Perceptions about the political-scientific community and its role in formulating the problems of public policy for science, technology and innovation in Costa Rica

2012 ◽  
Vol 39 (5) ◽  
pp. 613-617
Author(s):  
R. J. Viales-Hurtado ◽  
A. Arellano-Hernandez ◽  
R. E. Granados-Carvajal
2022 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Luis Diego Soto Kiewit ◽  
Bianca Vienni Baptista

Purpose This paper aims to analyse innovation models and interdisciplinarity in science, technology and innovation (STI) policy in Costa Rica between 2015 and 2021. The core focus is to evaluate the public policy in light of the groundwork that sustains the designed and proposed actions. Design/methodology/approach The authors applied a qualitative approach to build a set of dimensions and conducted content-analysis of selected documents. The analysis encompasses all current STI public policy documents in Costa Rica, including the planning instruments of the Central Government and the National Policy on STI. Findings The main findings show that STI policy in Costa Rica is based on different innovation models, but the projects and instruments themselves show the predominance of the reductionist model. Innovation receives a residual role. In turn, interdisciplinarity is based on the concept of convergence, which limits disciplinary collaboration to the natural, physical and engineering sciences, minimising contributions from other fields of knowledge to an instrumental role in innovation processes. Practical implications The authors conclude that the interlinkage between open innovation models, the participation of diverse societal actors and the inclusion of an interdisciplinary perspective leads to inclusive and more democratic public policy, allowing more sectors and organisations to benefit from innovation processes. This would imply a greater reach and impact of the policy, conditions that translate into innovation achievements and a better return on public investment. Originality/value This paper contributes to current discussions on STI policy by studying the implications of the link among policies, innovation models and interdisciplinarity.


2019 ◽  
Vol 7 (3) ◽  
pp. 145-156
Author(s):  
Daniel Ulices Peralta Jorge

ABSTRACTThis research work shows analytically the genuine link between Science, Technology and Innovation (CTI) and Electoral Law in administrative and jurisdictional headquarters, as well as the projection in public investment in CTI, attending the CTI block, not only from its traditional appreciation as a public policy, if not but as a Human Right, since precisely the vision proposed will allow us to provide the CTI with an integral duality in favor of social welfare, forcing the State to comply with the minimum of public investment in this field.RESUMENEl presente trabajo de investigación muestra de forma analítica la genuina vinculación entre la Ciencia, Tecnología e Innovación (CTI) y el Derecho Electoral en sede administrativa y jurisdiccional, así como la proyección en la inversión pública en CTI, atendiendo el bloque de CTI, no únicamente desde su perspectiva tradicional como política pública, sino como Derecho Humano, ya que precisamente la visión que se propone nos permitirá dotar a la CTI de una dualidad integral en pro del bienestar social, obligando al Estado a cumplir con el mínimo de inversión pública en el ramo.


2018 ◽  
pp. 173-200
Author(s):  
Felipe Salles ◽  
Robson Grassi

O artigo avalia a política pública de Ciência, Tecnologia e Inovação (C,T&I) do Governo do Estado Espírito Santo, no período 2012 – 2015, por meio da análise da elaboração e execução orçamentária, a partir de dados do Plano Plurianual (PPA) do referido período. A partir de análise teórica e metodológica a respeito de indicadores de C,T&I e de componentes do orçamento público, o desempenho financeiro dos programas e ações estaduais de C,T&I é avaliado de forma a identificar os eixos prioritários de atuação da política pública e sua execução em termos orçamentários. Mostra-se que gastos substanciais no período foram realizados com ações voltadas para as áreas de trabalho e educação profissional, que revelam falta de foco da política, além de evidenciarem a forte desproporção do volume de recursos destinados à pesquisa científica em detrimento do setor produtivo, fatos que mostram a necessidade de correções de rumo a respeito de como funciona um maduro sistema de C,T&I. Isso significa que a análise detalhada da elaboração e da execução orçamentárias, além de se revelarem importante fonte de dados sobre as políticas públicas de C,T&I, são requisitos fundamentais para o aprimoramento da política para as referidas áreas, pois permitem um maior refinamento tanto no planejamento como na execução de tal política. O Espírito Santo, apesar do esforço dos últimos governos, ainda apresenta indicadores de C,T&I que evidenciam grande atraso relativo frente aos Estados mais desenvolvidos. Assim, conclui-se que, para a elaboração de uma autêntica Política de Estado para as áreas de C,T&I, além do aporte de maior volume de recursos, é necessário um mínimo de planejamento estratégico e ativa coordenação governamental para as referidas áreas, e a análise da elaboração e execução orçamentárias deve ser parte integrante deste processo.Palavras-chave: Orçamento; Ciência, tecnologia e inovação; Economia Capixaba.  ABSTRACTThe article evaluates the public policy of science, technology and innovation (STI) of the Government of the State of Espírito Santo, in the period 2012-2015, by analyzing the elaboration and execution of the budget, based on data from the Pluriannual Plan of that period. Based on theoretical and methodological analysis of STI and public budget components, the financial performance of the STI programs and actions is evaluated in order to identify the priority axes of public policy and its execution in budgetary terms. It is shown that substantial expenditures in the period were carried out with actions focused on the areas of work and professional education, which reveal a lack of focus of the policy, besides evidencing the strong disproportion of the volume of resources destined to scientific research to the detriment of the productive sector, facts that show the need for course corrections regarding how a mature system of STI works. This means that the detailed analysis of budget elaboration and execution, besides proving an important source of data on STI public policies, are fundamental requirements for the improvement of the policy for these areas, since they allow a greater refinement both in the planning and execution of such policy. The State of Espírito Santo, despite the efforts of the last governments, still presents indicators of STI that show a great delay in relation to the more developed states. Thus, it is concluded that, in order to elaborate an authentic state policy for the areas of STI, in addition to providing more resources, a minimum of strategic planning and active governmental coordination is necessary for these areas, and the analysis of budget preparation and execution should be an integral part of this process.Keywords: Budget; Science, technology and innovation; Capixaba economy.


Author(s):  
Erica Hynes ◽  
Maria Valentina Locher ◽  
Maria Laura Laura Donnet

<p><strong>Resumen</strong></p><p>El enfoque de género en ciencia considera la diversidad de necesidades según características como el sexo, la edad, el grupo social, entre otras, proporcionando un marco para mejorar la representación y participación en la generación del conocimiento y la innovación para atender estas necesidades e identificar intervenciones y soluciones apropiadas. Sin embargo, esto no resulta sencillo ya que la exclusión radica en esos sesgos, prejuicios y estereotipos, muchas veces inconscientes. Este número proporciona una cobertura temática incluyendo la epistemología, la historia y casos de desigualdad de género, estadísticas y motivos de las brechas, y propuestas de políticas públicas, dando cuenta del avance en el desarrollo metodológico y conceptual y en el debate actual sobre el género en ciencia.</p><p><strong>Abstract</strong></p><p>The gender approach in science considers the diversity of needs according to characteristics such as sex, age, social group, among others, providing a framework to improve representation and participation in the generation of knowledge and innovation to meet these needs and identify appropriate interventions and solutions. However, this is not easy since the exclusion lies in those biases, prejudices and stereotypes, often unconscious. This issue provides a thematic coverage including the epistemology, the history and cases of gender inequality, statistics and reasons for the gaps, and public policy proposals, reporting on progress in methodological and conceptual development and in the current debate on gender in science.</p><p> </p>


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