La paradoja del conservadurismo en las políticas de innovación productiva

Abstract

This work is based on the following premise: since the restructuring of the Argentine science, technology and innovation system (SCTI) in the mid-nineties of the 20th century, the different instruments of the policies aimed at technological innovation followed the same design patterns with small incremental adjustments, without substantially altering the designs that occurred during the aforementioned restructuring. The work is organized as follows: first, it is introduced the problem and the theoretical frames of reference. Second, it is described the restructuring of the Argentine SCTI of the 90s focusing on the crystallization of a new institutionality and its evolution over the next twenty years. Third, it is presented the main polpit instruments that were implemented in the period, characterizing them according to various components and analyzing their similarities and differences. Four, some guidelines are indicated that could be the basis for orienting innovative instruments in this policy arena. Finally, some brief conclusions synthesize and articulate the main contributions of each part of the work.