Leadership Training for Science & Technology Parks

A successful science & technology park must create an environment that integrates knowledge and business. Therefore, it is essential to develop highly skilled leaders who can organize and operate an environment that fosters the generation of innovations. Within this context, ANPROTEC, with the support of the Brazilian Micro and Small Business Support Service SEBRAE, created UNIANPROTEC, a training program for professionals involved in the generation of innovations. The goal of this training is to create the next generation of leaders for the different innovation environments: science & technology parks, business incubators and ecosystem of innovation. Although UniAnprotecs proposal encompasses managers of different innovation environments, this article will address the training course for managers of technology parks. The goal of this course is to train professionals so that they are able to create and operate environments for the systematic generation of innovative projects from an international network of scientific and technological institutions. The methodology used in the course is based on Enactive Learning. In addition to the contents addressed and the practical application of the knowledge learned, the course is a strategy for the consolidation of the network of institutions involved in planning, implementing and operating science & technology parks. Thus, companies supported by the Brazilian parks now have an effective support to operate in the global market.