Translação do conhecimento – estratégias e mecanismos de incentivo à implementação de resultados de pesquisas

Abstract

The purpose of Knowledge Transfer (KT) is the practical use of the results of scientific research and the monitoring of the health benefits it brings to the population. In health care, the government and society expect that investments made in research will yield results that go beyond the production and publication of knowledge and lead to practical outcomes such as public policies, systems, products, and technologies to benefit the health of the population. However, there is still a need to overcome several challenges to close the gaps between research and application. The aim of this study is to expand the capacity of the Institute of Health Science and Technology to transform the knowledge generated into innovative practices to benefit the health of the population. In this study, the Design Science Research (DSR) approach was used, which aims to build innovative artifacts that translate into benefits for organizations. This investigation is also qualitative research of the Case Study type, having as its object an Institute of Science and Technology in Health. The reports of the interviews with 15 researchers allowed the identification of 10 categories of barriers, with emphasis on: limited science, technology, and innovation funding and insufficient technical support for the transfer of knowledge. Infrastructure and institutional support were the facilitating factors categories most cited by the participants. The artifact Strategies and Approaches to Overcome Barriers to Implementation of Research Results was developed. Among the strategies, it is suggested the inclusion of a discipline of KT in stricto sensu graduate programs and the creation of an instance in the organizational structure of the Institute of Science and Technology focused on providing technical and managerial support to the application of research results. The modeling of a support platform for KT, the second artifact created in this study, contemplates the functionalities capable of providing the process of the practical application of the knowledge resulting from the research. The two proposed solutions can be adequate to the context of any institution whose purpose is to facilitate the passage between the creation of new knowledge and its practical application.