Technological activities in the telecommunicatios sector in Brazil after privatization / As atividades tecnologicas pos-privatização do setor de telecomunicações no Brasil

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2005

RESUMO

The purpose of the work is to analyze, based on the existing literature, the technological efforts undertaken by the Brazilian telecommunications sector after its privatization (in the 1990?s). Initially, it discusses the institutional and technologic trajectories at the international level, the changes in the telecom industry?s innovation regime and, consequently, the change in its R&D activities. Second, is traced the historical background about Brazilian telecommunications industry, emphasizing the policies towards the sector, and also the determining factors of the current structure and technological competence of the local telecom equipments industry. These previous analyses provide the context to the proposed exam the proposed exam, focused on the two main actors of technological development in the referred sector: the ?Centro de Pesquisa e Desenvolvimento em Telecomunicações? (CPqD) and the local telecom equipment producer. In this sense, the direct and indirect evidences highlighted in the preceding works are presented and discussed. The main conclusion is that there are no strong evidences about the reduction of technological efforts in the Telecom sector after privatization

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direct telecomunicações - brasil tecnologia indirect evidences innovation regime simulating policies

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