STI Observatories: Concepts, Services, Indicators and Sources of Information
Keywords:
observatory, STI, STI indicatorsAbstract
Observatories can be found in different contexts, with an emphasis on those interested in monitoring science, technology and innovation (STI). However, there is a lack of studies of their purposes, features and how they are being organized. This paper aims to verify how STI observatories are structured in the digital landscape. It presents structural characteristics of observatories, investigates the concepts from theoretical analysis and empirical uses, and raises its sources of information, services and indicators. Its methodology offers a qualitative and descriptive approach that analyses the content resulted from a study of five STI observatories. The data shows that the concept around observatories is aligned with the monitoring of STI through indicators; that the main sources of information used by observatories are secondary, coming from national and international bodies and databases; that services range from studies of policies and strategies in STI to the systematization of indicators; and that there is a production and availability of various indicators, both input and output, including financial and human resources, bibliometric, context, patents, innovation, scientific culture and gender parity. Mapping these elements could contribute to the understanding, planning and construction of new STI observatories.
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