THE TECHNOLOGICAL ENVIRONMENT OF UNIVERSITY-INDUSTRY COLLABORATION: EVIDENCE FROM A REGIONAL CASE STUDY
THE TECHNOLOGICAL ENVIRONMENT OF UNIVERSITY-INDUSTRY COLLABORATION: EVIDENCE FROM A REGIONAL CASE STUDY

Summary/Abstract: Universities are one of the key actors within national and regional innovation systems. The nature of university-industry collaboration changed during the last decades and it varied across regions. Different factors determine the interaction between these organizations. First of all, public policies, both national and regional, play as starting factor in promoting university-industry relationship at regional level, especially in Southern Italy. Nevertheless, cultural and institutional barriers still remain, both from academy as well as business side. Besides, the poor innovative attitude that dominates some Italian regions may affect university-industry interaction. The effort of Apulia decision maker to create a critical mass of research-innovation-technology system is producing appreciable outcomes in terms of changes affecting university-industry relationship. Opposite, certain barriers coming from different educational model and institutional behaviours remain; particularly, long-term university views contrast with short-term and concrete needs of industry.

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