Libro Blanco Vol I en Ingles
Libro Blanco Vol I en Ingles
Libro Blanco Vol I en Ingles
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TOWARDS A NATIONAL INNOVATION STRATEGY FOR COMPETITIVENESSVOLUME 1contributing to making the acquired compet<strong>en</strong>cies visible and to decreasing information asymmetries, for example, betwe<strong>en</strong> education c<strong>en</strong>tresand stud<strong>en</strong>ts, and betwe<strong>en</strong> companies and their workers. This would also lead to matching and adapting the formation of human capital to facethe country's curr<strong>en</strong>t and future needs, especially promoting those compet<strong>en</strong>cies that will be determinant for the developm<strong>en</strong>t of certainstrategic sectors. Consequ<strong>en</strong>tly, we propose:A.2 The creation of compet<strong>en</strong>ce standards both for higher education and also for training, and the definition and implem<strong>en</strong>tation ofeducation and training accreditation systems based on giv<strong>en</strong> standards, and in relation to market changes and the signals put forward from thepoint of view of the strategy adopted by the Governm<strong>en</strong>t.The ratio betwe<strong>en</strong> professionals and technicians in Chile at pres<strong>en</strong>t is 11 to 1, unlike the one existing in developed countries, due to theundervaluation of the returns on technical education (information asymmetry) and the fact that public financing for higher technical educationhas only rec<strong>en</strong>tly be<strong>en</strong> increased. Innovation requires greater flexibility in the formation of human capital, and it should also includeintermediate levels - a situation that does not exist in Chile at pres<strong>en</strong>t. To meet this necessity, it is necessary to guarantee quality throughcompet<strong>en</strong>ce standards and prioritization by areas of higher relevance for the developm<strong>en</strong>t of the Innovation Strategy. Thus, we put forward thefollowing line of action in the formation of human capital:A.3 Fostering higher technical education, guaranteeing quality and pertin<strong>en</strong>ce according to the requirem<strong>en</strong>ts of the strategy adopted bythe governm<strong>en</strong>t and coher<strong>en</strong>ce with the training systems, considering the revision of public and private financing mechanisms in order toprovide the expansion of the coverage required in this area.Investm<strong>en</strong>t in highly specialized human capital is an investm<strong>en</strong>t that brings about high yields for the country. Private investm<strong>en</strong>t in thearea of post-graduate studies faces pertin<strong>en</strong>ce defici<strong>en</strong>cies and information asymmetry closely related to the creation of knowledge, andtherefore it takes place at sub-optimal levels. All the above leaves room for the interv<strong>en</strong>tion of the public sector for the sake of innovation,which is why we put forward another line of action:A.4 Promotion of the formation of highly specialized human capital, especially through the support to post-graduate studies ininstitutions of excell<strong>en</strong>ce, defined on the basis of international standards, and on the basis of the demand arising from the existing gaps in theareas and sectors of greater pot<strong>en</strong>tial for the country. Additionally, it considers the creation of immigration policies that allow domestichuman capital to be complem<strong>en</strong>ted in the areas found lacking.B. Sci<strong>en</strong>ce (R + D)119