DIAGNÓSTICO DE LOS FACTORES RELEVANTES QUE INCIDEN PARA EL DESARROLLO DE LA GESTIÓN DE INNOVACIÓN EN ECUADOR.

Abstract

Innovation can be defined as any change that generates value for the company, is based on a discipline that must be practiced every organization, regardless of its size and sector in which to unfold. In the ranking of the World Intellectual Property Organization presented the Global Innovation Index of 2016 having Switzerland, Sweden and the United Kingdom as the most innovative of the world economies. In Latin America, Chile was the country that stood the best position in the 44th position, but is well below the standard in relation to other countries. In addition, the ranking indicates that Ecuador is situated in the number 100 of the 128 evaluated in the study being the penultimate of Latin America followed by Venezuela. The purpose of the study is to determine the factor that prevent Ecuador from having an innovate culture compared to countries like Switzerland and Chile, with the result that Ecuador does not have a solid structure in terms of education, research and empowerment on the part of government and private sector in terms of innovation.