Análisis de los factores determinantes de la innovación y desarrollo tecnológico en el sector industrial del Ecuador en el año 2015

Abstract

This research project intends to define the determining factors of innovation and technological development in the industrial sector of Ecuador in 2015. For this, theoretical sources of several scientific articles have been reviewed and the concept and types of innovation and technological development, the development of technological innovation and its evolution throughout history. Subsequently, by means of an econometric analysis, through a logit-type model, several explanatory models have been made and the one with the greatest explanatory capacity has been chosen. Among the results, it is found that the determining factors are: innovative efforts, specifically the acquisition of machinery and equipment, the acquisition of software, the hiring of consultancies and technical assistance, and the training of personnel. Other influencing factors were: the threat of competition, the detection of a totally or partially unsatisfied demand in the market, the use of an idea generated within the firm, the use of scientific and technical novelties and, finally, the fact to direct its products to the Ecuadorian and Latin American markets.