A cross-national comparison of novel market-pull technology transfer programs which facilitate research organisation commercialisation through dynamic SMEs.

这项研究将从两个方面促进更具竞争力和创新性的经济。首先，它将为改进公共政策提供基础，以刺激小企业采用技术，这对小企业的增长和创新至关重要。其次，它将确定创新政策，以促进大学研究的吸收，提高大学对经济的贡献。拟议的研究是原创的，因为它关注的是小企业的技术需求可以通过现有的大学知识和技术来满足的方式。先前对技术转移的研究侧重于通过大学衍生产品或大学与大公司的联系将大学研究推向工业。

This research will contribute to a more competitive and innovative economy in two ways. First it will provide a basis for improved public policy to stimulate technology uptake by small business, which is critical for small business growth and innovation. Second, it will identify innovative policies to facilitate the uptake of university research, to enhance the contribution of universities to the economy. The proposed research is original because it focuses on the way in which the technology needs of small firms can be met by existing university knowledge and technologies. Prior research on technology transfer focuses on pushing university research out to industry through university spin-offs or university and large firm linkages.