Proposta de utilização do FUNTTEL como contribuição para o crescimento econômico brasileiro diante da globalização digital

Abstract

Since its creation, in 2000, the Brazilian Fund for the Technological Development of Telecommunications (FUNTTEL) has already raised more than US$ 1.5 billion, mainly through contributions on the revenues of telecommunications companies. Despite the increasing relevance of Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) to global technological dynamics, studies on market behaviour and the contribution of the fund to economic growth remain scarce. Based on theories of economic growth, secondary data and bibliographic research, this paper analyses the contribution of FUNTTEL to Brazil's economic growth in the context of digital globalization and brings forward proposals to intensify this contribution. The results suggest an increasing dynamism in the Brazilian telecommunications market, including in business models, and the growing need for technological innovation in this sector. In addition, the fund presents itself as an important initiative for the sustained economic growth of the country. However, its disbursement capacity has been gradually restricted by law.