Abstract

GUERRA BETANCOURT, Katerine; MORENO MONTANEZ, Magalys; FORNET HERNANDEZ, Elena  and  TORRES SANTANDER, María Eugenia. Management of territorial science and innovation programs and projects from the public health sector in Holguín, Cuba. Rev. cuba. inf. cienc. salud [online]. 2013, vol.24, n.4, pp. 443-455. ISSN 2307-2113.

One of the priorities of the Cuban Ministry of Public Health is the development of research contributing to the generation and application of new knowledge, products and processes aimed at improving the quality of the Cuban health system. Implemented in 1996 on a national, territorial and local scale as part of the Science and Technological Innovation System, the system of science and innovation programs and projects constitutes a valuable tool for the organization of scientific and innovative activity on the various levels. Territorial implementation comprises several socioeconomic sectors, including public health. The purpose of the present paper is to evaluate the usefulness of the management of science and innovation programs and projects in terms of the planning, organization, implementation and control of research tasks in the public health sector in the province of Holguín, based on the analysis of its evolution from its start in 1997 to its end in 2012. The study showed the positive impact of project management on the effectiveness of scientific activity in the public health sector in the territory, evidenced by better management of expenditures on R & D, the higher quality of the projects implemented, and an increase in the incorporation of results and their effect on society in Holguín. It also made it possible to identify the main deficiencies limiting the development of the process.

Keywords : program and project management; research tasks; public health; R+D +i management; public managers; government sector; public policies.

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