ORIGINS OF TECHNOLOGICAL PARKS AND CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE BRAZILIAN REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT

Abstract

The transformation of the industrial society to the knowledge society was mainly due to technological innovation and ease of access to information. For the dissemination of such information, we sought to bring together actors able to intensify the expansion of knowledge through research and development studies to expand scientific and technological advancement. From this perspective, emerges at Stanford University the first technology park called Stanford Research Park and Brazil studies on the topic technology parks were initiated in the 1980s Technological parks increased employment expectations, mainly work stations with hand requirement of skilled labor. The purpose of this article is to see how to set up technology parks in the world and in Brazil and the contributions of these to the Brazilian regional development through a theoretical and conceptual debate on the origin of the world and in Brazil. We attempted to do the study based on theoretical frameworks regarding technology parks and regional development, as well as documentary analysis of studies conducted by the Ministry of Science and Technology (MCT) and the National Association of Entities Promoting Innovative Enterprises (ANPROTEC). Research has shown that the regions where the number of technology parks initiatives is higher socioeconomic indices are also better compared to other regions and that in Brazil these initiatives has increased in the last fifteen years.