Resumo: A maioria das ações em matéria de desenvolvimento científico e tecnológico no Peru tem se realizado de forma isolada, setorializada, sem planos preconcebidos e sem que se tenham estabelecido vínculos entre o sistema de P&D e o setor produtivo. Essa realidade demanda, para sua superação, a implementação de mecanismos de interação. O presente trabalho parte dessa constatação mas, diferentemente das propostas anteriores, que privilegiaram a grande empresa pública e privada, prioriza a pequena empresa industrial. O fato de que este é um segmento que, apesar da instabilidade resultado da crise que se inicia nos anos oitenta, tem mostrado alto dinamismo econômico, capacidade de geração de emprego e desenvolvimento tecnológico, justifica a destinação de recursos visando a sua competitividade. O trabalho propõe assim, um conjunto de critérios e recomendações que deveria ser. observado para otimizar o uso de tais recursos, mediante ações destinadas a compatibilizar os atuais desafios sócio-econômicos do país com a criação de uma dinâmica inovativa adequada à necessidade e ao potencial das pequenas empresas Ver menos

Abstract: The majority of the actions on the subject of scientific and technological development have been taken in Peru as isolated and sectorial efforts and initiatives, without preconceived plans and inexistent channels of communications between the R&D system and the productive sector. This reality requires of interaction mechanisms acting as articulating instances provided with an integral rationality. The present work made the assumption, as an option, of such situation; that is, taking into consideration the evident lack of efforts in developing mechanisms which could contribute to improve the national scientific and technological capacity, a proposal for the interaction between the R&D and the productive sectors in Peru was elaborated. In contrast with previous proposals that implicitly took the model for the development of private and public large enterprises, this one assigns priority to the small industrial enterprise. It is pointed out in this work that the small enterprise is an industrial segment, that, in spite of the specific economic instability caused by the crisis of the 80's, has shown significant signs of accumulation, dynamism and technological development, and also has become a great demander of knowledge, thus fully justifying the allocation of the scarce financia! resources in promoting its competitivity. Finally this work proposes a set of actions and criteria that could promote the technological development of the small industrial enterprises Ver menos