Reflections on Technology Transfer between University's Schools of Engineering and Sciences and Industry in Nigeria

2013 ◽  
Vol 824 ◽  
pp. 579-583
Author(s):  
Albert I. Obanor ◽  
C.C. Kwasi-Effah
Keyword(s):  
Technology Transfer ◽  
Human Resources ◽  
Technological Development ◽  
Low Level ◽  
Economic Advancement ◽  
State Of Affairs ◽  
The Right ◽  
University Industry

University-Industry linkage is a major source by which local technology can be transferred in a country. In order for technology transfer to be effective, the recipient industry must have the right infrastructure and qualified human resources to implement the technology. Recently, issues concerning the low level of technological development and economic advancement in Nigeria have been receiving attention. A survey was recently conducted in order to examine the issues of technology transfer between Schools of Engineering and Sciences in Universities and Industry in Nigeria. The survey was conducted by asking appropriate persons to respond to a set of questions and having interviews with them. The survey revealed that there is a very low level of technology transfer between most industries and universities in Nigeria. In this paper, the reasons for this state of affairs are highlighted and suggestions are made to effectively increase the level of technology transfer and innovation in Nigeria.

scholarly journals Commercialization Of Academic Research In Canadian Universities: Optimizing Technology Transfer

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Melissa Golberg
Keyword(s):  
Technology Transfer ◽  
New Ventures ◽  
Academic Research ◽  
Canadian Universities ◽  
Level Of Economic Development ◽  
Technology Managers ◽  
The Right ◽  
High Level ◽  
The Impact ◽  
University Industry

In recent years, in addition to the basic tenets of teaching and research, commercialization and innovation have become core priorities in higher education (Friedman & Silberman, 2003; Etzkowitz, 2003; Rasmussen et al., 2006). Universities have the right ingredients to be natural technology transfer incubators with a high influx of innovators and the capability to create new ventures and have high potential to generate a high level of economic development. Commercialization allows the results of innovative research to be utilized through transformation into marketable products or ‘technology transfer’. Since the 1980s, Canadian universities have begun dedicating resources and effort to discover how to best harness the innovation arising out of university-based research for knowledge transfer and revenue generation through commercialization. This thesis focuses on specific university inputs that influence the volume of technology transferred to industry through various commercialization channels and the impact each factor may have considering the institution size. Through data verified primarily from the Association of University Technology Managers’ (AUTM) annual surveys of Canadian and American universities from 2011 to 2015, this study analyzes the effect of administrative characteristics on technology transfer at a university. While the results of the study do not provide much conclusive guidance on the reasons behind growth in university-industry technology transfer, they do suggest that there is some greater effect in large universities that leads to more technology transfer activity than in smaller universities.

scholarly journals Optimizing Outcome in the University-Industry Technology Transfer Projects

2016 ◽  
Vol 22 (2) ◽  
pp. 94-100
Author(s):  
Hamed Alavi ◽  
Patrycja Hąbek
Keyword(s):  
Technology Transfer ◽  
Transfer Process ◽  
Third Party ◽  
Knowledge Transmission ◽  
Transmission Of Knowledge ◽  
Technology Transfer Process ◽  
Academic Inventors ◽  
Public And Private Sector ◽  
The Right ◽  
University Industry

