Quality of interactions between public research organisations and firms: lessons from Costa Rica
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2010
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Beech Tree Publishing
Abstract
Interactions between public research organisations (PROs) and firms may contribute to innovation and
production-related benefits for firms and intellectual and economic benefits for researchers. This paper
studies the impact of different channels (traditional, bi-directional, services and commercial) on the
benefits received by firms and researchers in Costa Rica. We conclude that the traditional channel may
generate benefits related to firms’ short-term production activities and also their long-term innovation
activities. However, it is not relevant to explaining the benefits for researchers. Strengthening
collaboration networks using the traditional channel seems to be the mechanism to improve the
contribution of PROs to innovation in industry. Contrary to expectations, the bi-directional channel is
not significant in explaining the intellectual benefits for researchers, but it helps to explain the
economic benefits for researchers and also both types of benefits for firms. Thus, it does not explain
the quality of interactions from the researcher’s point of view, but it explains it for firms.
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COSTA RICA, RESEARCH CENTRES, UNIVERSITIES, INDUSTRY, INNOVATION, SURVEYS, ECONOMETRICS, RESEARCH NETWORKS, ORGANIZATION OF RESEARCH, INFORMATION EXCHANGE, PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIPS
Citation
Orozco, J., & Ruiz, K. (2010). Channels and benefits of interactions between public research organisations and industry: comparing four Latin American countries. Science and Public Policy, 37(7): 527–540. doi: 10.3152/030234210X512034