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This research seeks to answer the following question: What has been the role of the State in the scientific and technological development of Mexico during the period 2000-2020? To this end, a review of the literature on the role of the State in the field of science and technology was carried out, and the analysis of qualitative and quantitative variables was established as a methodological strategy to paint a picture of state intervention. Three main findings were obtained: i) that the State plays a crucial role in promoting the nation's technological progress, ii) that despite state support, the private sector is reluctant to innovate, iii) that state intervention tends to direct innovation towards social, environmental and energy issues. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The present work is an account of the results of a study that was carried out in order to know the principal components of the collaboration between the Mexican productive sector and the Technological Centers of Research and Development of the Conacyt System (CTID-SC). Its objective is to contribute towards the construction of a theory which can explain those factors that determine linkage between the aforesaid centers, and firms in the industrial sector. The accumulated empirical evidence shows that those using the centers tend to benefit in four different ways from the linkage: 1) excellence; 2) professionalism; 3) cooperative behaviour; 4) competitivity. It was concluded that a technological policy--when it attempts to promote linkage between CTID-SC and the Industrial sector- should take into account the effect of the different business's technological capacties in relation to the effectivity of the services provided by the Centers at the moment of establishing their organizational missions. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]