AbstractTransferring inventions of academic scientists to private enterprises for the purpose of commercialization is long known as University-Industry (firm) Technology Transfer While the importance of this phenomenon is simultaneously raising in public and private sector, only a part of patented academic inventions succeed in passing the process of commercialization. Despite the fact that formal Technology Transfer process and licencing of patented innovations to third party is the main legal tool for safeguarding rights of academic inventors in commercialization of their inventions, it is not sufficient for transmitting tacit knowledge which is necessary in exploitation of transferred technology. Existence of reciprocal and complementary relations between formal and informal technology transfer process has resulted in formation of different models for university-industry organizational collaboration or even integration where licensee firms keep contact with academic inventors after gaining legal right for commercialization of their patented invention. Current paper argues that despite necessity for patents to legally pass the right of commercialization of an invention, they are not sufficient for complete knowledge transmission in the process of technology transfer. Lack of efficiency of formal mechanism to end the Technology Transfer loop makes an opportunity to create innovative interpersonal and organizational connections among patentee and licensee company. With emphasize on need for further elaboration of informal mechanisms as critical and underappreciated aspect of technology transfer process, article will try to answer the questions of how to optimize knowledge transmission process in the framework of University-Industry Technology Transfer Projects? What is the theoretical basis for university-industry technology transfer process? What are organization collaborative models which can enhance overall performance by improving transmission of knowledge in University- Firm Technology Transfer process?

scholarly journals DEVELOPMENT STRATEGY OF EDUCATION CURRICULUM IN STTAL

JOURNAL ASRO ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 10 (3) ◽  
pp. 99
Author(s):  
Risa Apriyani ◽  
Adi Bandono ◽  
Joko Purnomo ◽  
Sunarta Sunarta
Keyword(s):  
Human Resources ◽  
Development Strategy ◽  
Industrial Revolution ◽  
Swot Analysis ◽  
Technological Development ◽  
Education Curriculum ◽  
Societal Needs ◽  
Maritime Technology ◽  
Strategic Role ◽  
The Right

In the era of the industrial revolution 4.0, the preparation of mastery of maritime technology and the preparation of human resources is the urgency of the Navy's education. STTAL as one of the Navy's educational institutions has a strategic role as a producer of the Navy's human resources capable of merging themselves in technological development. Demands for the development of science and technology that are so fast affect the development of modernization of technology in the rank of maritime technology and graduate qualifications, it is necessary to make adjustments by conducting an evaluation and development in the education curriculum. A concrete step in addressing this requires a strategy to develop STTAL education curriculum in response to scientific vision, efforts to achieve graduate qualifications expected in accordance with societal needs and stakeholder needs. With SWOT analysis, a matrix will be obtained which shows the strengths and weaknesses as well as opportunities and threats which will later be used as a reference to make the right and appropriate strategies.Keywords: SWOT Analysis, STTAL Education Curriculum, Industrial Revolution 4.0

scholarly journals Commercialization Of Academic Research In Canadian Universities: Optimizing Technology Transfer

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Melissa Golberg
Keyword(s):  
Technology Transfer ◽  
New Ventures ◽  
Academic Research ◽  
Canadian Universities ◽  
Level Of Economic Development ◽  
Technology Managers ◽  
The Right ◽  
High Level ◽  
The Impact ◽  
University Industry

In recent years, in addition to the basic tenets of teaching and research, commercialization and innovation have become core priorities in higher education (Friedman & Silberman, 2003; Etzkowitz, 2003; Rasmussen et al., 2006). Universities have the right ingredients to be natural technology transfer incubators with a high influx of innovators and the capability to create new ventures and have high potential to generate a high level of economic development. Commercialization allows the results of innovative research to be utilized through transformation into marketable products or ‘technology transfer’. Since the 1980s, Canadian universities have begun dedicating resources and effort to discover how to best harness the innovation arising out of university-based research for knowledge transfer and revenue generation through commercialization. This thesis focuses on specific university inputs that influence the volume of technology transferred to industry through various commercialization channels and the impact each factor may have considering the institution size. Through data verified primarily from the Association of University Technology Managers’ (AUTM) annual surveys of Canadian and American universities from 2011 to 2015, this study analyzes the effect of administrative characteristics on technology transfer at a university. While the results of the study do not provide much conclusive guidance on the reasons behind growth in university-industry technology transfer, they do suggest that there is some greater effect in large universities that leads to more technology transfer activity than in smaller universities.

