Designs and effects of productive innovation policies at regional level: FONTAR concentrated distribution in the Province of Santa Fe (2002-2012)
Authors
Daniel Alberto Comba, Víctor Ramiro Fernández, Emilia OrmaecheaFiles
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Journal
Published in Vol. 27 No. 52 (2016) of Ciencia, Docencia y Tecnología.
Ciencia, Docencia y Tecnología is a refereed, multidisciplinary open access scientific journal that aims to contribute to the development of scientific knowledge in Argentina and Latin America. Since 1990 it has been edited and funded by the National University of Entre Ríos and publishes original research articles in Spanish and Portuguese by national and international researchers. Until 2020, CDyT was published in May and November. As of Num. 62 may-ago (2021), it adopts the continuous publication mode, publishing three issues in April, August and December.
About the JournalAbstract
The article analyzes the institutional design and effects of productive innovation policies implemented by the Argentinian government in the Province of Santa Fe in the period 2002-2012. In order to study the "design", the characteristics of the instruments, target population and their orientation are taken into account; whereas to consider the "effects", it is focused on the level distribution of benefits, the degree of geographical concentration, and the characteristics of the actors who actually have benefited. As a case study, it identifies the Argentine Technology Fund (FONTAR), and the analysis is focused on the period 2002-2012. The research results show that while the tools are demand-oriented instrument, with a design that conceives the population as homogeneous and have a competitive and horizontal distribution of benefits, they tend to concentrate on a few players with significant experience located in the economically more dynamic centers.
