The Brazilian Innovation Portal:a virtual space for collaboration between industry and researchers

Roberto C. S. Pacheco INSTITUTO STELA - Research Leader The Brazilian Innovation Portal: a virtual space for collaboration between industry and researchers www.portalinovacao.mct.gov.br euroCRIS Members Meeting Lisbon, 10 November 2005 Instituto Superior de Economia e Gestão (ISEG). Edif. 2. Room 203. Second Floor

Introduction

Who we are

About the Innovation Portal

Historical Background and Motivation

Objectives

Content

Sources of Information

How it works

For firms

For experts

Current and Future Status

Knowledge systems

Interoperability and Thematic Portals

International Cooperation

TOPICS

Roberto C. S. Pacheco INSTITUTO STELA - Research Leader www.portalinovacao.mct.gov.br euroCRIS Members Meeting Lisbon, 10 November 2005 Who we are…

November 1995 – A research group from Production Engineering should develop an integrated platform (Stela Platform) for supporting distance learning education regarding the administrative processes. The platform should also be compatible with the national information systems in S&T. UFSC - PPGEP March 1996 – Stela Platform is launched with a surprising perception by the national media. Who we are (a little bit of history...)

1997 – CNPq sets us a challenge: to manage the systems that should take car of the 3rd National Pool of R&D Groups. 1998-2004– CNPq hired us to the conception, development and deployment of Lattes Platform (in collaboration with other institutions) Who we are (a little bit of history...)

Stela Institute

2002 - Stela Institute begins as a start up from Grupo Stela.

It is a non profit Organization for R&D in IT and Knowledge Engineering.

We have 65 collaborators among doctors, masters, and graduated in Production Engineering, Computer Science, Information Systems, and related areas.

“ To combine scientific research with technological innovation for knowledge generation that leads to organizational and social development” Mission Who we are (a little bit of history...)

IS Partners

ANP: National Petroleum Agency, Brazil

ANVISA. National Health Surveillance Agency, Brazil

BIREME : Health Sciences Information Center for Latin America and the Caribbean

CAPES : Coordination for the Advance of Higher Education Personnel, Brazil

CELESC : Santa Catarina Power Company, Brazil.

CGEE: Center of Management and Strategic Studies

MCT : Ministry of Science and Technology

CNPq : Brazilian National Research Council, Brazil.

CONICYT: Research Center at Chile

CT&S: Research Center at Colombia

DSI/GAVEA: Minho University at Portugal

FIOCRUZ : The Oswaldo Cruz Foundation, Brazil.

MMA. Environmental Ministry in Brazil

PAHO : Pan-American Health Organization

PPGEP/UFSC : Graduate Program in Production Engineering at the Federal University of Santa Catarina, Brazil.

ISCurriculum is used by:

UNISINOS, UFSC, UFRGS, UFPel, PUC-PR, PUC-RS, PUCampinas, UEL, UEM, CNEN, USP, UCS, UNIMEP, HEinstein, UNICAP, UNITTAR, UFSCar.

Who we are (a little bit of history...)

Roberto C. S. Pacheco INSTITUTO STELA - Research Leader www.portalinovacao.mct.gov.br euroCRIS Members Meeting Lisbon, 10 November 2005 A National Portal for Innovation

Innovation Law (2004 e 2005)

Establishes incentives to innovation and scientific and technological research in industry

It aims to reach technological autonomy and capacity in industrial development

Presidential act last October (11/10/2005)

Demand for a Portal

Genesis. In 2004 the Ministry of Science and Technology was interested on “INVENTEC Project” from Bahia State (from 1998).

Demand. In 2004 MCT asked CGEE (Center of Strategic Studies and Management) an instrument that could support cooperation between University and Firms, particularly in the context of Innovation Law.

Introduction

Institutional Cooperation. The conception and development is a result of several institutional cooperation:

CNPq National Council of Scientific and Technological Development FINEP Financial Agency of Studies and Projects SEBRAE Brazilian Service of Support to Small and Medium Firms CNI National Confederation of Industry IEL Instituto Euvaldo Lodi ANPEI National Association of Research, Development and Engineering in Innovative Companies NAE Center for Strategic Subjects –Presidential Cabinet FOPROP Forum of Research and Graduate Directors INMETRO National Institute of Metrology, Normalization and Industrial Quality ABDI Brazilian Agency of Industrial Development Introduction

2. How to make such competences available to firms for contact and collaboration?

? Main Issues in Building such a Portal 1. How to capture the national knowledge in ST&I in a systematic and continuous way? 3. How to know the firms demands on ST&I so the collaboration can start from both sides? 4. How far the current technologies and methodologies can lead a cooperation project such “Portal Inovação”?

The Innovation Portal is an electronic governmental service with systems specially designed to users related to the national innovation chain.

As a Portal, this environment supports processes of location, contact and correspondence between firms and technical-scientific community.

What is the Innovation Portal? Systems and resources accessed via Web E-Governmental Architecture

http://lattes.cnpq.br

Reference (in e-Government) Lattes Platform Since 1999 CNPq - National Council of Scientific and Technological Development QUESTION 1 - How to capture the national knowledge in ST&I in a systematic and continuous way?

Electronic government service composed by more than 140 elements among standards, information systems, databases, portals and knowledge systems in Science, Technology and Innovation.

