The study presents an analysis of the role of science and technological (S and T) policies in natural resource-based economies, focusing on the cases of Chile and Finland. The exploitation of natural resources has been identified by several authors as a limited-long-term factor that affects economic growth. Finland following a technology-intensive path has combined natural resource abundance (NRA) with high growth rates. On the other hand, Chile whose economy depends mainly on NRA industries such as mining and forestry has not attained the Finnish economic level in spite of the successful reforms undertaken during the last two decades. Using analytical tools I define the S and T contribution to national income per capita over the 1981-2000 period, and analyze the complementarity of the relationship between S and T expenditures and NRA in both countries. I explain the diverging S and T performances in lights of three factors: institutions, education, and decentralization

Made available in DSpace on 2016-06-02T19:14:27Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 5819.pdf: 3885469 bytes, checksum: 3fb114a3a81ab470987934eacac5a1c0 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2014-02-24 / Innovation is in the agenda of political discussions and in the goals of public and private institutions, as it is becoming one of the main elements in the Science and Technology policies (S&T). The State makes an effort to expand an innovative environment, resulting in a social and economic development of the country. The patent is one of the best known indicatives of innovation. In the case of Brazil, public universities are among the main patent depositors. On the other hand, public communication is having more and more attention in academic and state discussions, for forecasting the need of a kind of communication which promotes citizenship and stimulates dialogue among the agents. Therefore, this work has the objective of analyzing the relation between S&T policies and communication, having the patent as divulging instrument. As empirical analysis, public and private institutions shall be analyzed as for the construction of patenting information and its destination, based on the premisses of public communication of science and the political definitions of S&T. / A inovação está na agenda das discussões políticas e nos objetivos de instituições públicas e privadas, como também vem se tornando um dos elementos centrais na política de ciência e tecnologia (C&T). Há esforço por parte do Estado na expansão de um ambiente inovativo, resultando em um desenvolvimento socioeconômico do país. A patente é um dos indicadores mais conhecidos quando o assunto é inovação. No caso do Brasil, as universidades públicas estão entre as maiores depositantes de patentes. Por ouro lado, a comunicação pública vem cada vez mais ganhando espaço nas discussões acadêmicas e no âmbito do Estado por prever a necessidade de uma comunicação que promova a cidadania e estimule o diálogo entre os agentes. Assim, o presente trabalho tem como objetivo analisar a relação entre política de C&T e comunicação por meio da patente como instrumento de divulgação. Como análise empírica, serão analisadas instituições públicas e privadas no que tange à construção da informação patentária e seu destino, tendo em vista as premissas da comunicação pública da ciência e as definições das políticas de C&T.