System of indicators for diagnosis, monitoring and evaluation of social technologies

Abstract

The evaluation systems in social technology are based on the SATECS of the Banco do Brasil Foundation (Technology Analysis System) and the SIDMATECS (Indicator System for Diagnosis, Monitoring and Evaluation of Social Technologies) of the Federal University of Campina Grande. This theoretical-methodological basis is based on critical theory, where technology is humanly controlled and bears values; socially constructed by social groups that, in intercooperation networks, attribute meaning to technology in its social purpose; it challenges the linear approach to innovation and establishes social change as a determinant of technical change. The relevance of obtaining a taxonomy with indicators that characterize a social technology is necessary to guide the actions implemented by the university in its innovation and incubation policy, adapt public policies and strengthen the social movement. The objective of this article is twofold: 1) identify the technology assessment indicators|Social that have already been explored 2) to qualify the existing systems by establishing the connections between social technology and the solidarity economy. This study has three practical implications: 1) it contributes to the development and replication of social technology without losing its significance; 2) it guides public policy managers to create programs that match social problems with technological solutions; 3) it strengthens research by implementing the parameters measured by the social technology approach in connection with the solidarity economy.