Os desafios para a transferência de tecnologia das universidades e institutos federais em Minas Gerais: a perspectiva dos gestores dos Núcleos de Inovação Tecnológica

Abstract

This dissertation has as its general objective of understanding the motivations why universities and federal institutes in Minas Gerais, through their NIT, are unable to fully carry out the technology transfer processes of their respective institutions. The scope of the study covered 16 NIT in Minas Gerais, and to achieve the general objective, the content analysis of the Innovation Policies and Institutional Development Plans of these institutions was used, with the Delphi technique of the ranking type, with those responsible of 13 NIT from the population of interest who agreed to participate in the research. It is based on the theoretical framework on innovation, starting from Schumpeter's studies and reaching the present in innovation models, emphasizing the participation of universities through their three missions. Among the findings, there is the list containing 20 obstacles perceived by the managers of these structures to materialize the transfer, and the consolidated list with the 11 main obstacles with the level of agreement of the ranking, directing it to the need for manpower adequate resources and financial resources so that such structures can transfer what is produced in the institutions, and do not take the responsibility of raising basic resources to keep the three missions functioning at a minimum.