The Politics of Interaction in Innovation Systems

Dr. Thomas Stehnken M.A.

doi:10.5771/9783845224169

Summary

Brasilien wird als zukünftige wirtschaftliche und politische globale Kraft angesehen. Trotz der jüngsten wirtschaftlichen Erfolge ist die Innovationsfähigkeit Brasiliens im Vergleich zu anderen Weltregionen allerdings eher gering. Diese Studie geht davon aus, dass die Leistung eines Innovationssystems entscheidend von Verhandlungen zwischen den Ebenen des politischen Systems und deren Einbeziehung in den policy-making Prozess anhängt.

Die Performanz des brasilianischen Innovationssystems deutet darauf hin, dass die bestehenden Hindernisse eine bessere Koordinierung zwischen den Akteuren und Ebenen sowie eine bessere Innovationsfähigkeit verhindern. Die politische Dimension und institutionalisierte Governance- und Machtbeziehungen zwischen nationaler und subnationaler Ebene wurden nur selten in die Analyse von Innovationssystemen aufgenommen. Bis dato gibt es keine Studie, welche diese Dynamik für Brasilien erfasst.

Die vorliegende Studie schließt diese Lücke und liefert eine detaillierte Beschreibung der brasilianischen Innovationspolitikarena und ihrer multi-level Governance-Strukturen und darüber hinaus Hinweise aus zwei regionalen Innovationssystemen (Rio Grande do Sul und Espírito Santo).

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Bibliographic data

Copyright year: 2010
ISBN-Print: 978-3-8329-5650-9
ISBN-Online: 978-3-8452-2416-9
Publisher: Nomos, Baden-Baden
Series: Studien zu Lateinamerika
Volume: 5
Language: English
Pages: 250
Product type: Book Titles

Titelei/Inhaltsverzeichnis No access Pages 2 - 10
List of Tables No access Pages 11 - 12
List of Figures No access Pages 13 - 14
List of Acronyms No access Pages 15 - 18
Preface No access Pages 19 - 20
1. The research design No access Pages 21 - 28
2. Case selection No access Pages 28 - 32
3. State of the literature No access Pages 32 - 38
1. Innovation, innovation capacity and the knowledge economy No access Pages 39 - 42
2. Innovation systems No access Pages 42 - 45
3. Interaction and networks No access Pages 45 - 46
4. Science, Technology & Innovation policy – The distinctiveness of the policy field No access Pages 46 - 48
1. The national dimension of innovation No access Pages 49 - 53
2. The regional dimension of innovation No access Pages 53 - 58
1. 1. The balance of centralization and decentralization No access Pages 59 - 65
  2. Specific aspects of federalism regarding ST&I policies No access Pages 65 - 67
2. Multi-level Governance Type II: Devolution of ST&I policies No access Pages 67 - 69
3. Policy Networks No access Pages 69 - 73
4. 1. National and regional innovation systems No access Pages 73 - 75
  2. Multi-level governance and the arenas of negotiation No access Pages 75 - 78
1. Structural features of innovation systems in the South No access Pages 79 - 84
2. 1. The technological gap between developing and industrialized countries No access Pages 84 - 86
  2. Export orientation and the resulting challenges No access Pages 86 - 90
1. Technology policy during military rule from 1964 until 1985 No access Pages 91 - 94
2. The weakness of the NIS and the end of import substitution industrialization No access Pages 94 - 97
3. Regional development during the ISI period No access Pages 97 - 99
4. Structural adjustment and the need for competitiveness No access Pages 99 - 103
5. Regional development and federalism in the 90s No access Pages 103 - 105
6. Where Brazil currently stands: Some facts and figures No access Pages 105 - 112
1. Conselho Nacional de Ciência e Tecnologia – CCT No access Pages 113 - 116
2. 1. The Action Plan for Science, Technology and Innovation 2007–2010 (PACTI) No access Pages 116 - 124
  2. The Brazilian Innovation Agency FINEP No access Pages 124 - 128
  3. The Sectoral Funds for S&T (Fundos Setoriais para Ciência e Tecnologia) No access Pages 128 - 131
3. The “Lei do Bem” and the “Lei de Inovação” No access Pages 131 - 135
4. The higher education sector and the scientific community No access Pages 135 - 140
5. Brazilian firms and the new Industrial, Technological and Foreign Trade Policy (PITCE) No access Pages 140 - 148
6. Concrete measures to support interaction on the subnational level No access Pages 148 - 150
1. 1. 1. The institutional isomorphism on the subnational level No access
    2. The concentration of innovative capabilities No access
  2. 1. The limited power of subnational entities in national politics No access
    2. The federal policy monopoly due to tight subnational budgets No access
2. 1. Some general features of congressional politics No access Pages 168 - 171
  2. The limited interest of ST&I in Congress No access Pages 171 - 174
3. The National Council of State Secretaries for Science and Technology (CONSECTI) No access Pages 174 - 177
4. 1. The structure prior to the PACTI 2007-2010 No access Pages 177 - 179
  2. The current structure of the policy network No access Pages 179 - 183
1. 1. Endogenous potential and impact of the national level No access Pages 184 - 188
  2. The role of UFES in the RIS No access Pages 188 - 190
  3. The role of regional politics No access Pages 190 - 197
  4. Assessing the ES case No access Pages 197 - 199
2. 1. The impact of the national level and the important role of universities in RS No access Pages 199 - 203
  2. The role of the Industrial Federation FIERGS No access Pages 203 - 205
  3. The role of regional politics and the SECT-RS No access Pages 205 - 209
  4. Regional development plans No access Pages 209 - 210
  5. Assessing the gaúcho case No access Pages 210 - 212
3. Results from the case studies No access Pages 212 - 214
1. Political factors why the innovative capabilities are so low No access Pages 215 - 223
2. Case specific and general hypothesis No access Pages 223 - 225
3. Outlook and suggestions to meet the policy challenges No access Pages 225 - 230
Annex No access Pages 231 - 234
Bibliography No access Pages 235 - 250