Cómo crear una cultura y una capacidad de prospectiva nacional. Estudio de caso: Sudáfrica

• Autores: Olli Hietanen, David Lefutso, Mario Marais, Neeshal Munga, Barend Taute, Mphathi Nyewe, Thembinkosi Daniel Semwayo
• Localización: Ekonomiaz: Revista vasca de economía, ISSN 0213-3865, Nº. 76, 2011 (Ejemplar dedicado a: Prospectiva y construcción del futuro), págs. 144-189
• Idioma: español
• DOI: 10.69810/ekz.1068
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  • español

    En este trabajo se describen los proyectos de colaboración COFISA Y SAFIPA puestos en práctica entre 2006 y 2010 por el Ministerio de Asuntos Exteriores de Finlandia en cooperación con el Gobierno de Sudáfrica. El objetivo de COFISA era ayudar a aumentar la eficacia del sistema nacional de innovación contribuyendo al crecimiento económico y al alivio de la pobreza. Por su parte la meta del proyecto SAFIPA era apoyar la creación de un entorno que facilitara el desarrollo y el despliegue de las aplicaciones de servicios de las TIC en beneficio de los ciudadanos sudafricanos. La concienciación y la creación de capacidades de prospectiva e innovación estratégica en el desarrollo empresarial desempeñó un papel importante en ambos programas. Los resultados de ambos proyectos incluían: imágenes de futuros, escenarios, visiones, innovaciones, planes de acción, recomendaciones sobre políticas, capacidades en materia de prospectiva y redes. El próximo desafío será inculcar este tipo de procesos de «pinnovación» (prospectiva + innovación) regional y nacional para que sean algo habitual y hablemos de una cultura de prospectiva (y cooperación)

  • English

    In this work we look at the collaboration projects between COFISA Y SAFIPA, which were set up by the department of external affairs in Finland between 2006 and 2010 in cooperation with South Africa. COFISCA�s objective was to help increase the effectiveness of the national innovation system, contribute to the growing economy and in turn, help tackle poverty. For their part, the goal of the SAFIPA project was to support the creation in an environment that would make it easier to develop and deploy the TIC application services for the benefit of the South African citizens. Public awareness and the creation of foresight and innovation strategy capacities in business development played an important role in both programs. The results of both projects included: Future images, scenarios, visions, innovations, action plans, policy recommendations, matter capacities of foresights and networks. The next challenge will be to inculcate these types of «Foresight and Innovation» procedures both at a regional and national level with the aim of them becoming something customary and so that we can speak about a culture of foresight and cooperation

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