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(Reference retrieved automatically from Web of Science through information on FAPESP grant and its corresponding number as mentioned in the publication by the authors.)

Evolution of university-industry collaboration in Brazil from a technology upgrading perspective

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Author(s):
Fischer, Bruno Brandao [1] ; Schaeffer, Paola Rucker [2] ; Vonortas, Nicholas S. [2, 3, 4, 5]
Total Authors: 3
Affiliation:
[1] Univ Estadual Campinas, Sch Appl Sci, Campinas, SP - Brazil
[2] Univ Estadual Campinas, Dept Sci & Technol Policy, Campinas, SP - Brazil
[3] Natl Res Univ Higher Sch Econ, Inst Stat Studies & Econ Knowledge, Moscow - Russia
[4] George Washington Univ, Inst Int Sci & Technol Policy, Washington, DC 20052 - USA
[5] George Washington Univ, Dept Econ, Washington, DC 20052 - USA
Total Affiliations: 5
Document type: Journal article
Source: TECHNOLOGICAL FORECASTING AND SOCIAL CHANGE; v. 145, p. 330-340, AUG 2019.
Web of Science Citations: 4
Abstract

Due to its ability to create and disseminate knowledge, the modern university is understood as a central agent in innovation systems and technology upgrading dynamics. The main objective of this article is to assess the evolution of universities' embeddedness within the innovation system of an emerging economy in terms of patenting activity and linkages to industry. The study is based on information relating to the twelve most eminent universities in Brazil for the years 1994, 2004 and 2014. These institutions are found responsible for a substantial share of Brazilian patents - with an upward trend over the years - and these institutions have demonstrated a progressive embeddedness to the national innovation system. Such behavior seems to have co evolved along with improvements in the national institutional environment, leading to expectations that academia can become strategic in shaping the catching-up conditions in Brazil for the coming years. However, deeper connections with both domestic and foreign agents and multinational corporations are needed in order to accelerate the pace of university contribution to value chains and technology upgrading. (AU)

FAPESP's process: 16/17801-4 - THE ECONOMIC GEOGRAPHY OF ENTREPRENEURIAL ECOSYSTEMS IN THE STATE OF SÃO PAULO
Grantee:Bruno Brandão Fischer
Support Opportunities: Regular Research Grants
FAPESP's process: 13/50524-6 - Innovation systems, strategies and policies
Grantee:Nicholas Spyridon Vonortas
Support Opportunities: Research Projects - SPEC Program