Oscar Javier Montiel Méndez is Professor of Management at Universidad Autónoma de Ciudad Juárez (UACJ). He obtained his PhD on Management Sciences at Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico (UNAM).Lorena del Carmen Álvarez-Castañón is Professor at University of Guanajuato, Leader of Track 5 (Development and Sustainability) in the Academy of Management Sciences (ACACIA), and a Member of National Research System (CONACYT), Mexico.Javier Jasso is a Full-Time Senior Professor in the Graduate School of Accounting and Management at National University of Mexico (FCA, UNAM). He coordinated the Graduate Program in Management Sciences and was also head of the Investigation Division at FCA, UNAM.

• Technology and innovation in Latin-America towards the hope of transformation; Lorena del Carmen Álvarez-Castañón, Oscar Javier Montiel Méndez, and Javier Jasso Part 1. Conditions, Complexities and Challenges Chapter 1. Technology and innovation: priorities and approaches; Lorena del Carmen Álvarez-Castañón, Oscar Javier Montiel Méndez, and Javier Jasso Chapter 2. The embeddedness of Latin-America in the international production system: future threats and potentials; Joost Heijs and Alex Guerrero Chapter 3. Innovation and industrial policies to foster digital transformation of manufacturing; Fernando Santiago and Andrea Heredia Chapter 4. Public policies for inclusive innovation ecosystems; Patricia Graf Chapter 5. Science and technology policy: towards a framework to address inequality gaps; Diana Suarez and Claudia De Fuentes Chapter 6. Technology innovation activity and environmental sustainability; Pilar Arroyo Chapter 7. Ethical and social issues in research and technology development; Alfonso Ávila-Robinson, Shuto Miyashita, and Shintaro Sengoku Chapter 8. The role of the socially committed Latin-American university in knowledge democratization; Rodrigo Arocena Part 2. The Hope of the Transformation Chapter 9. Transformative innovation for the Amazon Rainforest in Madre de Dios, Peru; Ursula Harman, Miguel Saravia, and Ana Milena Osorio-García Chapter 10. Social innovation and energy justice: experiences from low-carbon technologies from Mexico and Ecuador; Adolfo Mejía-Montero Chapter 11. Open innovation and Patents: challenges and lessons; Priscila Rezende da Costa, Camila Naves Arantes, Henrique M. Barros, and Luísa Cagica Carvalho Chapter 12. Academic Spinoffs: success stories and challenges; Silvia Teresa Morales-Gualdron and Alejandro Quiñonez-Mosquera Chapter 13. Technological and global solution catch-up based on collaboration in the face of emergencies; Javier Jasso and Arturo Torres Chapter 14. Innovation capabilities in Brazilian manufacturing firms; Nathália Pufal, Denise Barbieux, Guilherme Camboim, Ariane Avila, Carlai Netto, and Paulo Zawislak Chapter 15. How can a family firm break institutional barriers, innovate and operate globally? Fabio Matuoka-Mizumoto and Allan Discua-Cruz Chapter 16. Innovation scenarios in Latin-America and prospective networks; Rosa Azalea Canales-García, Yuliana Gabriela Roman-Sanchez, and William Mosquera-Laverde