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* Universities and public research organisations increasingly play a | |||
significant role in the open innovation strategies of firms both as a source of | significant role in the open innovation strategies of firms both as a source of | ||
basic knowledge and as potential partners. Support for basic research must | basic knowledge and as potential partners. Support for basic research must | ||
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need to be open and develop sufficient absorptive capacity in a range of | need to be open and develop sufficient absorptive capacity in a range of | ||
fields. <br> | fields. <br> | ||
* World-class clusters and networks remain important but integration across | |||
fields and borders may require different interfaces and competencies. The | fields and borders may require different interfaces and competencies. The | ||
potential for innovation depends on how well knowledge flows and how | potential for innovation depends on how well knowledge flows and how | ||
well the system is connected: policies to foster or enable the development | well the system is connected: policies to foster or enable the development | ||
of world-class clusters and networks.<br> | of world-class clusters and networks.<br> | ||
* Sharing intellectual property may require different kinds of management | |||
tools in firms and public research organisations. Companies participating in | tools in firms and public research organisations. Companies participating in | ||
national R&D programmes may need to share IP with foreign subsidiaries/ | national R&D programmes may need to share IP with foreign subsidiaries/ | ||
partners or seek to commercialise it in foreign markets, but may be | partners or seek to commercialise it in foreign markets, but may be | ||
constrained by national regulations.<br> | constrained by national regulations.<br> | ||
* Investing in people and fostering cross-functionality and mobility and a | |||
must be able to work in networks and across borders, sectors and at the | must be able to work in networks and across borders, sectors and at the | ||
interface of converging technologies. It also requires openness to a | interface of converging technologies. It also requires openness to a | ||
geographically mobile workforce.<br> | geographically mobile workforce.<br> | ||
* Open innovation stresses the broad characteristics of innovation. Much | |||
public support for innovation still focuses on R&D and technological | public support for innovation still focuses on R&D and technological | ||
innovation and less on non-technological innovation or other forms of | innovation and less on non-technological innovation or other forms of | ||
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Policy attention focuses more on the supply side of innovation and less on | Policy attention focuses more on the supply side of innovation and less on | ||
building market demand for innovation (e.g. through public procurement).<br> | building market demand for innovation (e.g. through public procurement).<br> | ||
* National R&D programmes need to be more open while ensuring benefits | |||
via reciprocity and cost-sharing agreements. Also arising from open | via reciprocity and cost-sharing agreements. Also arising from open | ||
innovation is the question of capturing national benefits from cross-border spillovers of the ecosystems of innovative firms. Potential national benefits must be communicated and demonstrated to public stakeholders. | innovation is the question of capturing national benefits from cross-border spillovers of the ecosystems of innovative firms. Potential national benefits must be communicated and demonstrated to public stakeholders. | ||
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