Technology foresight in traditional Bolivian sectors: Innovation traps and temporal unfit between ecosystems and institutions

Mauricio Cespedes Quiroga and Dominique Philippe Martin ()
Additional contact information
Mauricio Cespedes Quiroga: Sistema Boliviano de Ciencia y Tecnología
Dominique Philippe Martin: CREM - Centre de recherche en économie et management - UNICAEN - Université de Caen Normandie - NU - Normandie Université - UR - Université de Rennes - CNRS - Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique

Post-Print from HAL

Abstract: Combating poverty is a priority for developing countries. The program "Technology Foresight Initiative in Latina America" initiated by UNIDO (United Nations Industrial Development Organization) is in line with this context. This paper examines two Technological Foresight for traditional Bolivian activities: the "textiles from camelid fibers" sector and the "medicinal plants" sector. The study model takes into account two dimensions: the sociotechnical regime and the formal institutions. Findings highlights the difficulty to implement a virtuous circle of innovation because of innovation traps (1) that can be seen as a consequence of the socio-technical regime, and because of some misfit between formal institutions (2) andwhat is required by the value chain. These results emphasize the learning curve of the TF for countries such as Bolivia.

Keywords: Bolivia; Traditional activities; Technology foresight; Innovation trap; Formal institutions (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2017-06
References: Add references at CitEc
Citations: View citations in EconPapers (2)

Published in Technological Forecasting and Social Change, 2017, 119, pp.280-293. ⟨10.1016/j.techfore.2016.06.023⟩

There are no downloads for this item, see the EconPapers FAQ for hints about obtaining it.

Related works:
This item may be available elsewhere in EconPapers: Search for items with the same title.

Export reference: BibTeX RIS (EndNote, ProCite, RefMan) HTML/Text

Persistent link: https://EconPapers.repec.org/RePEc:hal:journl:halshs-01342538

DOI: 10.1016/j.techfore.2016.06.023

Access Statistics for this paper

More papers in Post-Print from HAL
Bibliographic data for series maintained by CCSD ().