FDI and Knowledge Spillovers

Posted at 28 November 2009 in Technology Transfer - Learning

Improving the absorptive capacity of regions and organisations is a major mechanism for accelerating innovation, raising productivity, and economic growth. The present World Bank working paper discusses trade flows, foreign direct investment (FDI),

MIT-Portugal Program

Posted at 11 June 2008 in Technology Transfer - Learning

The MIT-Portugal Program is an international collaboration seeking to demonstrate that an investment in science, technology and higher education can have a positive, lasting impact on the economy by addressing key societal issues through quality education and research in the emerging field of engineering systems.

Accelerating the Commercialization of University Innovation

Posted at 22 February 2008 in Dissemination - Promotion, Technology Transfer - Learning

An emerging approach to identifying, funding and commercializing university-based innovation is proving quite effective at seeding new companies, according to research conducted by the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation and the Max Planck Institute of Economics.

Scientificcommons.org the Web2.0 of scientific knowledge products

Posted at 18 February 2008 in Strategic Intelligence - Foresight, Technology Transfer - Learning

According to ScientificCommons project “about page”, its major aim is to develop the world’s largest communication medium for scientific knowledge products which is freely accessible to the public.

MIT’s Deshpande Center for Technological Innovation, a model of efficiency

Posted at 18 February 2008 in Technology Transfer - Learning

In a latest interview, written by Lori Valigra, in Science|Business, an independent news service focused on technology transfer, Leon Sandler the executive director of MIT’s Deshpande Center for Technological Innovation is explaining how the Center is operating and why is considered to be a global best practice. Sandler argues also on the issue if the model of MIT’s Deshpande Center for Technological Innovation can be transferred to other regions outside the village, as MIT is mentioned.

Innovation Networks: Looking for Ideas Outside the Company

Posted at 16 November 2007 in Collaborative Innovation, Technology Transfer - Learning

Future competitive advantage will depend on “innovation networks” — individuals and organizations outside a company that can help it solve problems and find new ideas for creating growth, according to Larry Huston, managing partner of consulting firm 4INNO.

Innovation and Performance in the Global Economy

Posted at 31 October 2007 in Innovation, Technology Transfer - Learning

More and more OECD governments are giving firms tax breaks to drive innovation while cutting their direct spending on business research and development (R&D), and are also encouraging public research organisations to commercialise their inventions, according to a new OECD report.

The eighth edition of the Science, Technology and Industry Scoreboard