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TOWARDS A NATIONAL INNOVATION STRATEGY FOR COMPETITIVENESSVOLUME 1diagnosis of their situation in terms of the pertinence of their lines of action, and the organization of their production, andrecommendations of action —in light of international experience — to maximize their contribution to the NIS.This study will once again be put out to tender in 2007 since the first attempt was declared devoid of tenders.g. Diagnosis of the Innovation Culture in ChileThe strategic guidelines presented by the Council in February 2006 included the need to foster and strengthen a culture ofinnovation in Chile. In order to define the corresponding lines of action, a consultancy firm capable of producing a qualitative andquantitative diagnostic study on the culture of innovation in Chile was contracted.The first stage identified the perceptions and attitudes of Chileans regarding innovation and answered the following questions:What do they know? What do they think? What do they hear? What do they feel? and, How do they discuss the issue?The second stage was based on the results obtained in the previous stage, where the concepts and variables that are relevant tooperationalize the cultural dimension of innovation were identified. These data formed the basis to create a quantitative instrument formeasuring the attitude of Chileans towards innovation through the range of concepts and attributes they associate to it.The study –which will conclude during the first half of 2007– will be a fundamental input for proposing a diffusion strategy to raiseawareness and foster a proactive attitude in society towards innovation, recognizing it, valuing it and incorporating it as a key factor forthe development of the country and, therefore, for the well-being of all Chileans.They collaborated with the National Innovation Councilfor Competitiveness in the production of this document:Edición: Hugo Arias V.Authoring support: Katherine Villarroel, Marcia Varela,María Teresa Troncoso.Study Team: Pablo Hernández and Jocelyn Olivari.157