O passo da inovação: uma análise das políticas de ciência, tecnologia e inovação nos governos subnacionais (2000-2019)

Abstract

The public initiatives and policies that target science, technology, and innovation (STI) are perceived as a strategy for economic development and as a means of promoting social well-being, both in the national and international context. Nevertheless, is still recent the embodiment of innovation on the national policies, mainly on the subnational ones, and the realization of how important is to encourage and to promote the private sector, reputable as a driving force behind innovation. This document aims to contribute to fulfill the gaps there are still untrodden by the literature: how did the promotion of policies, programs and actions implanted by the subnational governments occur, and particularly, the ones oriented to innovation and fomentation to the private sector? This paper consists of a descriptive and exploratory methodology that analyzes budget balances of the each federative unit of Brazil governments, based on the Official Transparency Portal, as such as “LOA’s” and the detailed Expenditure Tables from the years 2000 to 2019, with the purpose of evaluate the field of Science, Technology and Innovation, focusing on the actions performed by the States Secretaries and by its Foundations of Research Support. Regard, is assumed that the policies of innovation and promotion of the private sector at a subnational level, pursue the linear model, prioritizing the subjects of Science and Technology.