Abstract
Since the 19th century, Argentina has been characterized as an agro-exporting country reaching its peak after the First World War. Nowadays, in addition to exporting agricultural goods, Argentina has become a producer of an increasingly valuable raw material in the business world: scientific information. The accelerated increase in the production of scientific articles in high impact international journals makes Argentinean science visible all over the world. With the present study, we intend to unveil how Argentinean scientific information serves as building blocks of patents requested by foreign companies and institutions. According to the area of knowledge analyzed, we identify a differential flow of information towards the development of technologies in industrial countries. Moreover, we detected that the blind technology transfer phenomenon is a dynamic process. Herein, we present relevant evidence of scientific information flowing towards foreign technologies within 2 years after the article publication. These results suggest the need for the development of strict technology transfer policies in Argentinean universities and academic institutions in order to protect the state investment in science. Our findings highlight scientific production as a unique opportunity for economic growth and expansion of the country. This may become a fertile ground for political and economic debate.
Highlights
The novel production methods together with the new ways of generating knowledge have produced technological changes in organizations driving to the deployment of a new social era.In production terms, innovation2 becomes a key strategy for entrepreneurial and territorial development (David & Foray, 2002, Freeman 1982, Freeman 1987, Lundvall 1985, Nelson 1993, Nelson & Winter, 2009, Teubal 1996)
The present research was based empirically on the identification of scientific articles of Argentinean researchers referenced in patents applied in the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO), the State Intellectual Property Office of China (SIPO) and the European Office of Patent (EPO)
We observed that 80% of citations in patents belonged to Chemical Technology, Medical Sciences and Biological Sciences disciplines
Summary
Innovation becomes a key strategy for entrepreneurial and territorial development (David & Foray, 2002, Freeman 1982, Freeman 1987, Lundvall 1985, Nelson 1993, Nelson & Winter, 2009, Teubal 1996). Technology developments emerge from a complex set of relationships among research centers, universities, companies, and governments. The flow of technology and information between the main actors in the process of generating knowledge promoted the creation of the National Innovation System (SNI). In this context, knowledge and technology management has become an important factor in explaining growth and economic development. Civil society has become increasingly involved in innovative processes through availability and greater access to technologies and information (Campbell & Carayannis, 2012)
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