Multicriteria analysis for the selection of priorities in the Brazilian program of technological prospection - Prospectar
Mauro Zackiewicz
Associate Researcher, Study Group on Organization of Research and Innovation (GEOPI); Doctoral student, Department of Political and Technological Science (DPCT), Institute of Geosciences, Unicamp, Brazil
Rui Albuquerque
Department of Political and Technological Science; Coordinator, GEOPI, Institute of Geosciences, Unicamp, Brazil
Sergio Salles Filho
Professor, Department of Political and Technological Science; Associated Researcher, GEOPI, Institute of Geosciences, Unicamp, Brazil
PP: 336 - 347
Abstract
This article describes a methodology of organization for the data obtained by Prospectar, aimed at the selection of technological priority topics and a strategic use of the information collected by the Program. The challenge of defining priorities on the basis of an exhaustive prospective exercise, like Prospectar, needs to incorporate multiple perspectives and seek to discover and negotiate points of agreement.
The choice of the multicriteria decision analysis is justified by at least two considerations: the ability to handle multiple objectives and viewpoints simultaneously; and, the rigorous formal structure, which establishes a common language for the mediation of the decision-making process.
The article contains a brief presentation of the Prospectar Program, details on the construction of the model and on its analytical possibilities for establishing the order of technology priorities. From the point of view of the organization of the innovation systems, the existence of a common methodological language provided by the multicriterial approach can facilitate communication between different actors and make the options of orientation and strategies clearer for different organizations.
Keywords
technology foresight; selection of priorities; strategy; knowledge application; technological priorities; multicriteria analysis; innovation systems; ELECTRE III
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