Competitiveness, and systems of innovation: the forest sector in Costa Rica
Competitiveness, and systems of innovation: the forest sector in Costa Rica
Segura Bonilla, O.
Revista Forestal Centroamericana 37: 19-25
2002
The different sectors of the economy, and the forest sector in particular, must create innovations in order to survive and to be competitive. Scientific knowledge should be introduced and institutionalized into the forest processes, but also knowledge derived from other sources such as user producer relationships and others should be incorporated. A new concept is emerging that considers that the economy should also learn from the new scientific knowledge and the rest of the processes.