Towards "meta-innovation" in Brazil: The evolution of the incubator and the emergence of a triple helix

A “meta-innovation system” has emerged in Brazil, comprising multiple sources of initiative: top-down, bottom-up and lateral. Meta-innovation explains why the same organizational mechanism, successful in one context, may be relatively ineffective or even a blockage to innovation in another. An incub...

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Published in:Research policy 2005-05, Vol.34 (4), p.411-424
Main Authors: Etzkowitz, Henry, Mello, Jose Manoel Carvalho de, Almeida, Mariza
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Brasilien
Brazil
Business economics
Business incubators
Creative reconstruction
Creativity
Forschungskooperation
Forschungspolitik
Hochschule
Incubator movement
Innovation
Innovation diffusion
Innovations
Meta-innovation
Organization development
Research and development
Research coordination
Research programmes
Research projects
Research strategies
Studies
Technologiepolitik
Technology transfer
Triple helix
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Summary:A “meta-innovation system” has emerged in Brazil, comprising multiple sources of initiative: top-down, bottom-up and lateral. Meta-innovation explains why the same organizational mechanism, successful in one context, may be relatively ineffective or even a blockage to innovation in another. An incubator movement arose in the transition from the large-scale technology projects of the former military regime. The incubator was reconfigured from its original high-tech focus to a broader set of purposes by University–industry–government actors. Business and social goals were aligned in a development model that has potential for transfer to other countries.
ISSN:0048-7333
1873-7625
DOI:10.1016/j.respol.2005.01.011