SECTORAL INNOVATION SYSTEM OF THE ELECTRONICS SECTOR IN BRAZIL

Innovation presents itself as an important strategy and a challenge for companies that introduce new technologies products, services and management processes. This challenge has as guidelines the of enterprises in the insertion competitive world and the strategy entails the processes that lead to the development of economic and social structures supported by sectoral systems of innovat ion. The present study aims to characterize the structure of sectoral innovation system of the electronics complex in Brazil. With regard to objectives, the research is exploratory and descriptive. As for the technical procedures, the research is considered to be document being the data gathering secondary and the analysis proce dure predominantly qualitative. The point out towards a scenario technological diversify between sectors and product lines, wich have made possible to identify and explain the technological opportunities and also the limitations of the electronics companies in Brazil, which also helped to define their technological trajectory and business market. Ther efore, the present study addresses some aspects under the theoretical opinions in the field of innovation and presents the structure of a sectoral innovation system for the electronics sector.