Open AccessA CONCEPTUAL AND METHODOLOGICAL FRAMEWORK FOR EVALUATING R&D PROJECTS
Author(s) -
Giovanni Moura de Holanda,
Cláudio de Almeida Loural,
Carolina Vaghetti Mattos,
Ângela Maria Alves
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
p2p and inovação
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2358-7814
DOI - 10.21721/p2p.2017v4n1.p147-168
Subject(s) - incentive , context (archaeology) , conceptual framework , field (mathematics) , reflection (computer programming) , business , knowledge management , management science , computer science , economics , sociology , microeconomics , geography , social science , mathematics , archaeology , pure mathematics , programming language
It is quite common the usage of generic terms in the description of Research & Development (R&D) projects and in the guidelines of public policies. Such an occurrence leads to polysemous or empty concepts, hampering the evaluation of policy and project results. In the field of innovation management, the terms "competitiveness" and "technological capacity building" are examples of such conceptual ambiguities. Moreover, some central objectives of incentive policies do not present directly measurable dimensions, being necessary the use of intermediate indicators to assess the impacts of such policies. This paper presents a reflection on the concept of these terms within the context of an incentive policy – the Brazilian Informatics Law –, and a methodological approach to evaluate these two attributes in R&D projects that benefit from this law. In this effort, projects are categorized and positioned in a Quadrant Matrix, in accordance with their level of competitiveness and capacity building.