Implementing a Knowledge Management Infrastructure

0125380里德 该奖项授予密歇根理工大学（牵头机构），以支持以下活动36个月。 该提案是为了响应创新伙伴关系计划征集而提交的（NSF 0179）。合作伙伴该奖项的合作伙伴包括密歇根理工大学、北卡罗来纳州州立大学、北卡罗来纳大学教堂山分校、美国宇航局、密歇根经济发展公司、上州创新联盟（纽约）、和北卡罗来纳州技术发展管理局。建议的活动该奖项将支持以下活动：（1）将技术转让与学术机构中的赞助研究计划相结合，（2）通过在线数据库在学术机构中创建知识资产清单，（3）通过合作伙伴之间的内部协作关系在合作伙伴之间管理和共享知识资产，建议的创新完成后，综合知识管理基础设施将支持大学对大学以及大学对行业知识共享。 新系统将促进确认和管理学术界的全部知识资产，重点是确定、落实和管理伙伴关系机会。 知识管理基础设施将很容易被其他学术机构及其合作伙伴复制。 创新之处在于，研究确定一个学术机构拥有哪些知识具有商业化的潜力，并开发必要的信息技术，对这些知识进行清点和管理，其中包括制定方法，以确定各私营部门伙伴感兴趣的知识，潜在的经济影响这些方法对于学术界认识其知识产权的价值和针对潜在的私营部门和政府来说应该是非常宝贵的潜在的社会影响新的可持续企业带来的总体经济福祉将使受影响地区的公民受益。 其他学术机构及其所在区域将很容易复制这些成果。

0125380 Reed This award is to Michigan Technological University (Lead Institution) to support the activity described below for 36 months. The proposal was submitted in response to the Partnerships for Innovation Program Solicitation (NSF 0179).PartnersThe partners for this award include Michigan Technological University, North Carolina State University, University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill, NASA, Michigan Economic Development Corporation, Upstate Alliance for Innovation (NY), and North Carolina Technological Development Authority.Proposed ActivitiesThe award will support the following activities: (1) coupling technology transfer and sponsored research programs in the academic institutions, (2) create an inventory of knowledge assets at the academic institutions via an on-line data base, (3) managing and sharing knowledge assets among the partners via internal collaborative relationships among the partners, and any new partners.Proposed InnovationWhen completed the integrated knowledge management infrastructure will support university to university as well as university to industry knowledge sharing. The new system will facilitate the recognition and management of the full range of academia's knowledge assets with a sharp focus on identifying, implementing and managing partnership opportunities. The knowledge management infrastructure will be easily replicated by other academic institutions and their partners. The innovation is the research to identify which knowledge an academic institution has that has potential for commercialization plus development of the information technology needed to inventory and manage it. Included in this research is the development of methodology to identify the knowledge of interest to the various private sector partners, both current and future.Potential Economic ImpactThe methodologies should be invaluable to academia to recognize the value of its intellectual property and to target potential private sector and government partners needed for commercialization more effectively.Potential Societal ImpactGeneral economic wellbeing that results from new sustainable businesses will be of benefit to the citizens of the affected regions. The results will be easily replicated by other academic institutions and their regions.