Capacidades tecnológicas en países de América Latina y el Caribe: Trayectoria y perspectivas
Capacidades tecnológicas en países de América Latina y el Caribe: Trayectoria y perspectivas
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.22533/at.ed.9912419074
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Palavras-chave: Innovación, servicios intensivos en conocimientos, Latinoamérica y el Caribe, Cuba, México
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Keywords: Innovation, Knowledge Services, Latin America and the Caribbean, Cuba, Mexico.
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Abstract: The Knowledge Society takes on a more important role, which implies the development of innovative and knowledge-intensive service activities, which make up a Quaternary sector that energizes -Primary, Secondary and Tertiary- sectors of the economy. Within this framework, a comparison between Latin American countries with respect to their previous components towards a knowledge society is made: 1) The pillars of knowledge in Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Mexico and Peru; and regarding the components of a knowledge society; 2) Concerning the service knowledge-intensive and innovative economic sectors. The comparisons show profiles of strengths and weaknesses and some policy criteria are elaborated to boost the knowledge sector in the region and in the selected countries.
- Leonel Corona Treviño