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Enhancing the Capabilities of
Public Authorities to Create
Better Framework Conditions for
Innovation Through the
Knowledge Exchange Between
Universities & Enterprises
Isidoros Passas & Maria Schina
URENIO Research Unit AUTH
INNOPOLIS project has been co-financed by the ERDF and made possible by the INTERREG IVC programme.
INNOLAB Study Visit to Greece Thessaloniki:
learning from an emerging ecosystem
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INNOPOLIS Project
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INNOPOLIS aimed to enhance the process of
knowledge exchange between universities and
enterprises
INNOPOLIS aimed to facilitate knowledge cocreation and innovativeness
INNOPOLIS identified and disseminated best
practice in innovation policy in university city-regions.
INNOPOLIS focused on regional policy that
facilitates knowledge transfer between universities
and enterprises
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Objective
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INNOPOLIS enhances the capabilities of local &
regional authorities to create better framework
conditions for innovation in large & smaller
enterprises by identifying regional best policy
practice in the field of knowledge exchange between
universities & enterprises. To this end the project
provides policymakers with concise guidance
through its main project outputs:
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Outputs/Deliverables
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Guide to Knowledge Exchange for Policymakers
10 Video Case Studies of Knowledge Exchange
Guide to Best Policy Practices for Policymakers
INNOPOLIS methodology to simulate policy transfer
between regions detailed in the INNOPOLIS Policy
Exchange Simulation Manual
Developed through study visits, workshops and
seminars in partner cities plus Prague & San
Francisco
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University City Regions
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Guide to Knowledge Exchange for
Policy Makers
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In order to analyse the successful knowledge
exchange practices existing in the project’s 4
university city-regions significant research effort was
made to identify and describe more than 140
practices in four regions: Greater Manchester,
Helsinki, Lodz and Central Macedonia.
In identification of the cases of successful knowledge
exchange between universities and enterprises a
holistic approach was adopted and included the
cases of successful knowledge exchange in
research and development activities, through
university spin-offs and spin-outs, through student
led innovation and others.
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Guide to Knowledge Exchange for
Policy Makers
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To understand the context of knowledge exchange
which influences the possibility of their transfer,
regions policy makers need to take account of
important features of the regions related among
others to: R&D intensity, patent activity, cooperation
culture etc. Moreover the nature of knowledge
exchange itself differs, and was analysed in this
document along with features like: the nature of
contracts, strategic significance to the actors, scope
of cooperation and risks involved.
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Cases of Knowledge Exchange
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The number of cases in regions was as follows:
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Greater Manchester – 38 cases,
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Helsinki Region – 38 cases,
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Łódzkie Region – 35 cases,
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Region of Central Macedonia – 35 cases.
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Types of Knowledge Exchange
identified
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Strategic cooperation
Contract-based cooperation
Cooperation in training / education
Joint ventures
Use of infrastructure
Informal cooperation
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The structure of frequency of
appearance of different Knowledge
Exchange practices in regions
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Initiators of Knowledge Exchange
practices taking place in regions
Share (%)
Initiator of
exchange
Top-down
approach (formal)
Initiated by
university
Initiated by
company
Reciprocal
Region of Central
Macedonia
Helsinki Region
Greater Manchester
Łódzkie Region
None
Low
Average
Low
High
High
Low
Low
None
None
High
High
Low
Average
Average
Average
The structure of KE practice initiators shows the significant role of
universities. In most of the regions, university is most frequently
recognized as an initiator. The role of companies in setting up
cooperation in the field of knowledge exchange is much less frequently
indicated. Only the case of RCM has a different structure - with a
comparable position of universities and companies as co-initiators.
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Risks
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In the cases of the Helsinki region the interviewees
stated that there really is no risk in their cooperation
between companies and universities. This is related
to the fact that IPR laws and contracts are
functioning well in the Finnish society.
In the Region of Central Macedonia, the major risk
that both universities and companies have taken in
consideration is the waste of time and effort in
relation to the relative financial risk.
