Mapeamento do ecossistema de inovação e sua maturidade:uma perspectiva de alcance tecnológico na Bahia

Abstract

Encouraging innovation, particularly for Brazil's micro and small entrepreneurs, should also mean supporting the competitive strategies of these companies as a whole. In this sense, this dissertation seeks to map and verify the degree of maturity of the Bahian innovation ecosystem and its economic results. The aim is to prove to what extent the articulation observed between these actors stimulates the economic performance of the Bahian innovation ecosystem. Considering the multidimensional nature of innovation, the methodological approach adopted was qualitative and quantitative, based on a case study of the articulation of the Bahian innovation ecosystem and statistical data on its indicators. Catching-up innovation strategies were taken as a parameter, understood as a process by which a company or a region seeks to match and surpass its competitors in terms of technology and innovation. The results indicated that the existence of a developing innovation ecosystem can contribute significantly to the economic growth of a region, through the creation of new companies, innovative products and services and the generation of quality jobs. In addition, the study also identified that collaboration between different actors in the ecosystem and their governance is essential for the success and sustainability of the ecosystem. Among the results, it is noteworthy that despite the legislation and other factors encouraging partnerships between the different actors in the ecosystem, and Bahia's spending on innovative activities, whether R&D or not, being more expressive than in other states, there have been noted that the current articulation of cooperation networks still cannot positively influence the performance of innovation activities in Bahia. Laws with unnecessary complications, without objectivity and practical application, lead to bitter results in Bahian productivity. Finally, the dissertation concluded that the city of Salvador has significant potential for the development of a robust and sustainable innovation ecosystem, and that public policies and strategic actions can be implemented to foster innovation and promote local economic development.