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solution found was the option for a consor- by the Empresa Gestora de Projetos Navais new or improved products that cannot be ICTs; d) Promoting the participation of ICT
tium of Brazilian and foreign companies. (EMGEPRON) in March 2020. This partner- produced or delivered with convention- research in the revenues arising from the
This initiative was implemented through ship should act by providing training and al production methods or intended to in- licensing of technologies for the market; e)
a bidding process started in 2017, whose improvement of manpower in the area, crease production or delivery efficiency of Authorize the granting of financial resourc-
winner was the Águas Azuis Consortium, technology transfer, mastery of sensitive existing products. es directly to the company (economic sub-
made up of Brazilian Embraer Defense and technology and job creation. Deliveries are The main activities involved in a TPP inno- sidy); f) Provides for a new tax regime that
Security, Atech and German ThyssenKrupp scheduled for the period between 2025 vation are R&D (Research and Development) facilitates and encourages companies to in-
Marine Systems. The contract was signed and 2028 (BARRETO, 2021b). and acquisition of machinery and equip- vest in R&D; g) Authorizes minority partici-
ment that incorporate new technology. pation in the capital of an energy research
4. Innovation and the Shipbuilding Sector company whose main activity is innovation;
4.2. Legislation
4.1. Concepts and Definitions h) Authorizes the establishment of mutu-
Technological product innovation can Federal Law Number 10,973 of December al investment funds in companies whose
Briefly, “innovation” can be defined take two broad forms: a) technologically new 2004, regulated and put into effect on Octo- main activity is innovation.
as the successful exploration of new products; and b) technologically improved ber 11, 2005, amended in 2016 and regulat- 4.3. Particularities of the shipbuilding
ideas. Success, for companies, implies in- products. A technologically new product is a ed by DEC 9,283/2018 of 02/07/2018, is the industry
creased revenue, access to new markets, product whose technological characteristics so-called “Innovation Law”.
increased profit margins, sustainability, or intended uses differ from those of previ- This law establishes measures to encour- The naval industry has a slow process of
among other benefits. ously produced products. Such innovations age innovation and scientific research and in technological innovation, without regard to
As a reference, the “Oslo Manual – Pro- may involve radically new technologies, may the productive environment, with a view to the final product “ship”. The quasi-search
posal for Guidelines for Collecting and Inter- be based on combining existing technologies technological training, the achievement of for innovations by shipyards is normally de-
preting Data on Technological Innovation” into new uses, or may be derived from the technological autonomy and the develop- termined by the need to meet shipowners’
will be used. This document was edited in use of new knowledge. A technologically im- ment of the national and regional techno- requirements (“demand pull”), without
1990 by the Organization for Economic Co- proved product is an existing product whose logical systems of the productive system. Its requiring compliance with legislation or
operation and Development (OECD) and performance has been significantly improved principle is the promotion of scientific and safety standards. The greatest technology
aims to guide and standardize concepts, or increased. A simple product can be im- technological activities as strategies for eco- in shipbuilding or degree of profit increase,
methodologies and construction of Research proved (in terms of better performance or nomic and social development. In addition, profit margins or other benefits.
and Development (R&D) statistics and indi- lower cost) through better performing com- the regulations on partnerships in the “Triple Furthermore, the lack of guarantee of
cators for industrialized countries. The first ponents or materials, or a complex product Helix” model (educational institute – compa- long-term orders makes companies focus
translation into Portuguese was produced consisting of several integrated technical nies – government) create areas conducive only on the day-to-day, without planning fo-
and published by FINEP in 2004. subsystems can be improved through partial to public-private partnerships in the develop- cused on innovation, long and lasting. Thus,
According to the Manual, Technological modifications to one of the subsystems. ment of solutions and encouraging the appli- the innovation verified in the shipbuilding
Innovations in Products and Processes (TPP) Process technological innovation is the cation of knowledge in the corporate world. processes, mainly as a consequence of the
comprise the implementation of techno- adoption of new or significantly improved In summary, the main points of the In- growth of information technology, has,
logically new products and processes and production methods, including product de- novation Law are: a) Authorization for the in fact, allowed a technological evolution
substantial technological improvements in livery methods. Such methods may involve incubation of companies within science both in terms of construction management
products and processes. A TPP innovation changes in equipment or production orga- and technology institutes (ICT); b) Allow and in the tooling used to obtain the vari-
is considered implemented if it has been nization, or a combination of these chang- the use of ICT equipment, equipment and ous parts that make up the ship.
introduced to the market (product inno- es, and may derive from the use of new instruments, materials and installations by The “ship”, as a complex product with
vation) or used in the production process knowledge. The methods may be aimed the company; ) Facilitate the licensing of several technical subsystems integrated, can,
(process innovation). at producing or delivering technologically patents and the transfer of technologies by and has been improved, as a consequence

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