Bas Tomas Gabriel, Oliu Carolina Alejandra
Universidad Católica del Norte (Coquimbo) ECIEM, Coquimbo, Chile.
Centro de Innovación Aquapacifico, Universidad Católica del Norte Coquimbo, Chile.
Int J Health Plann Manage. 2018 Apr;33(2):e512-e530. doi: 10.1002/hpm.2501. Epub 2018 Feb 9.
The convergence of different theories (ie, catch-up effect and windows of opportunities) allows for the interpretation of different "technological innovation gaps" in Chile's biomedical industry. It is common knowledge that Chile has always had an economy almost exclusively based on services, commodities, and mainly in the exploitation of natural resources with low value added. The literature confirms that countries that concentrate their economies on the knowledge, research, development, and commercialization of technology and innovation have a better and more stable growth rate in the medium and long run. The "Asian Tigers" are a good example of this. Analyzing the technological gaps that affect the Chilean biomedical industry, it is possible to find windows of opportunities to catch up. This could allow the country to take its knowledge, skills, and capabilities further, thus enabling Chile to not just depend on its unpredictable natural resources. For the first time, a quantitative diagnosis of the Chilean biomedical industry was made. This study considered the Chilean biomedical industry and its innovation and entrepreneurship environment, taking into account its productive capacities and its potential to make progress in technological innovation and, as a result, dramatically reducing technological gaps through windows of opportunities.
不同理论（即追赶效应和机遇之窗）的融合有助于解读智利生物医学产业中不同的“技术创新差距”。众所周知，智利的经济几乎一直完全依赖服务业、大宗商品，主要是对附加值低的自然资源进行开发。文献证实，那些将经济集中于技术与创新的知识、研究、开发及商业化的国家，在中长期会有更好且更稳定的增长率。“亚洲四小龙”就是很好的例子。通过分析影响智利生物医学产业的技术差距，有可能找到追赶的机遇之窗。这可以使该国进一步提升其知识、技能和能力，从而让智利不再仅仅依赖其不可预测的自然资源。首次对智利生物医学产业进行了定量诊断。本研究考量了智利生物医学产业及其创新与创业环境，兼顾其生产能力以及在技术创新方面取得进展的潜力，进而通过机遇之窗大幅缩小技术差距。
