O mercador de inovações: a importância da comunicação e das competências nos Núcleos de Inovação Tecnológica do Estado do Paraná

Abstract

Identify the importance of communication in the actions of Technological Innovation Nucleus (TIN) of Paraná through the formation of a merchant innovations, had become the subject of investigation and research at this masters thesis. Analysing innovation and technological development, the research takes into account the scenario of incentive politics for brazilian technological development, concepts of innovation, communication skills and qualification. All using NITs, from Paraná state, as the source of analysis and data collection. A literature review of Linear Innovation models, Tripla Helix and Opened Innovation, can guide the studies, allowing the visualization of actors and important paths for a technological and innovative upgrowth. The collective and individual skills, especially those related to communication, are stated as critical to the existence of the relationship between the different cores of society. In this work, stands out the University, Business Company and the Government relationships. From the research field applied to NITs Paraná and over the direct and indirect data collection from the Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation (MCTI), it was possible to construct a material analysis of the technological brazilian development, in addition to actions and results from innovation nuclei. This was accomplished with the "Information Form for the Intellectual Property Policy of Scientific and Technological Institutions of Brazil” (FORMICT, in portuguese). Through the analysis of innovation concepts it was visualized the existence of interaction between the different actors involved in the process of technological development. The research has demonstrated uniqueness in the nuclei responsible for generating innovation and technology in Brazil. Furthermore, it was proved the necessity and importance of communication of those directly involved in the factors related to innovation and technology.