The university contribution to sustainable development in Brazil: an analysis of the institutionalization of HIDS-Unicamp

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https://doi.org/10.5380/dma.v62i0.82656

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International Hub for Sustainable Development, sustainability, scientific and technological development, Unicamp, Brazil

Abstract

This article aims to discuss the International Hub for Sustainable Development (HIDS), integrated into the University of Campinas (Unicamp/Brazil) and to the regional context of the city of Campinas, state of São Paulo, Brazil. We seek to present and analyze the experience of formulating and implementing HIDS, in view of its history of constitution, participating actors, structuring process, and its perspective of the concepts of sustainability and scientific and technological development. The HIDS concerns a partnership between 14 institutions, which correspond to legal categories such as public companies, higher education institutions, state authorities, social organizations, private law foundations, research, development and innovation institutions, multinationals companies, among others. In addition, it aims to contribute to the process of sustainable development, considering the production of knowledge and technologies through national and international cooperation, to mitigate and solve problem-situations in contemporary society. Methodologically, this article consists of bibliographic reviews and access to documents and information published on the institutional website of the researched experience. Considering that HIDS is a project still in the structuring and implementation phase, the focus of the analysis is on presenting the initiative’s formulation trajectory, its context and constitution process, as well as its alignment in relation to the main  mobilized topics. In addition, it is worth discussing which models of international experiences are cited in their constitution process and how these experiences impact the emergence and current structure of HIDS. Therefore, we aim to contribute to the reflection on innovative institutional initiatives, whose main mission is oriented to the promotion of transformative technologies and enterprises, integrated urban development, and sustainability.

Author Biographies

Thais Aparecida Dibbern, University of Campinas (UNICAMP), Campinas, SP, Brazil

Doutora em Política Científica e Tecnológica pelo Departamento de Política Científica e Tecnológica da Universidade Estadual de Campinas (Unicamp). Pesquisadora do Laboratório de Estudos do Setor Público (LESP/Unicamp) e do Grupo de Análise de Políticas de Inovação(GAPI/Unicamp).

Felipe Barbosa Bertuluci, University of Campinas (UNICAMP), Campinas, SP, Brazil

Doutorando em Ambiente e Sociedade no Núcleo de Estudos e Pesquisas Ambientais (Nepam - Unicamp) e pesquisador do LABGEC (Laboratory of Social Dimensions of the Global Environmental Changes in the Global South).

Evandro Coggo Cristofoletti, University of Campinas (UNICAMP), Campinas, SP, Brazil

Doutor em Política Científica e Tecnológica pelo Departamento de Política Científica e Tecnológica (DPCT) da Universidade Estadual de Campinas (UNICAMP) e membro do Laboratório de Estudos do Setor Público da FCA-Unicamp (LESP-FCA) e do Grupo de Análise de Política de Inovação (GAPI) do Departamento de Política Científica e Tecnológica da Unicamp.

Milena Pavan Serafim, University of Campinas (UNICAMP), Campinas, SP, Brazil

Docente de Administração Pública da Faculdade de Ciências Aplicadas/UNICAMP e dos Programas de Pós-Graduação em Ciências humanas e Sociais e em Política Científica e Tecnológica, ambos da Unicamp. É coordenadora do Laboratório de Estudos do Setor Público (LESP) e Grupo de Análise de Políticas de Inovação (GAPI).

Leila da Costa Ferreira, University of Campinas (UNICAMP), Campinas, SP, Brazil

Professora Titular de sociologia do Instituto de Filosofia e Ciências Humanas da UNICAMP. Pesquisadora senior do NEPAM-UNICAMP.

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2023-09-14

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Dibbern, T. A., Bertuluci, F. B., Cristofoletti, E. C., Serafim, M. P., & Ferreira, L. da C. (2023). The university contribution to sustainable development in Brazil: an analysis of the institutionalization of HIDS-Unicamp. Desenvolvimento E Meio Ambiente, 62. https://doi.org/10.5380/dma.v62i0.82656

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Vol. 62 (2023): Psychoanalysis, philosophy and political ecology - Water, Sanitation and SDGs in Brazil: challenges, contradictions and governance

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