Papers by Melissa Ardanche
Mesas temáticas ESOCITE-LALICS 2020, Dec 23, 2019
Technology in Society, 2017
Science and Public Policy, 2017
This article addresses a dialogue process regarding the implementation of an energy policy based ... more This article addresses a dialogue process regarding the implementation of an energy policy based on the development of wind power in Uruguay. This policy is the major component of a national strategy of diversification of the energy matrix based on renewable sources initiated by the Uruguayan government in 2005. We focus on the development of a cognitive niche regarding wind energy emphasizing a virtuous articulation between academia and government. Results are presented as a narrative of the development of wind energy engaging with the literature on technological transitions and innovation systems. The transition resembles a transformation path in three phases during which relationships among different communities evolved. The analysis addresses the importance of learning spaces on energy-related topics and the leading role of the State in the transformation.
Procesos de diálogo para la formulación de políticas de CTI en América Latina y España, 2017
A general reform of the STI policy has been executed in Uruguay since 2005. Arguably it is the fi... more A general reform of the STI policy has been executed in Uruguay since 2005. Arguably it is the first explicit national STI policy in the history of the country. It is embedded in a broad developmental vision, which conceives the STI activities as a strategic tool for economic development, and also as a new way to deal with the social inclusion problems deeply rooted in the Uruguayan society. To address these wide objectives it was necessary an organizational and institutional po li cy desi gn, whi ch al l o ws: i) to suppo r t S&T acti vi ti es i n r esear ch i nsti tutio ns; ii) to promote innovation activities in public and private firms of several economic sectors; iii) to develop different actions and incentives oriented to inclusive innovation. The political and institutional option chosen in Uruguay was called " transversality ". This choice is based on the assumption that the STI objectives should be the responsibility of several public offices and they are not vert...
Technology in Society, 2017
Healthcare innovation comprises an interactive and uneven process where different agents follow d... more Healthcare innovation comprises an interactive and uneven process where different agents follow diverse rationales. Recent literature has stressed the role of hospitals as complex organizations that link health necessities and innovative solutions. Alternative innovation rationales to the mainstream innovation approach facilitate the creation of high quality solutions while promoting universal access to healthcare. Based on a case study in a public hospital located in a developing country, we show that frugal innovations, defined as a novel and satisfactory solution under resource scarcity conditions, are an adequate innovation approach for organizations operating under both severe resource restrictions and universal access to healthcare mandates. A frugal approach to innovation allows the hospital studied in this article to solve particular healthcare necessities in a specific domain. However, these processes of frugal innovation took place dissociated from the market and the public policy. Therefore, they remain circumscribed to the application context in which they emerged.
Science and Public Policy, scx041, 2017
This article addresses a dialogue process regarding the implementation of an energy policy based ... more This article addresses a dialogue process regarding the implementation of an energy policy based on the development of wind power in Uruguay. This policy is the major component of a national strategy of diversification of the energy matrix based on renewable sources initiated by the Uruguayan government in 2005. We focus on the development of a cognitive niche regarding wind energy emphasizing a virtuous articulation between academia and government. Results are presented as a narrative of the development of wind energy engaging with the literature on technological transitions and innovation systems. The transition resembles a transformation path in three phases during which relationships among different communities evolved. The analysis addresses the importance of learning spaces on energy-related topics and the leading role of the State in the transformation.
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