Science, Technology, and Innovation Governance for Social Inclusion and Sustainable Development in Latin America

The introduction of the concept of governance in Latin America belongs to the neoliberal policies of privatization that tried to trace and assure that public funds, especially international loans, can overcome several corruption problems and the lag in the bargaining between public and private actors. The idea that transparency and accountability in the private actors that receive contracts from the States with the slogan of competitiveness reach bankruptcy. In this framework, studies in science, technology, and innovation (STI) began to interest in governance as a way to explain how policy and research networks create space, mechanisms, and instruments to negotiate and steer policies and actions and create a better future. The scientific challenges to solve complex problems need several actors and fields beyond traditional ministries and bureaucratic governments jurisdictions. Then, governance arises to understand the coordination between several stakeholders that are able to collaborate and develop systems to achieve common goals. This chapter introduces the book that covers the research shared in the congress “Governance of science, technology, and innovation for inclusive and sustainable development in Latin America” organized by the Network on Governance and Management of Science, Technology, and Innovation—(Red GCTI) with a critical point of view. The main contribution is to show the topics, approaches, controversies, trends, and challenges in the Latin American research of STI governance for social inclusion and sustainability

Innovation clusters in Latin America : presented at 4th International Conference on Technology Policy and Innovation, Curitiba, Brazil, Aug. 28-31, 2000

Paper presented at the 4th International Conference on Technology Policy and Innovation Curitiba, Brazil, Aug. 28-31, 200

Applying the Participatory Impact Pathway Analysis (PIPA) approach to enhance co-innovation for sustainability within livestock family farming in Uruguay.

ABSTRACT.Participatory approaches are needed to ensure learning processes and to incorporate lessons learned during the implementation of a project. This is particularly importantwhen the aim is to improve farm sustainability considering changes in knowledge and skills, natural resources management and networking. This paper describes the Participatory Impact Pathways Analysis (PIPA) implemented within the participatory action research project ?Coinnovating for the sustainable development of livestock family-farming systems in Rocha, Uruguay?, which involved stakeholders for planning, monitoring and evaluating of the project?s progress. Six workshops were implemented during 2012 - 2015 to enhance the project?s actions. Participatory methods were used to adapt PIPA to the Uruguayan culture. During 2013 an interinstitutional network was established, a shared vision of expected project results was defined, as well as impact pathways, goals and activities to achieve them. During the 2014- 2015 workshops, reflections and suggestions led in turn to new or modified activities. This process contributed to confidence and commitment building, improving the quality of the established relationships and strengthening networking to enhance the dissemination of the project findings. As a result of the learning process, and inspired in the project?s methodological and technological results, one stakeholder organization established a project for another region. The last workshop focused on a participatory evaluation of the whole project, demonstrating that a successful innovation process took place. This Uruguayan case showed that within the coinnovation framework, the PIPA approach nurtured the creation of a common space for social learning and innovation, providing a useful instrument for rural development

Intensificación ecológica en sistemas ganaderos del Este de Uruguay. [Abstract y Poster]

En Uruguay, el 60% de productores familiares presenta la ganadería como principal ingreso, dedicándose la mayoría a la cría, siendo el campo natural el principal recurso forrajero. La principal estrategia acordada e implementada por los productores fue mejorar la disponibilidad y gestión del forraje, complementado con la aplicación de tecnologías de bajo costo y alto impacto productivo