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Challenges for Latin America in human capital and technological platforms to implement a cluster policy: Costa Rica as a case study

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  • Silvia Paola Leitón Elizondo

    (Instituto Tecnológico de Costa Rica)

  • Juan Carlos Leiva

    (Instituto Tecnológico de Costa Rica)

Abstract

Cluster development policies have come to encourage cooperation between companies and to improve the general competitiveness. In most Latin American countries there is no public policy as such, and that is why this article is intended to contribute to overcome the main challenges in human capital and technological platforms. The methodology was qualitative. We interviewed 13 experts, taking Costa Rica as a case study and benchmarking with the Basque Country, Spain. The results showed that both, in Costa Rica and Latin America there is a favorable environment for the creation of a public policy in the development of clusters. In human capital the main challenges were training, support programs and skilled workers recruitment. In technological platform, financing, identification of existing technology centers and the creation of new ones. This paper presents implications for public policy designers and decision makers.

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  • Silvia Paola Leitón Elizondo & Juan Carlos Leiva, 2019. "Challenges for Latin America in human capital and technological platforms to implement a cluster policy: Costa Rica as a case study," The Anahuac Journal, Business and Economics School. Anahuac University (Mexico)., vol. 19(2), pages 99-118, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:amj:journl:v:19:y:2019:i:2:p:99-118
    DOI: 10.36105/theanahuacjour.2019v19n2.04
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    Keywords

    cluster; public policy; human capital and technological platforms.;
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    JEL classification:

    • O25 - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth - - Development Planning and Policy - - - Industrial Policy
    • I23 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Education - - - Higher Education; Research Institutions
    • L52 - Industrial Organization - - Regulation and Industrial Policy - - - Industrial Policy; Sectoral Planning Methods
    • L53 - Industrial Organization - - Regulation and Industrial Policy - - - Enterprise Policy

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