AR Unleashing Productive Innovation operates in Argentina.
The objective of the Unleashing Productive Innovation Project is to expand Argentina's capacity to generate productive innovation in knowledge-based areas by: (i) facilitating the creation of new knowledge-based companies; (ii) upgrading research infrastructure in the areas of science, technology and productive innovation; and (iii) strengthening the policy framework governing science, technology, and productive innovation. There are five components to the project. The first component is the creating human capital for productive innovation. The component will help to fill critical gaps in human capital for productive innovation. The second component is the support for new knowledge-based companies. The component will promote the development of new knowledge-based companies. The third component is the fostering sector-specific technology capacity for productive innovation. The component will support the development of critical knowledge and technological capacities in priority technology fields through sectoral funds. Information and Communication Technology (ICT), biotechnology, and nanotechnology have been selected as priority areas because they are general purpose technologies with high potential applications to Argentina's productive sectors. The fourth component is the upgrading of research infrastructure. The component will finance building reconstructions and specialized research equipment to technology centers or institutes that provide technology services or training for the productive sector. Projects to be financed will be selected through an open and competitive process. Finally, the fifth component is the strengthening the policy framework for innovation. The objective of the component will be to increase the policy-making, monitoring, and evaluation capacity of the newly established ministry of science, technology, and productive innovation.
