The two most important phenomena for the future of the nations probably are the globalisation of the economy and the speed of technological transformations. Since 2001, because of these two processes, the United Nations incorporated the Technology Achievement Index (TAI) in its Human Development Report. TAI measures the level of development and use of new technologies in the studied countries.

UN's research consolidates the concept of inseparability between quality of life, economical growth and technological domain. Considering that 2 billions of people, that is, one third of the world population do not use basic technologies such as electricity, the report explicitly concludes that the countries that loose the technology race will be left at the margin of social and economic development.

Because of its great structural contrasts, Brazil is at an intermediary standpoint in the TAI. While the number of Master and Doctor degrees in Brazil is similar to those of developed countries such as Spain and Italy, the average time spent in school is only 4.9 years compared to 12 years in countries like the U.S.A. and Sweden. Similarly, while Brazil is in the group of the 30 countries that export more technology, the annual number of required patents is only 2 per million of habitants while Japan registers 994 patents per million of habitants. In Brazil, the perception that technological innovation brings economical growth is still very restricted, two thirds of R&D investments in the country come from the government.

Countries need to create favourable conditions to the emerging and expansion of innovative and technologically-based companies in order to consolidate the technological development, and thus create value and richness to the society. But it is also essential that the companies take into account the following objectives in their strategical guidelines:
· To develop the innovation capacity for competitiveness advantage and value addition;
· To act in the international market as a permanent goal;
· To develop concrete actions to increase technological development.

The effective market stimulus and creation of a favourable environment are undoubtedly indispensable for the formation of auspicious conditions to the technological development of the entrepreneurial sector. The construction of this environment implies the consideration of topics such as solutions for financing, laws that affect the productive chains, enhancing the country’s capacity of commercial promotion and the direct articulation with the leader companies in each productive chain.

Brazil Technology Network is designed to act in the creation of this favourable environment. It aims at helping various institutions that work to dynamize and enhance the strategical integration of Universities/Research Centres-Companies/Supplier Chains to generate technology.

With this initiative, Brazilian Government plays the role of inductor of social, economical and technological development in the country.