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Com o reconhecimento da importância da inovação para o progresso das sociedades multiplicaram-se os estudos sobre a inovação e a mudança tecnológica, sob diversos níveis de análise e recorrendo a diversas abordagens. Uma das perspectivas que tem ganho adeptos é a dos sistemas da inovação, onde a inovação é vista como um processo social que envolve uma interacção intensa entre diversos actores, entre os quais se encontram não só as empresas (seus clientes, fornecedores e concorrentes) mas também outras organizações públicas e privadas que contribuem para a criação de conhecimento na economia. A aplicação da abordagem dos SI ao caso português requer a adopção de unia visão ampla da inovação que inclua os processos de adopção e adaptação de inovações criadas por outros, já que estes processos permitem a acumulação de competências e o reforço da base de conhecimento, contribuindo para o reforço da capacidade de inovação e da competitividade. Apesar da proliferação de estudos sobre processos de inovação e acumulação de conhecimento, dos seus determinantes e dos seus impactos na economia, o conhecimento sobre estes temas é ainda limitado. Esta escassez de conhecimento é ainda maior no caso da economia portuguesa, onde, apesar de em número crescente, são ainda reduzidos os estudos nesta área. Tendo em conta todos estes aspectos, este trabalho foi motivado pelo objectivo geral de responder à questão: Como se desenrola a criação, a difusão e a utilização de conhecimento na economia portuguesa e qual o seu impacto sobre os processos de inovação das empresas?
Creation and Diffusion of Knowledge in the Portuguese Innovation System: Actors, Linkages and Institutions. In the last two decades, with the recognition of the importance of innovation to economic and social development, there was an increase in the number of studies in the field of innovation and technological change, in several levels of analysis and using several approaches. The system of innovation approach is one that has gained many followers. In this approach the innovation is seen as a social process that involve a strong interaction between many actors, not only firms (their clients, suppliers and rivals) but also other public and private organisations that contribute to the creation of knowledge in the system. The use of systems of innovation approach to the Portuguese case, we need to use a broad concept of innovation that includes the adoption and adaptation processes of innovations created by others. Those processes contribute to the accumulation of competences and to the reinforcement of the knowledge base allowing the upgrade of innovation capabilities and competitiveness of firms, sectors, regions and countries. Despite the growing number of studies about innovation and knowledge accumulation processes, their causes and effects in the economy, the knowledge about these themes is, to this time, limited. This limitation is more acute in the Portuguese case. Whereas of all those aspects, this study was motivated by the general goal of responding to the question: how appends the creation, diffusion and use of knowledge in the Portuguese economy and what is its impact on the innovation processes of firms?
Creation and Diffusion of Knowledge in the Portuguese Innovation System: Actors, Linkages and Institutions. In the last two decades, with the recognition of the importance of innovation to economic and social development, there was an increase in the number of studies in the field of innovation and technological change, in several levels of analysis and using several approaches. The system of innovation approach is one that has gained many followers. In this approach the innovation is seen as a social process that involve a strong interaction between many actors, not only firms (their clients, suppliers and rivals) but also other public and private organisations that contribute to the creation of knowledge in the system. The use of systems of innovation approach to the Portuguese case, we need to use a broad concept of innovation that includes the adoption and adaptation processes of innovations created by others. Those processes contribute to the accumulation of competences and to the reinforcement of the knowledge base allowing the upgrade of innovation capabilities and competitiveness of firms, sectors, regions and countries. Despite the growing number of studies about innovation and knowledge accumulation processes, their causes and effects in the economy, the knowledge about these themes is, to this time, limited. This limitation is more acute in the Portuguese case. Whereas of all those aspects, this study was motivated by the general goal of responding to the question: how appends the creation, diffusion and use of knowledge in the Portuguese economy and what is its impact on the innovation processes of firms?
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Doutoramento em Economia
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sistemas de inovação conhecimento interacções fluxos tecnológicos spillovers de conhecimento Portugal innovation systems knowledge linkages technology flows knowledge spillovers Portugal
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Sousa, Cristina Maria Paixão de. 2006. "A criação e difusão de conhecimento no sistema de inovação português : actores, interacções e instituições". Tese de Doutoramento. Universidade Técnica de Lisboa. Instituto Superior de Economia e Gestão.
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Instituto Superior de Economia e Gestão