Promotion and regional development. Implementation of regional productive development agencies. The case of Maule region, Chile

Abstract

The Regional Productive Development Agencies implemented in Chile in 2006, were developed as a way to answer the longing desire to territorially decentralize, and that the own Regions be whom define their future. The Agencies have the responsibility to develop innovation and productive development Agendas in participative processes, which means with public, academic and private actors. Also, the Agencies have the mission to implement Competitive Improvement Plans-PMC (clusters) in prioritized economic sectors by the own region. These PMC are leaded by private actors in each sector.