Mensurando sistemas nacionais de inovação: evidências a partir da análise multivariada de dados

Abstract

To better understand the economic and social transformations of a heterogeneous group of countries a possible alternative would be to regard at their technological dynamics. Given that traditional economic indicators say little about their innovation capacity, this present study attempt to build an aggregate indicator for their national systems of innovation (NSI) through multivariate data analysis. Thereby, it aims at emphasizing its systemic character in building a synthetic measure that allows for comparisons in terms of innovation capacity. The analysis culminates in a country ranking based on the resulting indicator..