Indicators Measuring University-Industry Cooperation

Autor: Marge Seppo, Alo Lilles
Jazyk: German<br />English<br />Estonian
Rok vydání: 2012
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Zdroj: Eesti Majanduspoliitilised Väitlused, Vol 20, Iss 1 (2012)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 1736-5597
2228-1878
DOI: 10.15157/tpep.v20i1.782
Popis: The aim of this paper is to describe the indicators for measuring different types of collaboration activities between universities and industry. Popular indicators for measuring university-industry cooperation are the number and amount of patents or licences, but these do not express the knowledge transfer and university-industry cooperation most adequately, as the collaboration and knowledge transfer also takes place through other types of cooperation. Although it is easier use input and output indicators for measuring university-industry cooperation, the focus should be on the economic impact of the collaboration. Additionally, relationship-based indicators should also be used. In Estonia different input factors are widely used. As university-industry cooperation is an input in innovation processes, the desired outcome should be a higher level of innovation, productivity, competitiveness, and growth, which has to be considered in the development of policies.
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