OFFICIAL NOTE
Proactive ISD in response to TCU recommendations about the Brain Campus
06/03/2016 – Ascom ISD
In a session held on May 25, 2016, the Federal Audit Court (TCU) presented a series of recommendations in compliance with the Audit Report regarding the Campus do Cérebro, Macaíba/RN, prepared by its General Secretariat for External Control ( Secex-RN). The compliance audit was carried out with the objectives of verifying the destination of acquired equipment and constructed buildings, in addition to analyzing the legality and legitimacy of the terms of partnership and cooperation signed between the Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte (UFRN), the Instituto de Ensino e Pesquisa Alberto Santos Dumont (ISD) and the Ministry of Education (MEC) for the implementation of the Campus do Cérebro project. The Report established a deadline of 180 days for compliance with the recommendations described in the document.
In short, these are requirements that seek to promote greater adequacy of this project with what is provided for in applicable legislation, in order to avoid future problems. In this sense, it is a precautionary exercise on the part of the TCU.
ISD emphasizes that it works together with UFRN and MEC to address the points raised in the aforementioned Report. It informs that a Working Group established by the MEC is already in operation with the purpose of carrying out studies, preparing proposals and continually improving the contractual relationship between the Union, UFRN and ISD.
Logically, it is of extreme interest to ISD that all legal aspects relating to the functioning of the Campus do Cérebro are always observed so that the project ultimately fulfills its mission of promoting teaching, research and extension activities for inclusion and social development, strengthening the development of a scientific-technological hub in the city of Macaíba.
Finally, he highlights his satisfaction as the TCU Audit Report itself states that “there is no doubt about the magnitude of public investments in this megaproject, nor is there any regarding its potential relevance for the country in scientific and technological terms”.
