La Brecha tecnológica regional y el caso de la producción de vacunas en Argentina y Brasil

Resumo

This article aims to discuss the role of science, technology and innovation (STI) in the region developing the case study of the vaccine production in Argentina and Brazil in the context of Latin American biotech. The article will present data on the asymmetry in STI in the Southern Common Market (Mercosur) and comparing the region with the greatest contemporary technological powers, the United States and China. It analyzes the technological dependency in the framework of the covid-19 pandemic in the region and develops the cases of Argentina and Brazil regarding the production of vaccines. Finally, it proposes the need to advance with the implementation of a regulatory agency for medicines of Mercosur looking for sanitary sovereignty to facilitate the production of medicines, supplies and vaccines in the region.

Ficha do documento

Tipo

Artigo científico

Ano

2022

Instituição

Instituto de Pesquisa Econômica Aplicada (Ipea)

Fonte

Repositório do Ipea

Idioma

Espanhol

Acesso

Acesso aberto

DOI

10.38116/rtm30art9

Identificador

oai:repositorio.ipea.gov.br:11058/13284

Licença

Licença Comum

Abrangência

Brasil; Argentina

Temas

Desenvolvimento Regional

Palavras-chave

Integração IndustrialAjuda SanitáriaVacinasMercosulSoberania sanitáriaDependência tecnológicaMedicamentos