O fluxo de informações na transferência de tecnologia: estudo dos acordos tecnológicos registrados no INPI - Brasil

Analyses information flow deriving from technological agreements, in Brazil. TT is presented as a commercial, political, cultural and communication relationship between owners and receivers of new technologies. It focuses knowledge and information as important elements towards national tecnhnological development. Technical, legal and statistical documentation from INPI have been studied through 1979/1988 and 1989/1995 periods moreover plans and programs from Brazil’s cientific and tecnhological policies. Literature review has allowed raising up factors and variables related to TT within both periods. A conceptual framework, based on contractual categories INPI’s definition and, specificaly, on each one’s function regarding knowledge/information provision has posed two types of supply: one, called “accidental” flow and another called “compulsory” flow. The sample, stratified in the same proportion for each category considered, has comprised 392 elements representing an 19,130 contracts entire universe. Results have showed that the major part of contracts: do not transfer propriety neither of technology, nor of its inherent knowledge; do not usually contain restricting clauses related to information supply; may define the means by which information could be provided; do not propose training programs for receiver firms' technical staff; and do not include estimate of the degree of technological knowledge absorption. Arithmetical average calculation has permitted comparative analysis within both periods results. It has showed, for the second period, significant reduction on LEP’s type occurrance, little reduction on STE’s type occurrance, reduction also on CTI’s type occurrance and an almost double growth on FTI’s occurrance. It has also demonstrated an increase in TT agreements both originated from the native country and from foreign nations. An increase in the difference calculation of contracts numbers on the second period has lead to suppose a greater demand on out-of-the-way originated technology. Difference between average number of contracts providing both kinds of information flow has been reduced, on the second period, showing a greater demand on supposed “compulsory” flow kind of contracts. Based on the whole evidence it was inferred that TT’s information flow present situation is mainly “accidental” type and does not contribute to application and absorption of negotiated technologies and, consequently, to Brazil’s technological development. Some suggestions of areas related to TT information flow studies are presented in order to encourage deeper research. Some guidelines are proposed as subsidies to receiver countries technological policy focusing information events within TT context, aiming at impulsioning national technological development