R + D + I allows companies and a nation to increase the level of science and technology; Therefore, the human resource dedicated to these areas must be increased, reinforcing the rights and guarantees of researchers; Strengthening the dimension of science and technology both within the company and in the country, taking it to international levels, the role of basic research should be strengthened and applied, all the achievements and advances made should be communicated to society, so that they are disseminated and known by the entire population.
It is important to say that statistics on the number and entity of organizations engaged in "R&D" can reveal the state of the industry in a country, the degree of competition, or scientific progress.
Some measurements that are usually made are related to: budgets dedicated to R&D, number of patents filed or scientific publications, which is summarized in the human capital and financial resources available for R&D activity.
The challenges are great when you think about R & D & I, since it represents an investment in time and money, research, development and innovation are activities that require dedication, hence the importance of human talent to start these activities do so voluntarily. Studies in R + D + I, comprise many phases and do not have fixed times, that is why the personnel who dabble in scientific-technological areas must identify with the researcher's career.
When the workforce that is dedicated to R&D and the investment for it increases, the base of innovation is strengthened, since constant studies and developments lead to innovation in technological matters and this provides important solutions to the company, to the country and the environment (society), the magnitude of the contribution made in these areas will allow us to visualize their evolution, of course, the contribution must be made with greater force in the areas that are key and in which the company and the country has greater development possibilities, with a view to competing with internationally developed technology and breaking with technological dependence.
To take advantage of the innovation location, it is not enough to have a human resource that is only an R&D observer, through technical visits to different plants or laboratories that have the technology used in their work environment.
It is necessary that companies include in their global strategic planning, the strategy that points towards the scientific and technological, defining a technological strategy based on a portfolio of key technologies and aligned with the company's global strategy and with the conditions of the changing environment. So a company must:
Identify all the different technologies and sub-technologies in the value chain.
Identify potentially relevant technologies in other sectors or technologies that are in scientific development
Determine the probable course of change in essential technologies
Determine which technology and potential technological changes are most important for competitive advantage and for the structure of the sector
Assess the relative capabilities of the company in terms of important technologies and the cost of making improvements
Choose a technology strategy that encompasses all the important technologies that reinforce the company's overall competitive strategy
Strengthen the technological strategies of the business units at the organizational level
The implementation of a technological strategy must lead to the formal detection of technological opportunities and problems, and to manage the selection and monitoring of the resulting projects.
Without forgetting the close relationship that R & D & I activities have, with technology and knowledge transfer. Therefore, through the development of plans and programs, it is possible to see to what extent the company as a harmonious group learns, grows and progresses together, a process is already underway whose benefits will reach it widely multiplied, without forgetting that on many occasions investment must be understood in the medium-long term. However, the increase in knowledge and productivity in the company as a whole will increase.
Transferring technology to company units that help solve problems and make them more productive is not the sole purpose of R + D + I, because if the knowledge that allows the technology created to be implemented is not transferred, the investment made is lost. That is why the transfer of knowledge becomes a vehicle for the dissemination not only of specific capacities, but also of the own and distinctive culture that the company wants to have and offer abroad as signs of identity and purposes, in relation to its clientele and competitors.