The conducted analysis shows that the practices of
knowledge transfer between universities and
enterprises in the Łódzkie Region are associated
with low risk of failure.
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Benefits
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In the case of enterprises benefits were related to:
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scientific and research issues associated with obtaining
new or improved knowledge for the enterprise
the organizational issues associated with improved skills
of human resources and improved strategy
In the case of universities benefits were mainly the
following:
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economic, such as payments for services rendered
educational, mainly related to the possibility of conducting
internships for students in enterprises
research related to the development of knowledge in
collaboration with companies, such as testing of
technologies in enterprises
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Multimedia presentations
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The Finnish partner created 10 multimedia
presentations of 10 Knowledge Exchange practices.
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Three cases from Greater Manchester region (KTP,
Commercial Research and Innospace),
Three cases from from Helsinki region (Aalto Design
Factory, Innovative City Program and Aalto School of
Economics Partnership Program),
Two cases from Łódzkie Region (MSSTC and Gedeon)
and
Two cases from Central Macedonia region (Ergobyte S.A.
and Dotsoft D.A.).
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KTP – Knowledge Transfer
Partnership Scheme
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KTP (formerly known as Teaching Company Scheme
(TCS)) is a UK Government funded policy practice that
enables companies to access knowledge and skills from
the UK's knowledge base (universities, colleges, and
research organisations). KTP is a government sponsored initiative with up to 60% of the cost of the
programme being grant funded. Each partnership
employs a recently qualified person (known as an
Associate) to work in the company, whilst also being
supervised by the Knowledge Base Partner.
http://www.knowledgecities.eu/page/KTP_Knowledge_Tr
ansfer_Partnership_Program
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University of Manchester
Commercial Research
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University of Manchester Commercial Research is
the university’s business relations group. The
organization focuses on building long term strategic
partnerships with global corporates and on getting
involved in non-traditional sources of research. The
organization works with a long term view and it offers
network of research and business and support in
matching them.
http://www.knowledgecities.eu/page/University_of_M
anchester_Commercial_Research
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Innospace – Incubator at
Manchester Metropolitan University
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Innospace is a mainly co-working business incubator
that brings together start-ups, business networks
and academics. The start ups are a few years old
and for them Innospace offers a physical working
environment and a social network.
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http://www.knowledgecities.eu/page/innospace
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Aalto Design Factory
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Aalto Design Factory is one of the Aalto University
projects that facilitates new forms of collaboration in an
environment where academic teams, researchers and
students work together with companies and communities.
It is a constantly changing physical, social and mental
environment that aims at supporting interdisciplinary and
international co-operation. Aalto Design Factory is a
continuously developing test bed and a place to develop
learning, teaching, research and industry co-operation
related to product development and product design.
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http://www.knowledgecities.eu/page/Aalto-DesignFactory-1
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Aalto Design Factory
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Innovative City Program
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Innovative City Program ® aims at improving the
sustainable urban development of the capital region
by utilizing R&D cooperation. The program maps the
cooperation opportunities between the city of
Helsinki and Aalto university, coordinates already
started research initiatives, and develops procedures
that support R&D cooperation the whole way from
conceptualizing the research projects to the efficient
use of their results. Innovations are sought with
multidisciplinary and multisectoral collaboration
between the university, the city and the companies.
http://www.knowledgecities.eu/page/Innovative-CityProgram
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Aalto School of Economics
Partnership Program
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The Aalto University School of Economics
Partnership Program is a program run by four people
in the Aalto University Corporate Relations unit in
Aalto University School of Economics. It provides an
entry point for enterprises into the School and acts
as a liaison between enterprises and faculty.
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http://www.knowledgecities.eu/page/Aalto-School-ofEconomics-Partnership-Program
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MSSTC
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Technology Transfer Centre at the University of Lodz
organises a practice that is related to Polish-American
post-diploma studies in the field of innovative
commercialization projects and new technologies.
