Um estudo do sistema de inovação e empreendedorismo na cidade de Bagé (RS)

Abstract

This work presents the theme of innovation and entrepreneurship with a focus on business incubators, and support systems for innovation and entrepreneurship in the city of Bagé (RS), relating the university incubator that is in the installation phase on the UNIPAMPA campus in the city with the possible impacts that its implementation brings to Bagé (RS). The aim is to identify, through UNIPAMPA students, their level of knowledge on topics covering innovation and entrepreneurship, and through interviews with representatives of the innovation ecosystem in the municipality of Alegrete (RS), to understand what changes the installation of PAMPATEC, a business incubator that was installed in the municipality, brought local entrepreneurs. The samples will be composed of students from UNIPAMPA – Bagé and representatives of entities from Bagé, such as the EcoBah innovation ecosystem, the local development department, among others relevant to the research. The research process took place through questionnaires and interviews and the qualitative and quantitative method for applying them. By carrying out this research, it is possible to verify the structures of the ecosystems that support innovation and entrepreneurship in the municipality of Bagé (RS) and for a level of comparison, an analysis of an innovation ecosystem that is implemented at a higher level of time and maturity that is the Alegrete Cidade Inovadora innovation ecosystem, established in the municipality of Alegrete (RS). Where one can observe the different levels of maturity of ecosystems and also the importance of quadruple helix partnerships for its proper functioning, one can see the lack of motivation and knowledge of students enrolled at UNIPAMPA, Bagé campus (RS), on the themes of innovation and entrepreneurship.