Technology transfer tools and mechanisms

2020 ◽  
pp. 87-92
Author(s):  
N. I. Hornostai ◽  
O. Y. Mykhalchenkova ◽  
O. І. Lyubarsky
Keyword(s):  
Technology Transfer ◽  
Technological Development ◽  
Scientific Research ◽  
World Market ◽  
Industrial Sector ◽  
Automated System ◽  
Real Economy ◽  
International Technology Transfer ◽  
Transfer Of Knowledge ◽  
Technological Transfer

In the context of the need for sustainable development of the national economy and joining the group of leading countries — technology suppliers, the organization of a technology transfer system, which ensures the transition of the results of innovative activities from the stage of scientific research to the stage of practical application, becomes one of the most important tools for the scientific and technological development of the country. Technology transfer is a rather complex system with a sufficient variety of participants and resources, which are the “tool of the initiative and communication plan” that promote and are necessary for continuous innovation in the modern economy. The tools and mechanisms of technology transfer are discussed in the article, a model for the implementation of international technology transfer in UkrISTEI through the Automated system for the formation of interstate information resources, the International technological platform for the technology transfer of collective use, the Interregional Office for the Transfer of Knowledge and Technologies, the Open Innovation Platform was presented; these objects are participating parts in export and import of innovative technologies and form a modern mechanism for the transfer of these technologies between countries. The process of technological transfer necessary to assess the benefits obtained as a result of technology transfer and ways to achieve these benefits has been investigated. The authors of the article presented the relevance of scientific research in the field of technological transfer, which is explained by the following reasons: effective organization of the technology transfer process contributes to an increase in the implementation of state innovation programs in relation to the modernization and innovation of the real economy; technology transfer facilitates the continuous movement of research and development results (projects) into the industrial sector of the economy; the efficiency of technological transfer makes it possible to accelerate the formation of scientific, technological and industrial ties, as well as to strengthen the position of national production in the world market of science-intensive developments.

scholarly journals Context-aware recommender systems and cultural heritage: a survey

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mario Casillo ◽  
Francesco Colace ◽  
Dajana Conte ◽  
Marco Lombardi ◽  
Domenico Santaniello ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Cultural Heritage ◽  
Recommender Systems ◽  
Context Awareness ◽  
Technological Development ◽  
Context Aware ◽  
Human Beings ◽  
Context Analysis ◽  
Analysis Techniques ◽  
The Right ◽  
Technological Improvements

AbstractIn the Big Data era, every sector has adapted to technological development to service the vast amount of information available. In this way, each field has benefited from technological improvements over the years. The cultural and artistic field was no exception, and several studies contributed to the aim of the interaction between human beings and artistic-cultural heritage. In this scenario, systems able to analyze the current situation and recommend the right services play a crucial role. In particular, in the Recommender Systems field, Context-Awareness helps to improve the recommendations provided. This article aims to present a general overview of the introduction of Context analysis techniques in Recommender Systems and discuss some challenging applications to the Cultural Heritage field.

China’s Science-Based Innovation and Technology Transfer in the Global Context

2021 ◽  
pp. 314-336
Author(s):  
Jizhen Li ◽  
Ximing Yin ◽  
Subrina Shen
Keyword(s):  
Technology Transfer ◽  
Industrial Revolution ◽  
Government Officials ◽  
Global Context ◽  
Innovation And Technology ◽  
The University ◽  
University Industry ◽  
Critical Overview ◽  
And Diffusion ◽  
University Industry Linkages

Science-based innovation in universities and diffusion through university-industry linkages are the keys to strengthening national innovation capability, especially for emerging markets. This chapter provides a critical overview of China’s innovation and technology transfer between the university and industry in the context of globalization and the new industrial revolution. By doing this, the chapter attempts to provide critical insights for relevant stakeholders—whether they be researchers, innovators, entrepreneurs, government officials, investors, or international organizations—in China’s development, innovation, and technology transfer. The chapter illustrates three aspects related to China’s innovation and technology transfer in comparison with other major players in the field. Then it further analyzes the drivers and challenges of China’s science-based innovation and university technology transfer for understanding the future of China’s innovation and technology transfer.

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