Transformação regional com ecossistemas locais de inovação:  a metodologia ELI/SEBRAE aplicada em Sergipe

Matheus Pereira Mattos Felizola; Jane Aparecida Marques; Amanda Luiza Soares Silva

doi:10.5585/2025.26961

Authors

Matheus Pereira Mattos Felizola Federal University of Sergipe https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7826-4511
Jane Aparecida Marques University of São Paulo https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2382-9041
Amanda Luiza Soares Silva Federal University of Sergipe https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3085-5870

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5585/2025.26961

Keywords:

innovation ecosystem, SEBRAE, Sergipe

Abstract

Research on innovation ecosystems involves the need to understand how the concentration and relationships of innovation-oriented actors occur in a specific geographic region. In recent years, this discussion has addressed topics such as innovation ecosystems, innovation systems, business ecosystems, innovation networks, entrepreneurship ecosystems, and other related terminologies. The research aimed to map local innovation ecosystems using the ELI/SEBRAE methodology and report a single case study in the state of Sergipe. The research is justified by the strategic importance of SEBRAE and its influence on academia, local companies, and national, state, and municipal public policies. Methodologically, the existing innovation ecosystems were mapped on the ELI/SEBRAE website, and a single case study was conducted based on Yin's (2017) vision, based on the ELI/SEBRAE experience in Sergipe. The mapping of Local Innovation Ecosystems (LEI) in Brazil identified 232 LEI in 342 municipalities, with the South region leading with 84 LEI. Priority sectors are defined according to economic vocations and technological potential, targeting innovative companies and the training of qualified workers. In Sergipe, LEI began to be implemented in June 2023, with Grande Aracaju in the structuring phase and Alto Sertão in the initial phase, focusing on sectors such as agroproduction, energy, education, agriculture and health, with intervention plans to foster innovation and promote entrepreneurship.

Downloads

Author Biographies

Matheus Pereira Mattos Felizola, Federal University of Sergipe

PhD in Intellectual Property Science from the Federal University of Sergipe (UFS), PhD in Social Sciences from the Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte (UFRN) and associate professor IV of the Advertising course and the professional master's degree in Information Science (PPGCI) at UFS.

Jane Aparecida Marques, University of São Paulo

PhD in Communication Sciences from the University of São Paulo (USP), professor in the area of Communication and Marketing, coordinator of the Interunit postgraduate course in Aesthetics and History of Art and professor in the professional master's degree in Entrepreneurship at FEA and in the undergraduate course in Marketing at ECA, all at USP.

Amanda Luiza Soares Silva, Federal University of Sergipe

PhD in Intellectual Property Science from UFS and scholarship holder in Technology Transfer Management at the UFS Innovation and Technology Transfer Agency (Agitte.SE/UFS).

References

Adner, R., & Kapoor, R. (2010). Value creation in innovation ecosystems: How the structure of technological interdependence affects firm performance in new technology generations. Strategic management journal, 31(3), 306-333. Doi: https://doi.org/10.1002/smj.821

Audy, J., & Piqué, J. (2016). Dos parques científicos e tecnológicos aos ecossistemas de inovação [Recurso eletrônico on-line]: Desenvolvimento social e econômico na sociedade do conhecimento. Brasília, DF: ANPROTEC.

Appio, F. P., Lima, M., & Paroutis, S. (2019). Understanding Smart Cities: Innovation ecosystems, technological advancements, and societal challenges. Technological Forecasting and Social Change, 142, 1-14. Doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.techfore.2018.12.018

Baccarne, B., Mechant, P., & Schuurman, D. (2014). Empowered cities? An analysis of the structure and generated value of the smart city Ghent. Smart city: How to create public and economic value with high technology in urban space, 157-182.

Brown, R. (2016). Mission impossible? Entrepreneurial universities and peripheral regional innovation systems. Industry and Innovation, 23(2), 189-205. Doi: https://doi.org/10.1080/13662716.2016.1145575

Carayannis, E., & Campbell, D. (2009). ‘Mode 3’ and ‘Quadruple Helix’: Toward a 21st century fractal innovation ecosystem. International Journal of Technology Management, 46(3-4), 201-234. Doi: https://doi.org/10.1504/IJTM.2009.023374

Carayannis, E., Campbell, D., & Rehman, S. (2016). Mode 3 knowledge production: Systems and systems theory, clusters and networks. Journal of Innovation and Entrepreneurship, 5-17. Doi: https://doi.org/10.1186/s13731-016-0045-9

Dattée, B., Alexy, O., & Autio, E. (2018). Maneuvering in poor visibility: How firms play the ecosystem game when uncertainty is high. Academy of Management Journal, 61(2), 466-498. Doi: https://doi.org/10.5465/amj.2015.0869