The programme is a Polish version of Master of Science
in Science and Technology Commercialization
programme (MSSTC) run by IC2 Institute at University of
Texas (run on the licence agreement with American
partners). It is co-financed by the European Union under
the European Social Fund.
http://www.knowledgecities.eu/page/TechnologyTransfer-Centre-at-the-University-of-Lodz
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Gedeon
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Gedeon company produces textiles for purposes of
technical, sport, clothing, car, rehabilitation, military,
medical and fire textiles. Gedeon company is
motivated by the willingness to invent and
commercialise new ideas. Gedeon cooperates with
the Technical University for creating new products.
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http://www.knowledgecities.eu/page/Gedeon
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Ergobyte Informatics S.A. & the
Informatics and Telematics Institute
(CERTH)
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The Knowledge exchange between Ergobyte Informatics
S.A. & the Informatics and Telematics Institute (Centre of
Research and Thechnology Hellas) was initiated and is
ongoing since April 2009. The practice was about the
integration of semantic technologies to an existing
software. The excellent communication among the
people involved and the availability of a pool of people
with key talents have been noted as most significant
factors for the success of the practice.
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http://www.knowledgecities.eu/page/Ergobyte-ITI
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DOTSOFT S.A. & Aristotle
University of Thessaloniki(AUTH)
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The cooperation of DOTSOFT S.A. with the Laboratory of
Atmospheric Physics of the Aristotle Un. of Thessaloniki
(AUTH) emerged out of the University Lab’s need for an
IT solution for the process, storage and online
demonstration of a large amount of data generated by its
specialised instruments. DOTSOFT S.A., having already
cooperated with the lab in the past, took the initiative to
propose the development of a solution. This knowledge
exchange practice has strongly contributed to the
establishment of the National Network for Monitoring of
Solar UV Solar Radiation for Greece and Cyprus.
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http://www.knowledgecities.eu/page/DOTSOFT-and-theLaboratory-of-Atmospheric-Physics
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Guide to Best Policy Practices for
Policymakers
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This guide is meant for policy makers to help them
design policy practices for knowledge exchange
between universities, enterprises and cities in their
regions. The information in this guide is derived from
research on 25 best policy practices in the regions of
Helsinki (Finland), Greater Manchester (United
Kingdom), Łódź (Poland) and Thessaloniki (Greece)
and the simulation policy transfer events in
Thessaloniki and Lodz. The research was conducted
from autumn 2010 to spring 2012.
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Regional Best Policy Practices
Selection of 1 out of 5 analysed from each region:
 Helsinki: Strategic Centres for Science, Technology
and Innovation (SHOKs)
 Łódź: LORIS - Regional Innovation Strategy for the
Łódź Region
 Greater Manchester: Knowledge Transfer
Partnerships (KTP)
 Thessaloniki: Regional Innovation Pole of Central
Macedonia
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Best Policy Practices in wider
context
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The Boston Indicators Project, US
Community-based Participatory Research (CBPR) of
Institute of Transnational Medicine, University of
Chicago, US
The Governor Gray Davis Institutes for Science and
Innovation, California, US
Intelligent Nation 2015, Singapore
Adaptable & Seamless Technology Transfer Program
through Target-driven R&D (A-STEP), Japan
OPIC - Ontario Partnership for Innovation and
Commercialization, Canada
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Strategies appear to be coordinated
by…
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C. Macedonia: General Secretariat of Research and
Technology
G. Manchester: Technology Strategy Board - a
business-led, executive public body aiming promote
and support RTD for the benefit of business
Helsinki: Mixed: TEKES (the governmental agency
for technology), regional strategy units and the
universities
Lodz: Governmental Polish Agency for Enterprise
Development, Bełchatów-Kleszczów Industry and
Technology Park
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BPP Instruments used
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14
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10
8
6
4
R&D exploit.
Promotion
Innovation
New product
devel.
