Scientific systems in Latin America: performance, networks, and collaborations with industry

H. Confraria, F. Vargas*

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Abstract

In this paper, we use a combination of bibliometric, social network and econometric approaches to increase our knowledge of how research institutions interact with the private sector in Latin America (LA). We first study recent trends in scientific output and specialization. On average, LA countries have been reducing the gap with the world leading regions. They have also tended to specialize in fields related to economic activities based on natural resources, such as Agricultural and Plant and Animal Sciences. However, collaborations with the private sector remain scarce. In this paper, we have built scientific networks composed by what we define as Research Departments (RD). These RDs belong to universities, research institutes and government agencies. We model the intensity of collaboration of a RD with industry as a function of its size, previous performance, and its position in the LA and national scientific networks. Our results show that the RDs which higher diversity of research partners in their national scientific network work more intensively with industry. Additionally, collaborations with industry are influenced by previous interactions with the private sector.
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)874-915
Number of pages42
JournalThe Journal of Technology Transfer
Volume44
Issue number3
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 1 Jun 2019

JEL classifications

  • o30 - "Technological Change; Research and Development; Intellectual Property Rights: General"
  • o39 - Technological Change: Other
  • o54 - "Economywide Country Studies: Latin America; Caribbean"

Keywords

  • bibliometrics
  • centrality
  • co-authorship
  • co-publishing
  • commercialization
  • knowledge transfer
  • latin america
  • public research
  • science
  • selection
  • social networks
  • structural holes
  • technology
  • technology transfer
  • universities
  • university-industry collaborations
  • PUBLIC RESEARCH
  • CO-AUTHORSHIP
  • University-industry collaborations
  • Latin America
  • Bibliometrics
  • Technology transfer
  • COMMERCIALIZATION
  • SCIENCE
  • KNOWLEDGE TRANSFER
  • TECHNOLOGY
  • Co-publishing
  • Social networks
  • CENTRALITY
  • STRUCTURAL HOLES
  • UNIVERSITIES
  • SELECTION

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