Gawer, A. (2014). Bridging differing perspectives on technological platforms: Toward an integrative framework. Research Policy, 43(7), 1239-1249. Doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.respol.2014.03.006

Gonçalves, L., Faccin, K., Garay, J., Zarpelon, F., & Balestrin, A. (2024). The development of Innovation and entrepreneurial ecosystems in cities: An institutional work approach. Cities, 146, 104747. Doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cities.2023.104747

Guerrero, M., & Urbano, D. (2019). The impact of Triple Helix agents on entrepreneurial innovations’ performance: An inside look at enterprises located in an emerging economy. Technological Forecasting and Social Change, 136, 13-29. Doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.techfore.2016.06.015

Hakala, H., O'Shea, G., Farny, S., & Luoto, S. (2020). Re‐storying the business, innovation and entrepreneurial ecosystem concepts: The model‐narrative review method. International Journal of Management Reviews, 22(1), 10-32. Doi: https://doi.org/10.1111/ijmr.12212

Jacobides, M. G., Cennamo, C., & Gawer, A. (2018). Towards a theory of ecosystems. Strategic Management Journal, 39(8), 2255-2276. Doi: https://doi.org/10.1002/smj.2904

Jucevicius, G., Juceviciene, R., Gaidelys, V., & Kalman, A. (2016). The emerging innovation ecosystems and" valley of death": Towards the combination of entrepreneurial and institutional approaches. Engineering Economics, 27(4), 430-438. Doi: https://doi.org/10.5755/j01.ee.27.4.14403

Ma, L., Liu, Z., Huang, X., & Li, T. (2019). The impact of local government policy on innovation ecosystem in knowledge resource scarce region: Case study of Changzhou, China. Science, Technology and Society, 24(1), 29-52. Doi: https://doi.org/10.1177/0971721818806096

McAdam, M., Miller, K., & McAdam, R. (2016). Situated regional university incubation: A multi-level stakeholder perspective. Technovation, 50, 69-78. Doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.technovation.2015.09.002

Moore, J. F. (1993). Predators and prey: a new ecology of competition. Harvard business review, 71(3), 75-86.

Napier, G., & Hansen, C. (2011). Ecosystems for young scalable firms. FORA Group, 190-208.

Orlic, E., Radicic, D., & Balavac, M. (2019). R&D and innovation policy in the Western Balkans: Are there additionality effects? Science and Public Policy, 46(6), 876-894. Doi: https://doi.org/10.1093/scipol/scz036

Pique, J. M., Berbegal-Mirabent, J., & Etzkowitz, H. (2018). Triple Helix and the evolution of ecosystems of innovation: the case of Silicon Valley. Triple Helix, 5(1), 1-21. Doi: https://doi.org/10.1186/s40604-018-0060-x

Rabelo Neto, J., Figueiredo, C., Gabriel, B. C., & Valente, R. (2024). Factors for innovation ecosystem frameworks: Comprehensive organizational aspects for evolution. Technological Forecasting and Social Change, 203(C). Doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.techfore.2024.123383

Roundy, P. T., Bradshaw, M., & Brockman, B. K. (2018). The emergence of entrepreneurial ecosystems: A complex adaptive systems approach. Journal of Business Research, 86, 1-10. Doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jbusres.2018.01.032

SEBRAE ELI. (2024). Ecossistema Local de Inovação. Disponível em: https://www.sebrae-eli.com.br/. Acesso em: 14 de junho de 2024.

Serrano-Ruiz, J. C., Ferreira, J., Jardim-Goncalves, R., & Ortiz, Á. (2024). Relational network of innovation ecosystems generated by digital innovation hubs: a conceptual framework for the interaction processes of DIHs from the perspective of collaboration within and between their relationship levels. Journal of Intelligent Manufacturing, 1-41. Doi: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10845-024-02322-5

Stam, E. (2015). Entrepreneurial ecosystems and regional policy: A sympathetic critique. European Planning Studies, 23(9), 1759-1769. Doi: https://doi.org/10.1080/09654313.2015.1061484

Ubreziova, I., Diacikova, A., Sokil, O., & Apostol, S. (2020). Innovation ecosystems for the moldovan small and medium-sized enterprises. Marketing and Management of Innovations, 2, 298-312. Doi: http://doi.org/10.21272/mmi.2020.2-22

Yin, R. K. (2017). Case study research and applications: Design and methods (6ª ed.). Sage Publications.

Zheng, X., & Cai, Y. (2022). Transforming innovation systems into innovation ecosystems: the role of public policy. Sustainability, 14(12), 7520. Doi: https://doi.org/10.3390/su14127520