Key policy mechanisms supporting the University–Industry collaboration in the Danube region: case study of academic HPC centres and SMEs

Tamara Besednjak Valič, Janez Kolar, Urša Lamut, Alenka Pandiloska Jurak
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Purpose This paper aims to explore the key anchors of the National Innovation System shaping the nature of collaboration between academic high-performance computing centres (academic HPC centres) and small- to medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) working in the automotive and electronics sectors of the Danube region. With two main research questions, it discusses the importance of knowledge transfer and technology transfer for collaboration between University and Industry (U-I collaboration) in three groups of developmentally distinct countries: competitively advanced, competitively intermediate and competitively lagging. As main anchors of the innovation system, stable legal environment, exciting innovation policies and strong R&D funding are recognised. Design/methodology/approach A qualitative empirical study in 14 Danube region countries included 92 focus group participants, expert representatives of academic HPC centres and SMEs. The data were audio recorded, transcribed and analysed. Findings The findings show the main prerequisites of the framework conditions for efficient U-I collaboration evolve through a goal-oriented National Innovation Policy and developed and functioning legal environment supporting labour market and intellectual property (IP) protection and enforcement. Additionally, skilled people are needed to be able to operate with HPC, where it seems all the countries lack such skilled workforce. In competitively lagging countries, the high levels of brain drain exhibit strong impact to U-I collaboration. Research limitations/implications Research into relationships between academic HPC centres and SMEs conducted was qualitative; therefore, limitations in terms of generalisation arise from it. On the other hand, the research is promising in terms of offering the guidance for policy makers who can use the findings when delivering innovation policy mix, adjusted to developmental level of own innovation ecosystem. Originality/value The study is among the pioneering work in U-I collaboration between academic HPC centres and SMEs from automotive and electronics industries in the Danube region. The research addresses the dynamics of collaboration and offers policy implications to strengthen the particular U-I collaboration.
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支持多瑙河地区大学-产业合作的关键政策机制:学术高性能计算中心和中小企业的案例研究
本文旨在探讨国家创新系统的关键锚点,形成学术高性能计算中心(学术高性能计算中心)与在多瑙河地区汽车和电子部门工作的中小型企业(sme)之间的合作性质。通过两个主要的研究问题,它讨论了知识转移和技术转移对于大学与工业之间合作(U-I合作)在三组发展不同的国家中的重要性:竞争性先进,竞争性中间和竞争性落后。作为创新体系的主要支柱,稳定的法律环境、激动人心的创新政策和强大的研发资金得到了认可。在14个多瑙河区域国家进行的定性实证研究包括92个焦点小组参与者、学术HPC中心的专家代表和中小企业。这些数据被录音、转录和分析。研究结果表明,通过以目标为导向的国家创新政策以及支持劳动力市场和知识产权保护和执法的成熟和有效的法律环境,有效开展U-I合作的框架条件的主要先决条件不断发展。此外,需要有技能的人来操作HPC,而似乎所有国家都缺乏这样的熟练劳动力。在竞争落后的国家,高水平的人才流失对大学与大学之间的合作表现出强烈的影响。对学术高性能计算中心与中小企业之间关系的研究是定性的;因此,泛化方面的局限性由此产生。另一方面,研究结果对决策者在制定适应自身创新生态系统发展水平的创新政策组合提供了指导意义。该研究是U-I高性能计算学术中心与多瑙河地区汽车和电子行业中小企业合作的开创性工作之一。该研究探讨了合作的动态,并提供了加强特定的U-I合作的政策含义。
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期刊介绍: European Journal of Management and Business Economics is interested in the publication and diffusion of articles of rigorous theoretical, methodological or empirical research associated with the areas of business economics, including strategy, finance, management, marketing, organisation, human resources, operations, and corporate governance, and tourism. The journal aims to attract original knowledge based on academic rigour and of relevance for academics, researchers, professionals, and/or public decision-makers.
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