Innovative models of innovation environments - global perspective

• Grant number: 25/05747-4
• Support Opportunities: Scholarships in Brazil - Post-Doctoral
• Start date: August 01, 2025
• End date: July 31, 2027
• Field of knowledge: Humanities - Political Science - Public Policies
• Principal Investigator: Guilherme Ary Plonski
• Grantee: Carlos Augusto França Vargas
• Host Institution: Faculdade de Economia, Administração, Contabilidade e Atuária (FEA). Universidade de São Paulo (USP). São Paulo , SP, Brazil
• Associated research grant: 23/10212-7 - Evaluation of innovation environments: models, indicators and practices., AP.PP

Abstract

The objective of this project is to improve the management, investment, and execution mechanisms of actions that drive the dynamic and complex innovation ecosystem in São Paulo, which consists of more than 70 technology parks, innovation centers, incubators, and technology innovation hubs. To this end, this project will contribute to the development of governance models, policy instruments, indicators, and public management tools, taking into account the specificities of each environment and region in the state. The outcomes will be transferred to the São Paulo Innovation Environments System (SPAI), which will then have access to a modern decision-making tool. This project describes the postdoctoral fellow's activities related to the challenge of keeping the State of São Paulo updated with the global frontier of practices adopted by innovation environment ecosystems, with an emphasis on ventures aimed at regional development.