European Commission
EUROPEAN RESEARCH ERA

Lynn Martin
Discussant session 1.4
 
The two papers offer interesting perspectives on the way in which technology transfer is occurring – and the potential for the future practice of both knowledge and technology transfer – in BRIC economies.  The main theme in common between the two papers is the role of intellectual property rights in supporting or hindering knowledge transfer.  The BRIC study questions how …

Liisa Ewart
Discussant session 1.4
 
Regarding the topic the approach of Liu is, according to my experience, the prevailing approach in China where talking about knowledge transfer will be transformed easily to a narrower definition of technology transfer. Ganea has explored the similarities and differences between four relatively different countries which all are emerging economies and notable players in globalization.  …

Zheng-Ping Liu
Speaker session 1.4
 
Abstract: this paper explores what should be done to improve the international technology transfer activity between EU member states and China. It begins by reviewing the cooperation relationship in technology transfer between EU and China. After signing China-EU Science & Technology Cooperation Agreement in 1998, China has become the most involved non-EU member state in the EU Framework Programme. …

 Peter Ganea
Speaker session 1.4
 
1.       Introduction
Rapid development, improved education and increased sophistication of domestic industries have enhanced the importance of the BRIC countries for Europe, not only as consumer markets or targets for labour-intensive investment, but also as locations for scientific cooperation. Due to their sheer size, all four …