Authors :
Lucimara Aparecida da Silva Pereira; Ednaldo Ferreira e Silva; Elclesio Duarte de Oliveira; Felipe Gramonski dos Santos; José Carlos Beker; Adriana Dias Penha; Nathália Viana de Miranda; Rafael Soares Cardoso; Romara Holanda Lima; Ruany Idalice Martins Barros
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Volume 11 - 2026, Issue 3 - March
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Abstract :
Regional innovation ecosystems are configured as strategic spaces for sustainable development, articulating
universities, startups, and intersectoral partnerships around knowledge, entrepreneurship, and public policies. The
objective of the study was to analyze the contributions of universities, startups and strategic partnerships to regional
innovation ecosystems aimed at sustainable development. The research was conducted through an integrative literature
review, prioritizing studies between 2020 and 2025, without disregarding classic authors. Scopus, Web of Science and
Google Scholar were consulted, using descriptors in Portuguese and English. The results show that university-company
cooperation, institutional density and Technological Innovation Centers are structuring axes, but their effectiveness
depends on the expansion of collaborative arrangements. It is concluded that such ecosystems present relevant
contributions, although challenges persist in measuring social impacts, multisectoral governance and inclusion of local
epistemologies, pointing to the need for studies on adaptive models of sustainable innovation.
Keywords :
Governance; Innovation Ecosystems; Startups; Sustainability; Universities.
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Regional innovation ecosystems are configured as strategic spaces for sustainable development, articulating
universities, startups, and intersectoral partnerships around knowledge, entrepreneurship, and public policies. The
objective of the study was to analyze the contributions of universities, startups and strategic partnerships to regional
innovation ecosystems aimed at sustainable development. The research was conducted through an integrative literature
review, prioritizing studies between 2020 and 2025, without disregarding classic authors. Scopus, Web of Science and
Google Scholar were consulted, using descriptors in Portuguese and English. The results show that university-company
cooperation, institutional density and Technological Innovation Centers are structuring axes, but their effectiveness
depends on the expansion of collaborative arrangements. It is concluded that such ecosystems present relevant
contributions, although challenges persist in measuring social impacts, multisectoral governance and inclusion of local
epistemologies, pointing to the need for studies on adaptive models of sustainable innovation.
Keywords :
Governance; Innovation Ecosystems; Startups; Sustainability; Universities.