Innovation Centre Researchers “Views on Issues of Science, Technology, Society and Innovation (STS + I)”

Abstract

The Innovation Center in Semiconductors (CIS) started operations in July 2010, with objectives focused on research and development. By early 2011, the Center added an important academic activity supported by scientific research internships open to students from several universities and research centers across the country during the summer months. The main purpose of these internships is to evaluate the feasibility of innovative projects, to be carried out annually in the Center. The CIS also manages government research grants provided by the National Council of Science and Technology (CONACYT) through their Incentives for Technology Innovation Program; this category has been very successful since the internships provide strong technical support for the proposals. To round up this Triple Helix program, a new Human Development program called Science, Technology and Society was incorporated to the scientific summer internships of 2014, with the aim of promoting development and consolidation of democratic practices and attitudes on issues of social importance related to technological innovation and their impact on improving quality of life in the region. This study allows to know the views on Science, Technology and Society from researchers, who participated in the scientific summer internship program from 2011 to 2014.