'Innovation Sustainability, Development and Social Inclusion: Lessons from Latin America

AROND, E. ; RODRÍGUEZ, I.; ARZA, V.; HERRERA, F.; SANCHEZ, M.

STEPS Centre Working Paper Series

Año: 2011 p. 87

978 1 78118 034 1

Section 2 provides a description of the diverse Latin American regional context. It briefly highlights the current picture of traditional science and technology indicators; narrates some of the regional historic background of science and technology institutions and policy, as well as some of the literature; and ends with a summary of some recent national policy changes in science, technology and innovation. Section 3 documents and briefly discusses some examples of existing initiatives in the region ? public, private, and civil society ? in terms of each Area for Action proposed by the New Manifesto, gathered from the roundtables and a limited review of the literature. Section 4 briefly revisits recent advances made in the region in termsof linking science, technology and innovation towards social goals, and presents some of the persistent challenges that limit their full realisation. Section 5 offers a few concluding thoughts and suggestions for developing further research in this area.