Universities in S&T and national systems of innovation
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Industrialised societies, and especially energy and transport systems, are addicted to fossil fuels. The emergence and shape of these systems is inextricably linked to the exploitation of fossil resources such as coal, oil and gas. Apart... more
The purpose of this article is to investigate effective reformism: strategies that innovation networks deploy to create changes in their environment in order to establish a more conducive context for the realization and durable embedding... more
The Kenya Science, Technology and Innovation (STI) policy regime is underpinned by the assumption that universities and public research institutes (PRIs) should generate knowledge and technologies for eventual uptake and commercialization... more
Among the most pressing energy and environmental strategic challenges today is to identify and deploy viable alternatives to fossil-fuel-based energy systems The barriers to deployment are systematic, leading to a state of affairs... more
Universities are increasingly pressurized to respond to external imperatives and demands, while, at the same time, being expected to enhance both their efficiency and accountability. This is leading to the local adoption of key,... more
In the era of globalization, innovation development became a crucial factor for economic success of any country. Kazakhstan is actively pursuing its industrial and innovation development strategy but the current policy does not lead to... more
In this paper, I have used the systems of innovation approach to investigate the challenges faced by latecomer countries to catch-up in the development of an emerging technology like fuel cells. A comparative study between Malaysia and... more
The delegation of authority in research funding to multi-actor networks that include users is seen as a way to make research more responsive to users’ needs. This paper analyzes multi-actor networks for the planning and execution of... more
This chapter presents and discusses two cases of regional upgrading involving public-run universities in two Northern European countries, Norway and the Netherlands. More specifically, it illuminates how academic groups associated with... more
This paper uses bibliometric data to compare how international branch campuses in Abu Dhabi perform on the quality and quantity of research in relation to native colleges and universities.
This chapter aims to provide an overview of the relation between university, national research, and innovation in Argentina from a historical perspective. As an emerging country, the relation between industry and the production of... more
This research, preliminary shown in this article, approach to a proposed discussion around the integration of the national science, technology and innovation system (NSTIS) and the national intellectual property system (NIPS) with the... more
The two time-honoured tasks of universities are teaching and research which have long provided society with specific skills and new knowledge and ideas. Expectations have increased exponentially and demands are originating from a much... more