Identification of and Improvement to Technology Transfer Best Practice

PROTTEC Work Package Two, "Identification of and Improvement to Technology Transfer Best Practice" was undertaken by the University of Exeter.

It considers the identification of the range and scope of knowledge transfer activities in Bretagne, France and the South West and South East regions of the UK using quantitative analysis of government and regional statistics - supplied by the University of Plymouth from Work Package One - and qualitative assessment based on interviews with key staff from partner institutions and stakeholders across the regions. A desk-based assessment of evident best practice for knowledge transfer from both France and the UK; and a comparative study of around thirty case studies from the UK and France were also used.

Work Package Two mainly focuses on knowledge transfer activities from interviews with key staff from partner institutions and stakeholders from the South West, UK and Bretagne, France.

This was done so that the University of Exeter could interview stakeholders from comparable organisations.

Also, both Bretagne and the South West have analogous qualities: they are coastal, with most demographic and economic activity taking place in and around the coastal areas and benefit from marked economic diversity, but largely dependent on a rural economy.

This report summarises the combined results of each of these research elements and highlights common threads for best practice, whilst also identifying barriers to success and recommendations for further research.

The Final Report for Work Package 2 together with the appendices are available to download from www.marinesoutheast.co.uk/prottec/downloads

Posted 08/07/2010 14:53 by E. Roberts, A.T. Alexander

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