Knowledge, Innovation and Agglomeration - regionalized multiple indicators and evidence from Brazil



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Table 2. Regional distribution of Industrial Training,

Courses, by micro-region, State of Sao Paulo, 2003.________

N° of            N° of

Micro-region           Industrial        Technical

Training         courses

________________________Courses_____________________

Technical and Technological

Technological Courses

N° of
Vacancy
Courses

Sao Paulo

46

62

23

1.400

Campinas

17

20

3

160

Sao José dos Campos

11

11

0

0

Sorocaba

8

8

2

240

Limeira

8

8

0

0

Santos

7

8

4

280

Ribeirao Preto

12

7

0

0

Maiilia

3

5

0

0

Jundiai

6

4

1

80

Sao Carlos

5

4

0

0

Jaù

4

4

6

150

Franca

3

4

0

0

Assis

0

4

0

0

Sao Joao da Boa Vista

0

4

0

0

Bauru

8

3

0

0

Piracicaba

8

3

0

0

Araraquara

5

3

0

0

Others_________________

43_______

________56_______

7

360

Total__________________

194_______

218_______

46

2.670

Source: Data collected from the systems CEETEPS - Centro Estadual de Educaçao Tecnologica Paula Souza, CEFET - Centro Federal
de Educaçâo Tecnologica de Sao Paulo and SENAI - Serviço Nacional de Aprendizagem Industrial, 2003. Authors own elaboration.

Table 3. Regional distribution of labs and technology centers, by micro-region, State of Sao
Paulo, 2004.

Accredited

Non-Accredited

Total

Micro-region

MCT

INMETRO

Embrapa

IAC

ITAL

INPE

Others

Campinas

18

0

18

9

9

0

0

54

Sao Paulo

22

8

0

0

0

1

13

44

Sao Carlos

1

0

23

0

0

0

1

25

Sao José dos Campos

2

1

0

0

0

4

3

10

Sorocaba

3

1

0

0

0

0

0

4

Jundiai

0

0

0

0

2

0

0

2

Osasco

1

1

0

0

0

0

0

2

Bauru

0

1

0

0

0

0

0

1

Araraquara

1

0

0

0

0

0

0

1

Bragança Paulista

0

0

0

0

0

1

0

1

Franca

1

0

0

0

0

0

0

1

Guaratingueta

0

0

0

0

0

1

0

1

Guarulhos

1

0

0

0

0

0

0

1

Limeira

0

0

0

0

1

0

0

1

Pirassununga

1

0

0

0

0

0

0

1

Ribeirao Preto

0

0

0

0

1

0

0

1

Tatui__________________

1_________

0

________0

0___

0______

0

0

__________1_

Total_________________

52_____

12

41

9

13______

7

17

151

Source: Data and information collected from labs and technology centers accredited by the Ministry of Science & Technology (MCT)
and the National Institute of Weights & Measures (INMETRO), labs of EMBRAPA, IAC, ITAL, INPE and others, 2004. Authors own
elaboration.



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