O papel das instituições públicas na promoção da Ciência, Tecnologia e Inovação: uma análise das atividades desenvolvidas no âmbito do Instituto Federal do Amapá

Abstract

This article aims to understand the role of the Federal Institute of Amapá (IFAP), as a promoter of Science, Technology and Innovation in the State of Amapá. For this, the activities that comprise IFAP's ST&I, the institution's challenges and its prospects in the face of innovation policies instituted in Brazil will be analyzed. This work, in addition to the bibliographic compilation and the use of secondary data, sought to describe the characteristics in the NIT and make an analysis of its attribution with the local productive arrangements, for this we used the semi-structured interview method and the application of a questionnaire to the representative of the Technological Innovation Nucleus (NIT) of IFAP. As in the other NIT's of educational institutions in Brazil, especially those located in the North region, the IFAP NIT is still in an incipient phase, considering that its regulation was recently implemented, which is why it is still in its infancy. structuring phase. The research results showed some obstacles to the development of innovation actions within the scope of IFAP, especially in activities for the generation of technological assets.