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Fig. 2 Systemic approach

Fig. 3 Annual evolution in
the number of incubators and
technology parks in Brazil
source Portfólio de Parques
Tecnológicos no Brasil—
ANPROTEC—2008

2 Actors from the Innovation System

In basic research, the major scientific discoveries (usually called theories for
consisting of a set of scientifically proven explanations about natural phenomena)
in most cases involve a large number of scientists who contribute with parts of the
theory, either through basic and experimental research work or by drafting laws
(Sabbatini 2000 ).
Unlike the discoveries, inventions usually belong to a single person or a small
number of employees who work in the same project. They enhance the techno-
logical potential of the country and are a way of transforming the knowledge
generated through basic and/or applied research in projects and prototypes that can
be patented. 7

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ANI—Associação Nacional dos Inventores— http://www.inventores.com.br/sistema/home/

quem_somos.aspx .