National Science, Technology and Innovation in Latin America and the Caribbean
eBook
UNESCO 2010
Guillermo Lemarchand (Editor)
and papers on science policy in LAC, Vol 1.
Some items contained in the
book
Inventory of national systems of science, technology and innovation
in Latin America and the Caribbean ................. Argentina .............................................. 147
................................. 149
Bolivia, .............................................. ................................. Brazil
............................................... 157 ..................................
Chile ............................................... 163 ................................... Costa Rica
.............................................. 173 ...........................
Cuba ............................................... 187 ..................................
Ecuador ............................................... 193 ...............................
El Salvador .............................................. 199 ........................... Guatemala
............................................... 205 ........................... Honduras ............................................... 211
............................. Jamaica
............................................... 217 .............................. 223
Mexico ............................................... ...............................
Nicaragua ............................................... 229 .......................... Panama
............................................... 237 ............................. Peru
243 .................................................. ............................... Dominican Republic .............................................. 253
........ Uruguay
............................................... 259 .............................
271 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic ................................... CARICOM Countries
279 ............................................. .......... 285
FRAMEWORK AND POLICY TRENDS IN SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY AND INNOVATION IN PERU
The National Science, Technology and Innovation Research (SINACYT) Peru is organized around two institutions and a group of executing agencies specializing in various areas of national interest. The National Council for Science, Technology and Innovation Research (CONCYTEC) concentrates political functions, coordination and promotion of System Science, Technology and Innovation (CTI). Is the governing body of SINACYT, who manage, promote, coordinate, monitor and evaluate government actions aimed at linking the activities of CTI and STI policy formulation.
have legal personality of public law and scientific autonomy, administrative, economic and financial. Funding for STI activities centralized in the National Fund for Scientific, Technological and Innovation Research (FONDECYT). Is an autonomous body under the Prime Minister in charge of capturing, managing, administering and channeling resources from national and foreign, for SINACYT activities in Peru.
Regarding the implementation of STI activities is carried out by a number of specialized institutes in strategic areas of the country. Government agencies implementing R & D are: the National Aerospace Research and Development (CONIDA), the National Institute of Agricultural Research and Extension (INIEA) the Geophysical Institute of Peru (IGP), the Institute for Amazonian Research (IIAP), the Peruvian Institute of Nuclear Energy (IPEN), the Instituto del Mar del Peru (IMARPE), Instituto Tecnológico Pesquero del Peru (ITP) The National Institute of Health (NIH), National Institute for Research and Training Institute (INICTEL), the National Environment Council (CONAM) and the National Development Institute (INADE).
However, there is an entity responsible for assessing the SINACYT, which implies an inability to consistently measure progress towards the goals.
MAJOR INITIATIVES TO PROMOTE THE INTERACTION BETWEEN SCIENCE AND INDUSTRY IN PERU
Peru has a range of initiatives to promote better coordination and integration between the productive sector and those involved in R & D. Besides the above institutes that help to create synergies between the private sector and SINACYT, Peru has the following initiatives: Centres for Technological Innovation (CITES) are the technology partners of firms to raise their capacity for innovation and achieve greater competitiveness and productivity. Each CITE is a meeting between government, academia and private sector ties in with the rest of the innovation system; Fund for Innovation, Science and Technology (FINCYT): This fund is created from a loan from the IDB in 2006, and aims to fund programs and projects private companies or research centers to promote innovation, improve competitiveness, expand capacity to generate scientific knowledge and encourage private sector participation in research, development and innovation.
The Programme Board comprises representatives of the scientific and academic community, government and private sector research fund Competitiveness and Development (FIDECOM) is a grant fund that was created in late 2007 (Act FIDECOM operation) and co-financed projects and training for SMEs and civil associations to generate income. But still does not have an executive unit or launched; INCAGRO project: promoting and strengthening the provision of nonfinancial services to innovation to help establish a modern system of CTI, led by the private sector to improve increase productivity and profitability of the agricultural sector in Peru.
HUMAN CAPACITY BUILDING TRAINING FOR SCIENCE IN PERU
The training and human capacity building in Peru CTI made by graduate university education system, resource allocation and the design and building of new graduate programs. Are noted for their importance, the following initiatives: Chairs CONCYTEC: is a quality given to a unit of a university graduate for the generation of human capital at the doctoral level, which translates into a subsidy for applied research projects and awarding scholarships to master and doctoral level, Office of Scholarships and Student Loans (Obec) is the government body responsible for managing, channel and provide scholarships and educational loans to students different levels to achieve their professional development public universities: the country has 33 public universities. Engaged in R & D with a certain preponderance: the Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos
(San Marcos), the National Engineering University (UNI) and the Universidad Nacional San Agustin de Arequipa (UNSA) Private universities: there 42 private universities. They often perform R & D: Cayetano Heredia University (UPCH) and the Pontificia Universidad Catolica del Peru (PUCP). Significantly, the UPCH is the institution of higher education that conducts more R & D activities throughout Peru.
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