Public incentives in support of R+D and innovation in the Federal State of Espirito Santo, Brazil

Public incentives in support of R+D and innovation in the Federal State of Espirito Santo, Brazil

Author: Daniel Streit

Publisher: diplom.de

Published: 2004-02-24

Total Pages: 109

ISBN-13: 3832477438

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Inhaltsangabe:Problemstellung: Die in englischer Sprache verfasste Arbeit gliedert sich in zwei große Abschnitte einen Theoretischen und einen Praktischen. Im theoretischen Teil werden zunächst die Begriffe Forschung & Entwicklung und Innovation definiert sowie die Eigenschaften eines Nationale Innovationssystems beschrieben. Weiter wird die Frage diskutiert, ob Innovationen beziehungsweise F&E staatliche Unterstützung brauchen, oder ob es angebrachter ist, vorhandene Marktmechanismen die Menge an F&E bestimmen zu lassen. Ein sehr großes Kapitel der Arbeit ist infolge der Beschreibung der einzelnen Instrumente der Innovationspolitik bzw. Innovationsökonomie gewidmet. Hierbei werden nicht nur die zwölf am häufigsten verwendeten staatlichen Maßnahmen zur Förderung von Innovationen und F&E auf ihre Stärken und Schwächen hin untersucht, sondern es wird auch erläutert welche Instrumente in welcher Art und Weise in der Lage sind, die Innovationstätigkeit in einem Land zu erhöhen. Der praktische Teil der Arbeit befasst sich zunächst mit der wirtschaftlichen Situation des Bundesstaates Espirito Santo und dessen Innovationssystem. Im Anschluss daran erfolgt eine Bestandsaufnahme der in Espirito Santo aktuell verwendeten innovationspolitischen Maßnahmen zur Förderung von Innovationen und F&E. Hierbei wurden Daten verwendet, die bei zahlreichen Interviews mit den zuständigen Stellen vor Ort gesammelt wurden. Darauf aufbauend (und mit Hilfe der Erkenntnisse aus dem theoretischen Teil der Arbeit) werden die innovationspolitischen Maßnahmen des Bundesstaates Espirito Santo evaluiert und vereinzelte Verbesserungsmöglichkeiten in der Innovationspolitik des Bundesstaates aufgezeigt. Ein zweiseitiges summary fasst die wichtigsten Ergebnisse am Ende der Arbeit noch einmal zusammen. Inhaltsverzeichnis:Table of Contents: LIST OF FIGURESIII LIST OF TABLESIV 1.INTRODUCTION1 2.EXPLANATION OF BASIC TERMS AND THEORIES2 2.1R&D AND INNOVATION2 2.2INNOVATION, TECHNOLOGY AND SCIENCE POLICY5 2.3NATIONAL INNOVATION SYSTEMS7 3.SHOULD THE GOVERNMENT SUPPORT R&D AND INNOVATIONS?8 3.1THE ARGUMENTS FOR PUBLIC SUPPORT8 3.1.1Externalities9 3.1.2Public goods10 3.1.3Market structure11 3.1.4Imperfect information11 3.2THE ARGUMENTS AGAINST PUBLIC SUPPORT13 4.THE INNOVATION POLICY TOOLS14 4.1FINANCIAL MEASURES17 4.1.1Public funding17 4.1.2Venture capital21 4.1.3Tax incentives23 4.2NON-FINANCIAL MEASURES25 4.2.1Public procurement25 4.2.2Human resource [...]


The Politics of Interaction in Innovation Systems

The Politics of Interaction in Innovation Systems

Author: Thomas Stehnken

Publisher: Nomos Verlagsgesellschaft

Published: 2010

Total Pages: 256

ISBN-13:

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Despite its recent economic success, Brazil's innovative capacity is rather low, compared to other world regions. This study reveals the obstacles to effective policy-making and presents a detailed descriptive analysis of the Brazilian multi-actor innovation policy arena and the power relations within the multi-level governance structures. --Book Jacket.


