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Universities as drivers of regional innovation

INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON MANAGING INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY IN UNIVERSITIES Boğaziçi University in cooperation with the Turkish Patent InstituteIstanbul, April 14 to 15, 2011

Cerasela Tanasescu ESSEC Business School Romania Foundation

Universities as drivers of regional innovation

● Background

● Universities become stronger

● Universities play a social and economical role

● HERD’s positive effect

● Key data in Higher Education and R&D investment Link Between BERD and Patents BERD and Scoreboard

● Conclusions

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Contents

Background

We live in a global world with a global economy

Never the feeling that we all belong to a settled geographical region hadn’t been so strong

Regional strategies give big importance of building a knowledge-economy with:

Innovation and economic development approach

Industry as a key exploiter of this knowledge

What about Universities role?What about Universities role?


In a global world we all belong to a settled geographical region

The Universities become stronger

The role of Universities in their region become stronger

Form universities now we expect to: Be the providers of higher education in the region, Enable individuals and local firms to create future

wealth. Be the players of an important social and cultural role Be important players in the local economy

We expect from universities to be the We expect from universities to be the coordinators of the development of the regioncoordinators of the development of the region


The universities play a wider social and economic role

Universities play a social and economic role

Higher Education R&D (HERD) have a positive effect, linked to proximity, suggesting that universities have an important local role to play in raising the innovative capacity of local firms.

A crucial issue is the complementaritycomplementarity between (HERD) and Business Expenditure on R&D (BERD)

potential crowding-out effectsthe ability of local firms to absorb and benefit from HERD investments.

““Complementarity” probably lies with private R&D.Complementarity” probably lies with private R&D.

““Complementarity” is not guaranteed, nor is it automatic. Complementarity” is not guaranteed, nor is it automatic.

Universities as knowledge generators become drivers of regional innovation


Universities are the coordinators of the development of the region

Higher Education R&D (HERD’s) positive effect

Little in this literature which suggests what types of regions are more likely to capture the benefits of university R&D on innovation.

Literature shows a real positive effect on the dynamic impact of HERD on productivity and growth, which may have (very) long time lags, but can be compromised by an excessive focus by universities on applied rather than basic R&D.

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Existing literature conclusions

HERD’s positive effect

Availability of R&D personnelEmphasising the importance of considering the supply of scientific labour as a

key element in the region’s capacity to benefit from HERD.

The absorptive capacity of local firmsShows the gains for innovation and productivity from HERD.

Business R&D expenditure (BERD) Is a good proxy measure for absorptive capacity suggesting the potential

importance of the balance between HERD and BERD expenditure.


Key points indicators and measures

Key Data in Higher Education and R&D investiment


BERD and Patents - France

Sursa :ERAWATCH

2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007

Total EPO

Value 7291 7246 7321 7836 8313 8206 8275 8421

Total EPO

/mil hab. 120,4 118,8 119,2 126,6 133,4 130,7 130,9 132,4

2000 2001 2002 2003 2004Total USPTO

Value 4324 3912 3384 2839 2344

Total USPTO

/ mil hab. 71,4 64,2 55,1 45,9 37,6

Patente EPOSursa :ERAWATCH

Patente USPTOSursa :ERAWATCH

Source ERAWATCH



BERD and Patent - Turkey

Sursa :ERAWATCH

2000 2001 2002 2003

2004 2005 2006

Total EPO

Value 44 45 61 85 125 131 154

Total EPO

/mil hab. - - - - - - -

2000 2001 2002 2003Total USPTO

Value 15 20 18 18

Total USPTO / mil hab - - - -



Source ERAWATCH



BERD and Scoreboard

Sursa :ERAWATCH



Source ERAWATCH

BERD R&D Investment refers to all R&D performed by businesses regardless of the sources of funding. Hence, BERD includes R&D performed by a company but financed by other businesses or the ‘government’, ‘higher education’, ‘private non-profit’ and ‘abroad’ sectors.

Scoreboard Industrial R&D Investment, measure all R&D financed by a particular company, regardless of where that R&D is performed. Where possible, excludes R&D financed by governments or other companies, and also excludes the companies’ share of any associated company or joint venture R&D investment.



BERD and Scoreboard

Sursa :ERAWATCH



Source ERAWATCH

BERD/ IndustrialR&D Investment

BERDfunded byNon businessenterprisesand non-Scoreboardcompanies

IndustrialR&DInvestmentperformedby non businessenterprisesand non-Scoreboardcompanies

BERDSCOREBOARD



BERD and Scoreboard

Sursa :ERAWATCH



Source ERAWATCH

Country BERD 2004 (Millions of euro)Scoreboard 2004 (Millions of

euro) Scoreboard as a percentage of BERD

Austria 3 556 374 11%

Belgium 3714 453 39%

Cyprus 10 0 0%

Czech Republic 701 15 2%

Denmark 3332 1806 54%

Estonia 32 0 0%

Finland 3683 4855 132%

France 22210 19369 87%

Germany 38611 37859 98%

Greece 317 35 11%

Hungary 297 63 21%

Ireland 1150 284 25%

Italy 7293 4401 60%

Latvia 21 0 0%

Lithuania 29 0 0%

Luxembourg 393 363 92%

Malta 19 0 0%

Netherlands 5039 7153 142%

Poland 327 22 7%

Portugal 384 11 3%

Slovakia 86 0 0%

Slovenia 254 40 16%

Spain 4865 946 19%

UK 18883 17090 91%

EU25 (exc. Sweden) 115207 96138 83%

Conclusion

Increasing HERD in isolation is unlikely to generate significant regional benefits

Joined-up and consistent approach with HERD investments matched by initiatives to increase BERD and so develop absorptive capacity among local firms.


HERD’s positive effect

Conclusion

It is possible for the universitiesuniversities to make a significant contribution to future to make a significant contribution to future regional economic development by regional economic development by developing and stimulating knowledge developing and stimulating knowledge transfer and IP management practices transfer and IP management practices with a commitment by the universities to align their knowledge transfer strategies with public sector policy and the underlying economic landscape.

There is a danger in the public sector encouraging HERD to be more applied and experimental, regarding the research capability of local firms. More appropriate may be the development of a differentiated strategy whereby the development of a differentiated strategy whereby basic research is basic research is supported by effective technology transfer organisationssupported by effective technology transfer organisations.

Determining appropriate levels of HERD in the knowledge generation process Determining appropriate levels of HERD in the knowledge generation process and subsequently the capability to exploit this knowledge through technology transfer.


Universities are going to become even more important drivers of regional competitiveness

Thank you !

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