O desafio do acesso às fontes de financiamento para ciência tecnologia e inovação: um estudo de caso na Universidade Tecnológica Federal do Paraná - UTFPR

Abstract

Significant attention has been devoted to the experiences of planning and management of research and innovation at the macro level, covering the development and implementation of public policies for science, technology and innovation from the perspective of promoting competitiveness and also expansion of social benefits. The current situation proves to be quite favorable for the country, mainly in relation ace prospects for improving conditions that favor their competitiveness. It ace Higher Education Institutions - HEIs and businesses to find the appropriate means to carry out the strategies proposed by the government in order to facilitate cooperation with a view to promoting sustainable development with technological capability. Therefore, the objective of this research project is to describe the administrative structure of UTFPR dealing with fundraising for ST & I. In this study, the purpose of applied research was exploratory in nature and this step was developed through a questionnaire answered by directors, former directors, and other administrators involved in the area of industrial relations UTFPR during the months of October and November of 2012. We carried out extensive bibliographic and documentary. Participant observation was also used as a research tool, oportunizado during the training held by the DEPET-CT in May 2012. The method adopted is a case study in UTFPR, century-old institution, which as of 07/10/2005, became the only university in Brazil of a technological nature. The history of UTFPR intertwined with the history of Brazilian professional education. The study demonstrates the importance of developing supportive structures professionalized in university environments with respect to access to sources of support for ST & I.