dr kastytis gečas lithuanian innovation centre... innovation does not wait linking research and...
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Dr Kastytis GečasLithuanian Innovation Centre
... innovation does not wait
Linking research and businessLinking research and business: : balancing the supply and the balancing the supply and the demand for innovationdemand for innovation
RR&&D-based D-based innovation innovation vs. vs. iinnovation diffusionnnovation diffusion
Source: European Innovation Scoreboard’ 2003
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KNOWLEDGEKNOWLEDGEIDEASIDEAS
EDUCATIONRESEARCH
SCIENCE(INVESTMENTS)
NEW PRODUCTS OR
SERVICES(PROFIT)
IF SCIENCE IS THE TRANSFORMATION OF IF SCIENCE IS THE TRANSFORMATION OF MONEYMONEY INTO INTO KNOWLEDGEKNOWLEDGE,, INNOVATION IS THE INNOVATION IS THE TRANSFORMATION OF TRANSFORMATION OF KNOWLEDGEKNOWLEDGE INTO INTO MONEYMONEY
EUREKAEUREKA
What connects science and What connects science and business.business. 1 1
BUSINESS (companies)
SCIENCE (universities, research institutes)
PRODUCTIVE KNOWLEDGE
QUALIFIED SPECIALISTS
AREAS FOR
(APPLIED AND INDUSTRIAL) RESEARCH
Innovation cooperation partnersInnovation cooperation partners
Source: Innovation activity development, Dept of Statistics, Lithuania, 2006.
What is neededWhat is needed. 1. 1
• To balance the knowledge supply against the To balance the knowledge supply against the demanddemand
• Academia side:Academia side:– ““CapitaliseCapitalise” ” knowledge – IPknowledge – IP, , promote industrial exploitationpromote industrial exploitation– Substantial changes in linking science and industrySubstantial changes in linking science and industry
• Business sideBusiness side – – larger added value (intellectual assets)larger added value (intellectual assets)– Increase absorptive capacityIncrease absorptive capacity– Develop corporate capacities in intramural Research and Develop corporate capacities in intramural Research and
DevelopmentDevelopment
• State role: State role: – IdentIdentify ify “priorit “priorityy” ” areasareas (? (?=business needs)=business needs)– Promote and support research-business cooperation Promote and support research-business cooperation
What connects science and What connects science and businessbusiness. 2. 2
R&D (INDUSTRIAL RESEARCH,
TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT)
SCIENCE(universities, research institutes)
BUSINESS
(companies)
LT
Source: Innobarometer’2007
RTD activity in businessRTD activity in business, , % of asked % of asked companiescompanies
Business expenditure for innovationBusiness expenditure for innovation
Source: Innovation activity development, Dept of Statistics, Lithuania, 2006.
Source: Innobarometer’2007
R&D expenditure R&D expenditure
What is neededWhat is needed. 2. 2
• Legalise Legalise industrial researchindustrial research• Academia sideAcademia side
– Legalise industrial research as the “follow-up” of applied Legalise industrial research as the “follow-up” of applied research, also for scientific meritsresearch, also for scientific merits
• Business sideBusiness side– industrial R&D as “regular” activity industrial R&D as “regular” activity
• Both sidesBoth sides – – joint projectsjoint projects ( (cooperative actionscooperative actions))• State roleState role
• Promote and support R&D partnerships/cooperationPromote and support R&D partnerships/cooperation• Support R&D in academia in favour of business needsSupport R&D in academia in favour of business needs • Support R&D in business (Structural Fund support: FaeSupport R&D in business (Structural Fund support: Fae
Nordic triple-helix model – the Nordic triple-helix model – the formula to use?formula to use?• Creative links between the state, the private Creative links between the state, the private
sector, and universitiessector, and universities
• Focus on innovative firms and the sustenance Focus on innovative firms and the sustenance and support by state and academiaand support by state and academia
• It’s not the triangle, it’s not just the area of It’s not the triangle, it’s not just the area of shared interests, it’s not static, it’s not ...shared interests, it’s not static, it’s not ...
• All parties are active, adaptive and evolutionary All parties are active, adaptive and evolutionary (=propeller for evolutionary economics?)(=propeller for evolutionary economics?)
UniversitUniversities and knowledge ies and knowledge disseminationdisseminationIncrease of supply for innovation – (direct) commercialisation of Increase of supply for innovation – (direct) commercialisation of
research research ::• TechnologTechnology transfer y transfer – – Exploitation of IPRExploitation of IPR• Contractual R&D Contractual R&D • Joint R&D and TTJoint R&D and TT activity activity
Increase of demand for innovation Increase of demand for innovation – – consultancy and awareness consultancy and awareness raisingraising::
• InovaInovation capacity buildingtion capacity building– Innovation management trainingInnovation management training
• Research – technology watch, foresight-type studiesResearch – technology watch, foresight-type studies• Consultancy/advisory-type activitiesConsultancy/advisory-type activities• Partnership in clusters/networks, …Partnership in clusters/networks, …......
RR&&D-based D-based innovation innovation vs. vs. iinnovation diffusionnnovation diffusion
Source: European Innovation Scoreboard’ 2003
VV
Dr Dr Kastytis GeKastytis Gečas, čas, Director, Lithuanian Innovation Director, Lithuanian Innovation Centre,Centre,[email protected]
…innovation does not wait