Inovação Aberta como caminho para internacionalização de Instituições Públicas de CT&I: Um modelo propositivo

Abstract

Open innovation has increasingly emerged as a relevant strategy for Public Administration, enabling governmental organizations to leverage intentional inflows and outflows of knowledge to enhance their capacity to generate public value, particularly in contexts marked by budgetary constraints, regulatory complexity, and global challenges such as health crises. In Brazil, the consolidation of the New Legal Framework for Science, Technology and Innovation has strengthened the institutional foundations for collaborative practices and for the internationalization of public Science and Technology Institutions (STIs). In this context, this study analyzes, from an open innovation perspective, the experience of the International Platform for Science, Technology and Innovation in Health (PICTIS), an initiative led by the Oswaldo Cruz Institute (IOC/Fiocruz) in partnership with the University of Aveiro, Portugal, aiming to identify critical implementation factors, regulatory challenges, and organizational competencies mobilized throughout its consolidation. The research adopts a qualitative, applied, and exploratory–descriptive approach, structured as an in-depth single case study, based on bibliographic and documentary analysis and semi-structured interviews with Brazilian and Portuguese managers, researchers, and institutional partners. Data were examined through thematic analysis and source triangulation to ensure methodological rigor and interpretative validity. As a result, the study proposes a replicable framework that systematizes guidelines for the internationalization of public STIs through open innovation strategies, offering practical support for managers in structuring legal-institutional arrangements, articulating collaborative networks, and mitigating bureaucratic uncertainties. From a theoretical standpoint, the research contributes to advancing the Brazilian literature on open innovation in Public Administration by integrating governance, organizational boundaries, and internationalization dimensions, highlighting how institutional factors, individual competencies, and regulatory contexts influence the adoption and sustainability of transnational collaborative initiatives, while also opening avenues for future research on performance metrics and public value generation derived from STI internationalization through open innovation