EFFECTIVE KNOWLEDGE TRANSFER ACTIVITIES: CLOSER LINKAGES SMEHEI AND FORESIGHT METHODS

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EFFECTIVE KNOWLEDGE TRANSFER ACTIVITIES
CLOSER LINKAGES SME/HEI AND FORESIGHT METHODS
The IRE Knowledge Transfer Working Group
23d May 2007, Ennis
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Case study 1 Innovation circles development of
technology watch servicies to promote KT

• PROGRAMME INNOVATION CIRCLES
• The Innovation Circles are sectorial
  collaborative platforms oriented to facilitate
  cooperation among companies and the knowledge
  environment.
• SERVICE PROVIDED TECHNOLOGY WATCH
• Acquire information on available technologies
• Provide analyzed information to the industry in
  order that they could efficiently meet the
  challenges resulting from global technological
  changes
• Forecast the likely technology to be used in the
  relevant areas covered by the Innovation Circles

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Case study 1 Innovation circles development of
technology watch servicies to promote KT
1. NANOTECHNOLOGY MATERIALS

• Developing an Innovation Circle
• Establishment of a cooperation agreement between
  the regional government and the institutions
  interested in the Innovation Circles Program
• Identify a Innovation Circle coordinator
  experienced in innovation management
• Design a training programme for the technicians
  on technology watch and competitive intelligence
• Identify collaborative experts in order to
  create the Innovation Circle scientific committee

2. ENVIRONMENT ENERGY
3. INFORMATION TECHNOLOGIES
4. BIOTECHNOLOGY
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Case study 1 Innovation circles development of
technology watch servicies to promote KT

• Budget
• Cofinanced programme 75 /25
• Total budget 903.185 euros
• 20 people working in 9 different institutions
• Main outcomes
• Created by the end of 1999, the Innovation
  Circles have provided technology watch services
  to 200 companies, elaborating more than 300
  technology watch reports helping SMEs and
  research groups to find relevant partners.
• Presence in other regions
• Technology watch programmes are being developed
  in collaboration with Aragón, Navarra and
  Cantabria. Other regions as Galicia and Pais
  Vasco have established technology watch
  initiatives based in technological centres.
• http//www.madrimasd.org/vigtecnologica.asp
• http//www.madrimasd.org/ingles/innovation/

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Case study 2 Commersialisation programme

• Objective promote transnational technology
  transfer in universities and research
  institutions in Madrid region
• profesionalisations of technology transfer
  activities through the participation in IRC
  Network (training,common methodologies)
• Strengthen cooperation between regional
  technology transfer agents through a regional
  network
• Development of a technology marketplace

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Case study 2 Commersialisation programme

• madrid Technology transfer network

• Madrid IRC
• Fundación md
• CSIC
• AECIM
• AEDHE
• CEIM
• PCM

• BUSINESS ASSOCIATIONS
• OTHER INSTITUTIONS
• (Through CDTs Technology Dissemination Centers)

• INTA
• CIEMAT
• U. Alcalá
• U. Autónoma
• U. Carlos III
• U. Complutense
• U. Politécnica
• U. Rey Juan Carlos

• UNED
• CEU
• U. Comillas
• IGME

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Case study 2 Commersialisation programme

• Programme starting in 1997
• 13 institutions supported ( 9 universities and 4
  research centres)
• 37 institutions involved
• Cofinanced programme 75 /25
• Total budget 800.000 euros
• 15 people working in 13 different institutions
• MAIN RESULTS
• 25 transnational technology transferences/year
• Organisation of 10 TT events/year
• Attendance to 4 training events/year
• Participation in 30 international TT events/year
• http//www.madrimasd.org/MadridIRC/default.asp
• http//www.madrimasd.org/ingles/transference/