Session 1.4 conclusions: What can be done to improve international knowledge transfer?
Thursday, November 5th, 2009The issue and context:
EU public research institutions are increasingly engaging in cooperation activities with non-European partners, which are not only important from an economic perspective but which can also, through the establishment of longer-term relationships, bring new ideas and improve the quality of European public research.
The Commission Recommendation on the management of intellectual property in knowledge transfer activities and Code of Practice for universities and other public research organisations (COM(2008)1329) was prepared in order to provide guidance for Member States and for research organisations to improve knowledge transfer practices in Europe and encourage a more consistent approach. Until its adoption, …