Identificação dos níveis de interação e cooperação das instituições promotoras de inovação em Alagoas: uma proposta para o mapeamento de sistemas regionais de inovação

Abstract

The creation of a regional innovation system depends on cultural, territorial, political and administrative elements which are peculiar to each region. It depends as well on the levels of interaction and cooperation built in the actions undertaken by the organizations which promote innovation in the system and on the entrepreneurial culture expressed by the companies when innovation is perceived as something strategic in building competitive advantage. In this context, the aim of this work was to identify existing levels of interaction and cooperation between the institutions promoting innovations in Alagoas, by 1) mapping the System of Science, Technology and Innovation of Alagoas, by 2) devising a matrix capable of measuring the level of interaction between the institutions and by 3) identifying the degree of cooperation and the factors that compromise the good performance of these organizations, which have been promoting an innovation based on the model of the beehive, as a subsidy to the discussion of restructuring strategies and means to the strengthening of the Regional Innovation System of Alagoas. To achieve these objectives were consulted the managers of fifteen instruments provided by organizations which are fueling innovation in the state of Alagoas, as well as eight companies taking part in this process. The analysis revealed several weaknesses, as repeated actions and actions uncoordinated programmatically, due to the lack of synergy in intrasectorial interactions, losses of intersectoral relations and, therefore, the loosening of good performances on Alagoas’s innovation system.