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Universities UK, 2014
This factsheet, the first in a series on innovation and growth, provides an overview of the benefits of innovation vouchers, and gives some examples of how universities and Local Enterprise Partnerships (LEPs) are including them in their European Structural and Investment Funds (ESIF) strategies. [For the second factsheet in the series,…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Innovation, Educational Change, Partnerships in Education
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Abramo, Giovanni; D'Angelo, Ciriaco Andrea; Di Costa, Flavia – Higher Education: The International Journal of Higher Education and Educational Planning, 2011
Scholars and policy makers recognize that collaboration between industry and the public research institutions is a necessity for innovation and national economic development. This work presents an econometric model which expresses the university capability for collaboration with industry as a function of size, location and research quality. The…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Economic Development, Industry, Technology Transfer
Kroger, Harry – 1998
This report outlines the history, goals, accomplishments, productivity, and future plans of the Integrated Electronics Engineering Center (IEEC), a state industry university cooperative research center located at the State University of New York at Binghamton. The paper contains a chart that summarizes seven projects that have been supported for…
Descriptors: Cooperative Programs, Economic Impact, Electronics, Engineering Education
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Bell, Stephen – Canadian Journal of Higher Education, 1990
A study used public finance theory to evaluate Ontario's matching grants in support of university-industry interaction, which encourage faculty to seek new research and development contracts facilitating technology transfer activities. Results suggest it may not be an effective mechanism. Conceptual and methodological obstacles to assessing these…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Educational Economics, Foreign Countries, Grants
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Bell, Stephen; Sadlak, Jan – Higher Education Management, 1992
Two types of Canadian institutions (university-related research parks and Ontario's "centers of excellence") charged with fostering technology innovation and facilitating technology transfer between university and industry are described and compared. It is concluded that despite limitations, both play a positive role in enhancing…
Descriptors: College Administration, Comparative Analysis, Foreign Countries, Higher Education
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Rogers, Everett M.; Hall, Brad; Hashimoto, Michio; Steffensen, Morten; Speakman, Kristen L.; Timko, Molly K. – Journal of Higher Education, 1999
A study of 55 research centers at the University of New Mexico investigated the nature of the typical center, why funding has risen during the 1990s, reasons for founding the centers, the director's role, how university-based research centers transfer technology to private companies and other organizations, and what determines program…
Descriptors: Administrative Policy, Administrator Role, Case Studies, Financial Support
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Baldwin, Donald R. – Journal of the Society of Research Administrators, 1986
A recently-implemented university technology transfer program is described and discussed, including the context, elements required for technology transfer, federal patent policy, university policies and organization, the operating model, early results, university-industry interactions, and anticipated benefits to the university and industry. A…
Descriptors: Contracts, Government School Relationship, Higher Education, Models
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Dill, David D. – Higher Education, 1995
A survey of 289 university technology transfer units investigated their organization, management, and perceived performance effectiveness. Unit types studied included licensing and patent offices, small business development centers, research and technology centers, business facility incubators, and entrepreneurial investment/endowment offices.…
Descriptors: Administrative Organization, College Administration, Endowment Funds, Entrepreneurship
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Burns, George R.; Paton, Robert R. – Policy Futures in Education, 2005
The importance of knowledge to the effective development of economic growth in the twenty-first century has led to a number of initiatives such as lifelong learning, skills development and knowledge transfer. Of these, knowledge transfer has predominantly been concerned with the commercial exploitation of research knowledge. This article suggests…
Descriptors: Lifelong Learning, Program Effectiveness, Case Studies, Organizational Development
Illinois State Council on Vocational Education, Springfield. – 1991
This document consists of five 3-year follow-up reports to a series of technical reports that presented 44 recommendations and 210 suggested activities for improving vocational education and job training in Illinois. Each report has three sections. The executive summary provides background and describes actions taken during 1989, 1990, and 1991 to…
Descriptors: Ancillary School Services, Cooperative Programs, Coordination, Corporate Support
Klitzke, Elizabeth – 1983
A project was undertaken to redefine the role of vocational, technical, and adult education (VTAE) in economic development in Wisconsin. Included among the objectives of the project were the following: to produce a statewide plan for economic development identifying new linkages among business, industry, labor, and the VTAE system; to develop…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Conferences, Data Collection, Delivery Systems