P. Zawislak, Jorge Tello-Gamarra, E. Fracasso, O. Castellanos
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The purpose of this paper is to present eight papers selected from ALTEC 2015 that provide an overview of innovation in Latin America.,This editorial seeks to define innovation by examining its conceptual foundations. It considers innovation beyond firms and technology to address other forms, such as social and institutional innovations. Thereafter, it discusses innovation in the context of Latin America and suggests means by which to stimulate it in the region. Finally, the authors present the eight papers included in this “special edition.”,The major findings of the paper are that it considers non-technological innovation within firms, innovation beyond the firm and innovation beyond technology. Moreover, it helps to better understand a core issue of innovation in Latin America, which is the focus on macroeconomic policy instead of microeconomic stimuli.,A broader understanding of the concept of innovation is of notable importance. Innovation implies the recognition of issues related to the market (firm), but also to the community (society) and to humanly devised constraints (institutions). Technology is only one part of it. For this special issue, the selected articles highlight the efforts made by different authors to contribute to innovation studies in the editors’ region.,Este numero presenta ocho manuscritos seleccionados del ALTEC 2015, que ofrecen un panorama de la innovacion en America Latina.,Esta editorial busca definir la innovacion mediante la examinacion de sus fundamentos conceptuales. Esto considera que la innovacion va mas alla de las firmas y la tecnologia para abordar otros tipos, tales como innovacion social e institucional. Posteriormente, se analiza la innovacion en el contexto de America Latina y se sugieren medios para su estimulo en la region. Finalmente, presentamos los ocho articulos incluidos en esta Edicion Especial.,Las principales conclusiones de esta editorial son que se considera la innovacion no tecnologica dentro de las firmas, la innovacion mas alla de la firma y la innovacion mas alla de la tecnologia. Ademas, esto ayuda a comprehender mejor una cuestion central de la innovacion en America Latina, que es el enfoque en politica macroeconomica en lugar de los estimulos microeconomicos.,Un mayor entendimiento del concepto de innovacion es de gran importancia. La innovacion implica el reconocimiento de las cuestiones relacionadas con el mercado (firma), pero tambien con la comunidad (sociedad) y con las restricciones humanamente concebidas (instituciones). La tecnologia es solo una parte de esta. Para esta Edicion Especial, los articulos seleccionados destacan los esfuerzos realizados por diferentes autores para contribuir a los estudios de innovacion en nuestra region.