Intro; Foreword; Remarks at the Opening Ceremony of the 5th BRICS Science, Technology and Innovation Ministerial Meeting; Editorial Board; Remarks by Minister Naledi Pandor, Minister of Science and Technology, at the Fifth BRICS Science, Technology And Innovation Ministerial Meeting, Hangzhou, China: 18 July 2017; Memorandum of Understanding on Cooperation in Science, Technology and Innovation Between the Governments of the Federative Republic of Brazil, the Russian Federation, the Republic of India, the People's Republic of China and the Republic of South Africa

BRICS Action Plan for Innovation Cooperation (2017-2020)Contents; Introduction; General Reports; 1 Forecast and Evaluation of Innovation Capabilities and Review of STI Cooperation of BRICS; 1 Evaluation of BRICS Countries' Comprehensive Innovation Competitiveness; 1.1 Changes in the Rankings; 1.2 Changes in the Scores; 1.3 Analysis of the Changes in the Score; 2 Forecast on the Comprehensive Innovation Competitiveness of BRICS Countries; 2.1 Overall Forecast; 3 The Status-Quo of STI Cooperation Among BRICS Countries

3.1 Intergovernmental Collaborative Network Between China and BRICS Countries3.2 The Output of STI Collaboration Between China and BRICS Countries; 3.3 Achievements of STI Cooperation Among China and BRICS Countries; 4 Challenges and Suggestions; Reference; 2 S&T Priorities for BRICS Countries: In Search of a Win-Win Strategy; 1 Introduction; 2 BRICS Countries' R&D Resources; 3 BRICS Countries' Publication Activity; 4 Structure of BRICS Countries' Publications; 5 International Cooperation of BRICS Countries; 6 Setting Priorities for BRICS Countries' Cooperation

7 BRICS Countries' Cooperation: The Current State and Potential Prospects8 Analysis of BRICS Countries' National, Bilateral, and Multilateral Strategic and Forecasting Documents; 9 Common Priorities as the Basis for BRICS Countries' Future S&T Cooperation; 10 Conclusions; References; Country Reports; 3 Brazil Report on Science, Technology and Innovation; 1 Basic Situation of Science and Technology Innovation in Brazil; 1.1 Brazil National Innovative Competitiveness: Appraisal and Analysis; 1.2 National Strategy on Science and Technology Innovation

1.3 Policy Incentives for Innovation and Entrepreneurship1.3.1 Improving Laws and Regulations to Encourage Entrepreneurship Among Researchers; 1.3.2 Capitalizing Financial Policies to Support Entrepreneurship Among SMEs and Micro Businesses; 1.3.3 Supporting SMEs and Micro Firms' Startup & Innovation Initiatives with Research Funds; 1.4 R&D Spending, Output and S&T Personnel; 1.4.1 Statistics on R&D Spending; 1.4.2 Output from R&D Activities; 1.4.3 S&T Personnel; 1.5 Operating Model of Technology Transfer Institutions