Collaborative governance: The science parks building by the MG state government

Abstract

The implantation of Science Parks is an initiative that involves diverse public and private actors, and that is why we believe that the practice of the appropriate management model is crucial to conciliate the varied interests around them. The present study searches to answer how the strategic project of implantation of Science Parks conceived by the government of the State of Minas Gerais (MG) can be comprehended from the perspective of Collaborative Governance. The methodology was the case study of the project of implantation of science parks of the State of MG. The techniques of data collection involved the application of interviews and questionnaires with central actors and documentary analysis. The results demonstrated that Collaborative Governance is useful to understand the relationships among the actors, especially the limitations and the possibilities of improving the quality of collaborative management.

Keywords: Public Policy management, inclusive deliberative process, mutual trust, social actors.