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The questions raised are:

EULAKS Policy Workshop Informing the Knowledge Society – Feeding SSH Research into Policy Design in Latin America end Europe London 23-24, September 2010 Knowledge Society Capacity Building in LA: the use of indicators Daniel Villavicencio Alberto Morales & Marcela Amaro (UAM-X).

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The questions raised are:

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  1. EULAKS Policy WorkshopInforming the Knowledge Society – Feeding SSH Research into Policy Design in Latin America end Europe London 23-24, September 2010Knowledge Society Capacity Building in LA: the use of indicators Daniel VillavicencioAlberto Morales & Marcela Amaro (UAM-X)

  2. The questions raised are: • Are Latina American countries building institucional capabilities towards the KS? • Are there new policies and instruments? • What indicators can we use to analyse and asses the access to the KS

  3. TIC´S Economy Educational System -Hardware -Macroeconomic Stability -Primary Education -Software -Tecnological and scientific education -R&D expediture -Public &Private Research Centers -Innovation incentives Knowledge Based Society -Universities -University-Industry projects Specialized Human Resourses Infrastructure telephone lines Computer access -Internet users Intelectual Property System S&T Policy -Patents Elements of the KS

  4. The knowledge based society • Capabilities of acquisition, stockage, production and transfering of knowlege • Increasing importance of technological and organizational innovation in firms and also other institutions • Employement in knowledge intensive sectors and increasing importance of these sectores in the economy (emerging sectors) • HR investment, professional training, knowledge difussion, etc. • More knowledge intensive services • Knowledge flows & Intermadiate organizations for knowledge trasnfering • New social capabilities to take advantage of knowledge (empowerment) • The use of instruments to asses the performance of policy and foreseight.

  5. What can we measure? • Which data can be picked up? • how and what for (assesment, international cooperation, benchhmark, etc.)? • Who produce data (universities, public organizations, enterprises)? • What realities do statistics repport (outputs vs dynamics)?

  6. A problem for measurement Inputs-Stocks-outputs (Oslo, OCDE, Frascati, Bogotá, Esocyt, Camberra, Santiago) • R&D investments • Funds for innovation research & activities • S&T-Hum Ress, training and education • Patents • Publications What about processes (how to measure) ? • Learning capabilities (in SMEs) • Knowledge networks performance • Incremental innovation (inventing around, technological catching-up, industrial upgrading, products’ tropicalisation…) • Knowledge spill-over

  7. What international statistics do not let us know • All knowledge flows, • Local language publicactions • The use of traditional (non scientific knowledge) • Tehnological absortion capabilities, adaptations • Learning paths • Impact of S&T+I Policty on social problem solving • Social capabilites for knowledge absortion

  8. Indicators in LA • Hum Ress in S&T, Education • Funds and $$ for S&T • Infrastructure • Use of Internet, TICs, • Scientific production • Innovation in firms, patents, R&D

  9. Progress in Knowledge Society Indicators Based on the existent indicators for each country Prerequisites for the Knowledge Society * Communication and educationindicators ** Employment, Training and skills, Social inclusion and Security indicators *** Innovationcapability, labourflexibility, e-applications , wealthand satisfactionindicators Infrastructureand resources* Co Ar Br Ur Vz Mx UE Socio-economics** Vz Co Ar Ur Br Mx UE Outcome variables e-Applications, outputsand markets*** Vz Co Ar Mx Ur Br UE

  10. Tensions and challenges Data: National dynamics vs international comparaison (objectifs, actors, priorities, instruments…) Performance: inputs, outputs (process?) Existence of cognitive divides: Actors have different learning capabilities, while indicators attempt to standardize Between knowledge use & adaptation or knowledge creation

  11. Towards the knowledge based society in L.A. Some challenges Integrating Social needs: complexity, asymmetries, evolution of goals… Considering Institutional logics, incentives, paths & lock-in effects Contribution to define public policy agendas in S&T+I and the use of proper INDICATORS (information platforms) Performing efficency and impact : evaluation methodologies & foresight?

  12. What do we measure?

  13. What do we measure?

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