Contribuição das incubadoras tecnológicas de cooperativas populares solidárias no desenvolvimento regional sustentável: um estudo de caso do núcleo de estudo em cooperação

Abstract

Technological Incubators of Popular Solidarity Cooperatives – ITCP’S appeared in the 21st century and have been conquering space in the last years, due to higher educations institutions and scientific research support with the purpose of developing the education, research and extension, where its can be find. That’s why, this report has the aim of studying Cooperative Study Center – NECOOP, a ITCP’S located in Laranjeiras do Sul – Paraná. The main aim of the report is to analyse the Technological Incubators of Popular Solidarity Cooperatives contribution on the regional sustainable development process, on the Cantuquiriguaço Territory of citizenship – Paraná, a case studying which is in the Federal University of South Bondary – Paraná. To reach the main aim, were defined the specifics aims: a) elaborating teoric revision about Regional Sustainable Development; b) Characterizing Technological Incubators of Popular Solidarity Cooperatives; c) demonstrating the contributions of the Cooperative Study Center / UFFS, analyzing theoretically its influence on the sustainable regional development of the Cantuquiriguaçu Territory of Citizenship. For the formulation of the report, a bibliographic review on the ITCPs and development was carried out and a case study of the Cooperative Study Center - NECOOP, Campus de Laranjeiras do Sul / PR. First of all, a theoretical review of several authors was carried out on the themes addressed in the report (Regional Development, ITCP's), and how they interconnect thenselves. It was also a purpose to describe all the activities conducted by Necoop since its incorporation in 2012, covering the actors involved, mainly those that belong the Cantuquiriçu Citizenship Territory. Along with the descriptions mentioned above, interviews were conducted with students who work or worked at Necoop, as well as some of the people attended by the same, in order to report the experiences and how the center contributed while they were involved in the activities. Through this we can realize the contribution of the center in the sustainable regional development of Cantuquiriguaçu, analyzing how its activities contributed in the development process, not only of the Solidarity Economy Projects assisted, but also in the empowerment of the people, in a theoretical vision. In all of the activities and the actors involved in the period of two and a half years the center covered a population of 4,555 people inside and outside the territory, taking knowledge transforming the space and the people who were involved in the process.