Creative Economy Report 2013

Creative Economy Report 2013

Author: UNESCO

Publisher: UNESCO

Published: 2013-11-14

Total Pages: 190

ISBN-13: 9230012114

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The special edition of the Report focuses on creative economy at the local level in developing countries. It is co-published by UNESCO and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) through the UN Office for South South Co-operation. The Report is organized in two volumes: a policy report and a web-documentary that brings to life cases and trends, and opportunities and challenges of creative economy on the ground. The Report confirms the creative economy as one of the most rapidly growing sectors of the world economy and a highly transformative one in terms of income generation, job creation and export earnings. But this is not all there is to it. For unlocking the potential of the creative economy also means promoting the overall creativity of societies, affirming the distinctive identity of the places where it flourishes and clusters, improving the quality of life there, enhancing local image and prestige and strengthening the resources for the imagining of diverse new futures. The evidence provided demonstrates how the cultural and creative industries are at the core of local creative economies in the global South and how they forge "new development pathways that encourage creativity and innovation in the pursuit of inclusive, equitable and sustainable growth and development" that the UN System Task Team on the Post-2015 UN Development Agenda exhorts the international community to take. The results of the Report will inform international debates on the post-2015 UN development agenda and the role of culture in sustainable development. It speaks to decision-makers, demonstrating some of the key factors that make creative economy initiatives successful on the ground.


Effective Financing of Environmentally Sustainable Development

Effective Financing of Environmentally Sustainable Development

Author: Ismail Serageldin

Publisher: World Bank Publications

Published: 1996

Total Pages: 328

ISBN-13: 9780821335499

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Environmentally Sustainable Development Proceedings Series No. 10.Presents the proceedings of the World Bank's Third Annual Conference on Environmentally Sustainable Development, held in October 1995. The conference included roundtable discussions, a variety of speakers, and associated conferences and events co-sponsored by nongovernmental organizations and other institutions.


The Measurement of Scientific, Technological and Innovation Activities Oslo Manual 2018 Guidelines for Collecting, Reporting and Using Data on Innovation, 4th Edition

The Measurement of Scientific, Technological and Innovation Activities Oslo Manual 2018 Guidelines for Collecting, Reporting and Using Data on Innovation, 4th Edition

Author: OECD

Publisher: OECD Publishing

Published: 2018-10-22

Total Pages: 258

ISBN-13: 9264304606

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What is innovation and how should it be measured? Understanding the scale of innovation activities, the characteristics of innovative firms and the internal and systemic factors that can influence innovation is a prerequisite for the pursuit and analysis of policies aimed at fostering innovation.


Twenty Years of Health System Reform in Brazil

Twenty Years of Health System Reform in Brazil

Author: Michele Gragnolati

Publisher: World Bank Publications

Published: 2013-06-27

Total Pages: 132

ISBN-13: 0821398431

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It has been more than 20 years since Brazil's 1988 Constitution formally established the Unified Health System (Sistema Unico de Saude, SUS). Building on reforms that started in the 1980s, the SUS represented a significant break with the past, establishing health care as a fundamental right and duty of the state and initiating a process of fundamentally transforming Brazil's health system to achieve this goal. This report aims to answer two main questions. First is have the SUS reforms transformed the health system as envisaged 20 years ago? Second, have the reforms led to improvements with regard to access to services, financial protection, and health outcomes? In addressing these questions, the report revisits ground covered in previous assessments, but also brings to bear additional or more recent data and places Brazil's health system in an international context. The report shows that the health system reforms can be credited with significant achievements. The report points to some promising directions for health system reforms that will allow Brazil to continue building on the achievements made to date. Although it is possible to reach some broad conclusions, there are many gaps and caveats in the story. A secondary aim of the report is to consider how some of these gaps can be filled through improved monitoring of health system performance and future research. The introduction presents a short review of the history of the SUS, describes the core principles that underpinned the reform, and offers a brief description of the evaluation framework used in the report. Chapter two presents findings on the extent to which the SUS reforms have transformed the health system, focusing on delivery, financing, and governance. Chapter three asks whether the reforms have resulted in improved outcomes with regard to access to services, financial protection, quality, health outcomes, and efficiency. The con