Brazil, R&D and the role of clusters

-Even being able to identify priority sectors, more than 60% of PqTs are considered "generalists" in order
to receive various business segments.
-approximately 80% of companies installed in PqTs originated in the region and are in a start-up or in
consolidation phase.
-on an average, approximately 55% of PqTs still lacks a clearly defined management model for both
consolidated and operation phase as of deployment.
-In general, the leaders of projects have previous experience in the area of promotion of
entrepreneurship and innovation.
Challenges for technology parks in Brazil
The analysis of the results of research on the technology parks in Brazil identified a set of challenges to
be overcome in the coming years:
-Most PqTs lacks a clear strategy for positioning and growth, which makes the definition of a sustainable
business model to leverage the enterprise.
-In General, the projects present strong reliance on public resources for the beginning of the
deployment project and a few private investors or investments.
-Teams of planning, deploying, and operating with little experience in real estate and financial matters.
-There is a great difficulty of effective engagement of academic leaders in projects of technology parks.
-There are obstacles to articulate and coordinate the various initiatives of PqTs in order to avoid a
"bubble of projects", with the proliferation of a large number of projects without basis and few results.
-There are problems for changing the culture of universities to better leverage knowledge assets already
accumulated and investing increasingly in the areas of entrepreneurship and innovation.
- Difficult to tune the deployment strategy of PqTs with regional and national priorities, as well as with
international trends.
- Need to invest significant financial resources to "make a difference" in the global market and, at the
same time, clear rules, with legal certainty, for the intensive attraction of private capital.
- Dependence of a national policy of support for PCTs establishing clearly the role of the various actors:
Federal/Central Government, State/region, Local/Municipal Government, universities, private sector,
the financial system, etc.
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