Underestimated role of universities for the Brazilian system of innovation
Abstract
Conventional wisdom usually underestimates the important role of public research
institutes and universities in successful cases of Brazilian economy. History of
science and technology institutions shows a long‑term process of formation of these
institutions and their interactions with industrial firms, agricultural producers or
society. This paper investigates historical roots of successful cases of Brazil. First, we
present the late onset of National Innovation System (NSI) institutions and waves
of institutional formation in Brazil. Second, we describe the history of three selected
successful cases, which spans from a low‑tech sector (agriculture), a medium‑tech
sector (steel and special metal alloys), to a high‑tech sector (aircraft). These findings
present new challenges for present‑day developmental policies.
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Journal Article (peer-reviewed)
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Keywords
INTERACTION BETWEEN UNIVERSITIES AND FIRMS, HISTORICAL ROOTS, SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY, UNIVERSITIES, KNOWLEDGE TRANSFER, KNOWLEDGE-BASED ECONOMY, BRAZIL