Financiamento público a inovação: o programa de apoio a pesquisa na empresa – PAPPE na Bahia

Abstract

The granting of a subsidy for innovation in companies is an instrument of government policy widely used in developed countries. The objective of the Economic Subvention Program is to promote a significant increase in innovative activities and increased competitiveness of companies and the economy. With the promulgation of the Law of Innovation in 2004 and “Law of Good” in 2005, it became possible to apply nonrefundable public resources directly to companies in Brazil, being the first experience released in 2006 by FINEP through the Program to Support Research on Enterprise - PAPPE. In the states the program is operated through partnerships with regional agents, foundations that support research, state secretariats and development banks with a focus on micro and small enterprises. In Bahia the first experience in carrying out public notices in the form of a subsidy is from 2008 following the approval of the State Innovation Act No. 11.174/2008. In this state, micro and small businesses represent 99.1% of the establishments, which demonstrates the importance of a program like this. The object of this research is the instrument of economic subsidy PAPPE innovation in the way it is being operated by the Research Foundation of the State of Bahia - Fapesb. The research has a qualitative character, with its descriptive nature and method of analysis to Documentary Research. To obtain the results, announcements and results of the program released by Fapesb and FINEP were consulted. At the end of the work it is concluded that, despite its importance, the program does not operate so as to prioritize their actions in strengthening the capability and economic vocations of Bahia.