O ecossistema de inovação alagoano: descrevendo a evolução recente

Abstract

The present study aims to make a descriptive analysis of the concept of innovation ecosystem in the state of Alagoas, also seeking to highlight the efficiency of the public policies adopted, their results and also present new solutions in order to obtain different results, taking into account that the results presented in the state were not very satisfactory. For the methodological conduct of this study, the design adopted was exploratory and data on innovation ecosystems in the state of Alagoas was prioritized. The object of the research is the Alagoas innovation ecosystem and the samples are composed of the agents that make up the ecosystem, such as startups, government organizations, financial institutions, universities and research centers. Data collection was carried out through documentary research on the internet and in articles with data on the ecosystems of Brazil and Alagoas to support the analysis. In 2023, a study was carried out by the Brazilian association of startups, Abstartups, in which it was found that Alagoas is in last position in the number of startups among the northeast region, a total of 11 of these companies were measured, which although it is a small number in compared to other states, it is still almost double the number found in the study carried out in 2022, where 6 startups were registered. Regarding the context of the ecosystem in Alagoas, it can be said that it is constantly evolving also thanks to the government's continuous support through public policies, examples of this evolution were the creation of technological innovation hubs such as the innovation center, Edge innovation center, and the Senai Hub for technological innovation. Between the years 2020 and 2021, a study was carried out by Sebrae in order to obtain an indicator of the performance and effort of public policies operating on the local innovation ecosystem in Alagoas. During the first year, which was 2020, 41 actions were carried out aimed at the development of the ELI (local innovation ecosystem), however, a satisfactory result was not observed as many actions and sectors did not meet the expectations outlined in the plans, so it is worth considering new measures in line with the old ones so that more satisfactory results can be achieved.