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Innovalatino,
Fostering Innovation in Latin America
Lourdes Casanova [email protected] @lourdescasanova
EMERGING MARKETS INSTITUTE 16 October 2013
h2p://www.innovala8no.org
Celebra8ng Innova8on
Source: L. Casanova based on aggregated data from ITU World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database. Available at www.itu.int.
Celebrating Innovation: Mobile Technology
Mobile cellular subscriptions and internet users as percentage of population (2011)
Internet users Mobile subscribers
Internet users Latin America (average)
Mobile subscribers Latin America (average)
0%
40%
80%
120%
160%
200%
Panam
a
Urugua
y
Guatem
ala
Argenti
na
El Salv
ador
Chile
Brazil
Peru
Ecuad
or
Hondu
ras
Paragu
ay
Colombia
Venez
uela
Costa
Rica
Domini
can R
ep.
Bolivia
Mexico
Nicarag
ua
Europe
Asia &
Pac
ificW
orld
113%
34%
Innova8on
• Adop8on of new ideas, products, produc8on processes, marke8ng methods, business models. – Top of the agenda governments – Efficiency not enough
• Innova8on key for countries to enhance sustainable growth & social well-‐being.
• Private sector as part of the solu8on and NATIONAL CHAMPIONS are key
R&D Expenditure as Share of GDP
Lastest available for Latina America, OECD and selected countries
Source: The World Bank. World Development Indicators. Research and development expenditure (% of GDP).
0%
0.5% 1.0% 1.5% 2.0% 2.5% 3.0% 3.5% 4.0%
Source: Organization for Economic Co-Operation and Development. OECD Patent Databases.
Patent Applications to European Patent Office
2010, by application date and country of residence of applicant
Notes: These statistics are simple counts based on the date of application and the applicant’s country of residence. The OECD average includes Mexico and Chile, which are also included in the average for Latin America. The average for Latin America is computed only for the 15 Latin American countries included in the graph.
0 400 800 1200 1600 2000 2400 2800 3200 3600 4000 4400
High Technology exports % of total (2007 or latest available
0.11.21.32.12.62.93.13.53.54.54.76.46.66.76.7
12.417.1
44.77.2
16.50.4
3.85.2
8.28.6
25.233.5
0 10 20 30 40 50
PanamaHonduras
Dominican Rep.(2001)Peru
Venezuela(2006)ColombiaUruguay
GuatemalaEl SalvadorNicaragua
BoliviaParaguayArgentina
Chile(2006)Ecuador
BrazilMexico
Costa Rica(2006)Latin America*
OECD*TurkeyPolandSpain
GreecePortugalHungary
Korea
Source : World development indicators, compiled by OECDDev for InnovaLa8no
Source: The New Geography of Global Innova8on Goldman Sachs 2010
InnovaLa8no
• Celebra<ng Innova<on – Innova8on for development from an emerging market perspec8ve
• The innova8on ecosystem/country: 55 short ‘vigne2es’ 9 countries – Ins8tu8ons: FINEP (Brazil) – Large companies: Petrobras – SMEs: Stefanini, TOTVS
• Broadening types of innova<on, beyond R&D and patents: – Product: Ethanol – Marke8ng (Havaianas) and branding (Peruvian cuisine) – Business model Innova8on: ‘pre-‐paid’ mobile, mobile applica8ons – Social Innova<on: CDI (Brazil)
Specific of Brazil & La8n America • Natural resources countries
– Brazil agricultural success: Increase of 20% cul8vated land, 150% increase in produc8vity in the sector
• Beginning of collabora8on of University-‐Research ins8tu8ons & Private Sector – 11% of popula8on in Brazil with University degree, same as 30 years ago
• SMEs, need to support (Brazil: 90% of employment in microcompanies). Sebrae’s program to formalize them
• Green energy: ethanol, hydro
Key Messages
• A na<onal vision: Brasil Plano Maior, ICT 2022 – Ins8tu8ons (universi8es) + private sector + government
• Focus on certain sectors: ICT, Natural Resources, Agriculture, Tourism/Gastronomy & SMEs
• Balance economic innova8on with social inclusion and sustainability
• Private sector needs to invest in innova8on, today is public
• People: Leadership, educa8on, training
Inspire
Lourdes Casanova Senior Lecturer Johnson, Cornell University [email protected] www.linkedin.com/pub/lourdes-‐casanova/0/23a/11 @lourdescasanova
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