Oscar Corzo
Associate Consultant
Offices: Kolumbien
Email: oscar.corzo@technopolis-group.com
Oscar is an Associate Consultant at Technopolis Group, with over fifteen years of experience in the field of productive development policies with a territorial approach, particularly in areas such as entrepreneurship, business internationalization, and science, technology and innovation (STI). His work has been oriented towards strengthening institutional capacities within competitiveness and STI ecosystems, as well as designing, monitoring, and evaluating support instruments for entrepreneurs and MSMEs across Latin America and the Caribbean.
In Colombia, he has held positions in the public sector and academia. His most notable roles include his involvement with the Public Policy Evaluation Directorate of the National Planning Department, the Directorate for Strengthening, Promotion and Innovation of the Productive Transformation Program, and the Analytics Office at iNNpulsa Colombia (the national agency for entrepreneurship and innovation promotion).
He has led and collaborated on the evaluation of policies and programs aimed at enhancing the structure and competitiveness of the business ecosystem. At iNNpulsa Colombia, he supported the analysis of results and impacts of initiatives such as vouchers for specialized service access for innovative ventures, and programs for cluster development and strengthening.
At the regional level, Oscar was part of the evaluation team for the Compete Caribbean Partnership Facility (CCPF), led by the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB). In this context, he conducted case studies focused on strengthening the innovation and entrepreneurship ecosystem in Jamaica, improving technology extension services in the Caribbean, and supporting the implementation of action plans for clusters and value chains related to the blue economy in various Caribbean countries.
He also coordinated an experimental impact evaluation of a project promoting agroecological practices in oil palm cultivation, implemented by Fedepalma with support from WWF and the IDB-GEF. Additionally, he collaborated with the Colombian Ministry of Culture in estimating the economic and social impact of cultural festivals and business matchmaking events, and with the DNP in analyzing the macroeconomic effects of free trade agreements signed by Colombia with Mexico, the United States, and the European Union.
Oscar has led and supported institutional and territorial capacity-building processes aimed at improving governance and the effectiveness of productive development policies. He contributed to the design and implementation of a joint program between the National Planning Department and Swisscontact focused on strengthening the technical capacities of subnational entities in the design, monitoring, and evaluation of competitiveness and innovation interventions. He also led the development of methodological guidelines for formulating productive transformation policies with a territorial approach, in collaboration with the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Tourism and Swisscontact.
He participated in the revision of agile methodologies for project management and prioritization within the framework of the Departmental Agendas for Competitiveness and Innovation. He has supported the strengthening of strategic and coordination capacities of the Regional Competitiveness Commission of Huila and contributed to the design and implementation of knowledge transfer processes for institutional actors in Bogota and Medellin, drawing on the Basque Country’s experience with Smart Specialisation Strategies (RIS3).
Currently, Oscar is involved in two consulting projects for the IDB and IDB Lab. In Belize, he is supporting institutional capacity building for the implementation of the National STI Strategy and Action Plan. In Bolivia, he is contributing to the diagnosis of the innovative entrepreneurship and early-stage investment ecosystem, aiming to identify gaps and development opportunities.
He is proficient in both quantitative evaluation methodologies (including impact analysis) and qualitative research methods, such as interviews, focus groups, and case studies. This combination allows him to address the challenges of productive development from a comprehensive, evidence-based perspective.
Oscar holds a Master’s degree in Science and Technology Policy from the University of Sussex (United Kingdom), a Master’s degree in Economics from Universidad de los Andes, and a Bachelor’s degree in Economics from Universidad Industrial de Santander.