Generación de capacidades en empresas tecnológicas del sector espacial argentino

Abstract

The development of knowledge-intensive technologies is a structural need in Argentina and other countries in the region. The generation of competitive advantages, the incorporation of added value, the intensification of the cognitive content of products and processes are key issues both to conceive a change in the country's export profile and to generate a structural improvement in the living conditions of the population. This work analyzes the generation of equipment and infrastructure for the manufacturing of knowledge-intensive goods, taking as a case the High Technology Testing Center (CEATSA), linked to the production of satellites of the state company ARSAT. Among other aspects, the systemic conditions that enabled the design and manufacturing of processes and artifacts for these technologies and the organizational capabilities that had to be developed are discussed.