Network
Consulting
Training
Funding
0
Infrastructure
2
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Instrument priorities per region
5
4
CM
3
GM
HE
2
LO
1
0
Funding
Infrastructure
Training
Consulting
Network
4
3
CM
GM
2
HE
LO
1
0
New product devel.
Innovation
Promotion
R&D exploit.
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INNOPOLIS Policy Transfer
Procedure
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The INNOPOLIS Policy Transfer Procedure provides
a methodology to simulate and assess the potential
for the transfer of a policy that promotes knowledge
exchange from one region to another. The procedure
is intended to assist experts to use their knowledge,
experience and judgment in a structured way. It is
not intended to replace this knowledge, experience
and judgment. By using the methodology policy
makers will be able to identify the potential for the
direct transfer of a particular policy and to identify
barriers and enablers to that successful transfer.
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INNOPOLIS Policy Transfer
Procedure
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Best Policy Transfer Experiment
Event in Thessaloniki
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Overall Assessment for the KTP
Policy Transfer in C. Macedonia
Policy Fit
Social Context
Business Context
HEI Context
Full alignment to
regional strategy
All necessary
Y social conditions
present
All necessary
business
conditions present
All necessary HEI
conditions present
Aligned to majority
to regional strategy
Majority of
required
Y conditions
present but some
gaps
Majority of
required
conditions
present, but some
gaps
Majority of
required
conditions present
but some gaps
Alignment with
some elements of
regional strategy
Some conditions
present but
significant gaps
Y
Some conditions
present but
significant gaps
Little, if any,
alignment
Little, if any,
necessary
conditions
present
Y
Little, if any,
necessary
Y
conditions present
Y
Y
Some conditions
present but
significant gaps
Little, if any,
necessary
conditions present
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Barriers & Enablers for KTP Policy
Transfer in C. Macedonia
Context
Policy
Social
Social
Business
HEI
Business
HEI
HEI
Barriers Identified
Suggested Enablers
Region cannot implement policy
without national authority
The entrepreneurial culture in the
modern Greek society is limited.
Mainly family and micro businesses
Look to EC funds for support. Look to pilot project
The high unemployment among new graduates guarantees the success of such a
scheme from the supply-side.
KTPs could create a big impact in specific sectors of comparative strength such as
ICT, chemicals and agrobusiness.
The gap in trust between industry A significant pool of new graduates is available, strongly motivated to start a
and academia.
career in the industry and prove themselves.
The low BERD that characterises KTPs could create a big impact in specific sectors of comparative strength such as
Greece and RCM might undermine ICT, chemicals and agrobusiness.
the impact of this knowledge
exchange policy if only a
technology-push
approach
is
followed.
Academic research is mostly Would need high level champions in HEI sectior
funding-oriented; their motivation
for joining a KTP scheme similar to
that in the UK is small.
Technology Transfer Offices so far KTP may provide an offering that will help such offices develop
are underperforming
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Guide to Best Policy Practices for
Policymakers
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Wide cooperation, trust, openness, long-term
commitment and a strategically meaningful area of
research are good starting points for a policy.
Develop business support infrastructure, support
technology platforms, education and information
activities.
Stimulate the cooperation between science and economy
and enhance the ability to absorb and commercialize
scientific knowledge.
Guarantee mutual benefits for both business and
academia and a clear framework for collaboration with a
possibility of flexibility.
A business led policy relying on new knowledge
generated in academia is a good setting for innovation.
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Key Lessons for Policy Makers
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Enhancing Knowledge Exchange in University City
Regions is vital for innovation and the economic and
social well being of regions.
All regions can learn from existing good policies and
practices in other regions…
But, policies and practices cannot be transferred without
consideration of the regional context….
As regions are likely to be at different stages of
development…
INNOPOLIS and its Policy Transfer Methodology assists
policy makers to identify and learn from good practices
and to transfer appropriate practices to their region
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www.knowledgecities.eu
Thank you
Isidoros Passas - Maria Schina AUTH / URENIO
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