%0 Journal Article
%T INOVA  O E PRODU  O: AN¨¢LISE CONCEITUAL E EMP¨ªRICA DO CASO PAVIMENTA  O COM ASFALTO
%A Ant£¿nio Ricardo Pimentel de Oliveira
%A Peter Rudolf Seidl
%A Waldimir Pirr¨® y Longo
%J Engevista
%D 2012
%I Universidade Federal Fluminense
%X The paper aims to verify the existence of a sectoral system of innovation and production in roadbuilding in Brazil, identifying dysfunctions or gaps, and proposing solutions for its appropriate structuring.The road building paving is a key activity for the growth and competitiveness of Brazil. The analysis issupported by the concept of innovation systems. The ¡°case study¡± was the main way of researching hereused, complemented by the European ESSY-Project method, suitable for sectoral studies. The results relatedto the following aspects are presented: [1] knowledge and learning process; [2] its companies (firms), nobusinessorganizations, networks and institutions; [3] long term sectoral dynamics and (co)evolution; [4]public policies; [5] geographical frontiers; [6] and international performance. The research indicated a set ofchallenges for the road engineers as for the managers ahead the road system: the paving roads share reachedby the Country is very modest; there is excessive traffic and overloading on the pavements; and evidences ofstandards that induce to calculate the pavements above the necessary resistance to support the applied levelof charges in the Brazilian roads. It was also verified that coexist: the current positive effects of the policiesand actions applied in the scientific, technological and education areas, generating learning and innovations,as well as introduction of innovations by the firms; and the weakness effects on the public departmentsahead the roads, limiting to take advantage from the innovation opportunities.
%K asphalt
%K paving
%K innovation
%K production
%U http://www.uff.br/engevista/seer/index.php/engevista/article/view/338/189