Política pública de incentivo à inovação: uma proposta de criação da vitrine tecnológica na Universidade Federal de Alagoas (UFAL)

Abstract

The objective of this work was to elaborate a proposal for the creation of the Technology Showcase for the Nucleus of Technological Innovation (NIT) of the Federal University of Alagoas (UFAL) in order to make possible the creation of a favorable environment for innovation and technology transfer activities. For this, the proposal was classified as applied research with qualitative focus and exploratory-descriptive objective. It is a case study carried out at the Federal University of Alagoas, having as Research Unit the Pro-Rector's Office for Research and Post-Graduation (PROPEP), through its Support Units. Data were collected through documentary research and interviews with NIT managers, in addition to direct observation. Subsequently, a plan was presented for the creation of the Technology Showcase, which guides the managers of the NIT of UFAL in the search for partnerships aimed at technology transfer. The proposal to create the Technology Showcase was conceived based on the identification of the innovative assets produced at UFAL in the period between 2008 and 2017; in the analysis of the institutional profile of UFAL NIT based on the New Legal Framework of Science, Technology and Innovation (Law nº 13.243/2016); and in the evaluation of NIT strategies for the dissemination of identified innovation assets, which made clear the need for greater dissemination of their innovative assets. The results pointed out the existence of 107 innovative assets registered in the National Institute of Intellectual Property (INPI), as well as the institutional profile of NIT characterized as "legal profile" and in few cases with "administrative profile". Thus, the study presented a proposal to create a portfolio of technologies developed by UFAL that seeks to present the innovation assets developed within the institutional framework of the university and promote partnerships between universities, companies and government agencies, aiming at the transfer of technologies.