
    technological cooperation with Brazil.  The Brazilians have been
    actively participating in similar meetings with European and other
    governments, demonstrating their keen interest in expanding
    scientific and technological efforts on the international stage.
    Post feels that it is critical for the USG to continue to show our
    interest in working with Brazil as an influential South American
    country, because the USG benefits greatly from the outcomes of this
    type of cooperation.  Additionally, this cooperation is yet another
    way that the USG can deepen its relationship with Brazil and
    underscore its commitment to working with this critical partner in
    the region.  END COMMENT.

    SOBEL

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