615 thousands curricula

5 thousands of updating per day

More than 300 new CVs per day

19,5 thousands research groups

335 R&D institutions

14 thousands accesses per day (from 90 countries)

More than 1 thousand Education Institutions

62% of all undergraduate professors

More than 500 public organizations

More than 1 thousand firms

Lattes Platform

ScienTI Network

infrastructure Currículos Building up the Information Sources... Offering Firms Experiences in cooperation Personal Training Technological Support Import Replacement Support to Exportation COMPETENCES OFFERTS Experts w/ Cv Currícula Offers OPPORTUNITIES FOR COOPERATION Demand Expert’s Environment Firm’s Environment Groups Space for Interaction

Using and Amplifying the Information Source COMPETENCE DIRECTORY Firm’s Environment OPPORTUNITIES Expert’s Environment PROPOSAL FOR COOPERATION RESPONSES FAVORITS COMPETENCES OPPORTUNITIES COOPERATION Proposes Responses Space for Interaction ICTI Environment Support Organizations Environment Search for Competencies Search for Opportunities

Content – Instruments in Innovation Related Initiatives Intellectual Propriety Innovation in ICTs Contract Models Programs Instruments

Content – Regulatory Framework Regulatory Framework International Regulatory Framework National Regulatory Framework

Content – Opportunities for Finance and Support Support to Firms Financing Support to ST&I Financing and Support Sources of Financing Firms’ Generation

Content – Libraries in Innovation Events Articles Magazines and Journals Library Digital Libraries Books and Thesis and Dissertations

Firm’s Environment

Use Indicators (Available sources, users)

Firm’s System (Identification and Demands)

Search for Competences (Favorites) (Experts, Groups and Firms)

Search for Opportunities (Favorites) (Firm’s Demands)

Interaction (Proposes and Answers)

Strategic Information (Competitive Intelligence)

What does the Portal Offer to Firms?

Finding Experts... Firm’s Environment 2. How to make the national competences available to firms for contact and collaboration?

Search for Competences

Search for Competences ANALYSIS OF THE EXPERT’S PROFILE

Search for Competences

Search for Competences SAVING EXPERTS IN “FAVORITES” FOR FUTURE COLABORATION

Saving in “Favorites” and Making Contact... Prezado Pesquisador, Estivemos consultando o Portal Inovação e verificamos sua experiência em temas de nosso interesse para uma possível cooperação visando capacitação. Assim, gostaríamos de verificar a possibilidade de realizarmos uma reunião

Knowledge Systems

from the curricula and from R&D group data these systems extract information useful to the firm analyze its interaction with S&T community.

Strategic Information to Firms

3. How to know the firms demands on ST&I so the collaboration can start from both sides? Firm’s System (Demands) Firm’s Environment

Firm’s Environment Firm’s System (Demands) Experiences in Cooperation Personal Training Technological Support Importações substituíveis Support for Exportation

Expert’s Environment Expert’s Environment

Use Indicators (Available sources, users)

Curricula and R&D Groups (Source: Lattes Platform)

Search for Competences (Favorites) (Experts, Groups and Firms)

Search for Opportunities (Favorites) (Firm’s Demands)

Interaction (Proposes and Answers)

Strategic Information (Social Networking)

Search for Opportunities

Strategic Information for Experts and R&D Groups

Social Networks Expert’s collaboration network according her curriculum

Planning and Monitoring

QualisInteraction System It allows to follow the nature of the cooperation according to several aspects

Administrative Environment

The communication among experts and firms from Northeast has begun in 27/06/2005. In these 32 days there have been 21 proposals sent by experts to firms and 137 from firms to experts.

The contacted firms have answered 12% of the proposals while the experts returned 28% of the proposals received from firms.

The contacted firms have answered in average of 5,9 days after being contacted. The experts tool 3,2 days in average to answer the firms.

From the 158 proposals sent by firms and experts, 88 did not result in any interaction, 6 resulted in interactions of 2 messages, 3 up to 3 messages and 1 had more than 3 messages interchanged.

From the experts who sent proposals, 14,3% are doctors, 86% masters in areas from Engineering.

4. How far the current technologies and methodologies can lead a cooperation project such “Portal Inovação”? Perspectives for 2006

Perspectives for 2006

Knowledge Systems

Ontology in innovation

Knowledge extraction

Social Networking

Supporting the Interaction

Communities of practice

Portal Content Management

Interoperability with other information services

International Cooperation

Multidisciplinary Team

CGEE has hired Instituto Stela and established a team based on a team with experience in the different areas related to the Portal:

Eduardo Rappel Cooperation environment between university and firms

Evando Mirra Science, Technology and Innovation Management

Lucia Melo Science, Technology and Innovation Management

Marcelo de Matos Innovation in Firms

Marcio de Miranda Santos Technological Management

Roberto Vermulm Innovation in Firms

Roberto Pacheco E-government architecture applied to a National Innovation System

Acknowledgement Centro de Gestão e Estudos Estratégicos Coordination Development

Roberto C. S. Pacheco INSTITUTO STELA - Research Leader The Brazilian Innovation Portal: a virtual space for collaboration between industry and researchers www.portalinovacao.mct.gov.br MUITO OBRIGADO! [email_address] euroCRIS Members Meeting Lisbon, 10 November 2005 Instituto Superior de Economia e Gestão (ISEG). Edif. 2. Room 203. Second Floor