ECOSSISTEMA DE INOVAÇÃO EM RIO VERDE/GO: PLATAFORMA DE MAPEAMENTO DE ATORES, INTERAÇÕES E ESTRATÉGIAS PARA O DESENVOLVIMENTO REGIONAL

Abstract

Innovation ecosystems are networks of interdependent actors whose articulation shapes the economic and technological development of a territory. Although the literature has advanced in understanding these networks, most studies focus on large urban centers, leaving gaps regarding the configuration of ecosystems in medium-sized cities in Brazil's interior with an agroindustrial vocation. Furthermore, there is no consolidated tool for operationalizing diagnostics based on the Six-Helix model, which distinguishes six groups of actors: institutional, knowledge, government, funding, innovation habitats, and business. In this context, this research aims to analyze the structure and interactions of the innovation ecosystem of Rio Verde (GO, Brazil) through the lens of the Six-Helix model and the Regional Innovation System (RIS), proposing strategic guidelines for regional development. The research is applied, exploratory-descriptive, with a quantitative approach. The methodological path comprises a systematic bibliometric review in the Scopus database, construction and validation of the research instrument through an adapted Delphi method with local specialists, development of a digital platform as a Technological Technical Product (PTT), data collection from 39 ecosystem actors, and systemic analysis of interactions. Results reveal an ecosystem with high collaborative disposition (95%) and significant institutional diversity, yet marked by a relational paradox: the complete absence of funding actors (0%), the concentration of 51% of innovative output in a single actor (CEAGRE), and a substantial gap between collaboration and effective innovation (54%) constitute systemic failures that limit the conversion of collaborative potential into value creation. The PTT developed, registered with INPI (Process No. BR512026001107-8), operates as a territorial intelligence tool for systematizing and visualizing ecosystem data. The research contributes by addressing three gaps: the lack of empirical studies on ecosystems in medium-sized Brazilian agroindustrial cities, the scarcity of integrated diagnostics across all six helices, and the absence of a dedicated technological tool for this purpose. The proposed strategic guidelines aim to support governance and decision-making in the territory, offering a replicable model for other municipalities. Keywords: Six-Helix model; Regional Innovation System; territorial governance; agribusiness; digital platform.