Social Technology and Incubation in Solidarity Economy and Creative Economy in Brazil

Abstract

The aim is to examine the relations between solidarity economy and creative economy, as well as social technology and the principles for incubation in solidarity economy and creative economy in Brazil. The main argument indicates that one of the main linkages between solidarity economy and creative economy comes from the stimulus both economies can give to the idea of “social technology”, which disseminated the concern with the technological bases of a process that would enable the recovery of the citizenship of the most penalized segments, the interruption of the trajectory of social fragmentation and internal economic strangulation of the country and the construction of sustainable development. The incubation of solidarity-based and creative enterprises can be seen asa process connected to social technology, since the development of science and technology can be associated with workers. It can also bring opportunities for pedagogical acts of formation and knowledge building through the practical and educational process of organization of these enterprises and be a university’s extension practice, which expresses the bond of the academic community with society. The incubation of solidarity-based and creative enterprises can also be a part of development strategies for impoverished territories. However, it faces constraints, such as lack of resources and personnel.