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Building a National Knowledge Transfer System in Ireland

Explore the examples and strategies implemented in Ireland to build and sustain a national knowledge transfer system, enhancing innovation and commercialization of research. Learn about the programs, funding, and performance monitoring involved in this successful initiative.

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Building a National Knowledge Transfer System in Ireland

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  1. Building and sustaining a national knowledge transfer system – examples from Ireland Alison Campbell OBE PhD RTTP Director, Knowledge Transfer Ireland SNITTS 15 September 2015

  2. “Knowledge transfer”

  3. “Ireland” 4.6 M population 1.6% GDP spent on R&D Source OECD €732M HERD Source Forfas 2011 €531M RPO research expenditure Source AKTS 2014

  4. Innovation ecosystem

  5. Ireland’s TT policy & practice timeline

  6. Centralised?

  7. The KT ecosystem

  8. Who we are TTOs in: 7 universities 14 Inst of Technology 2 specialist research org

  9. Ecosystem funding available to support commercialisation from research

  10. The State’s approach to developing & sustaining technology (knowledge) transfer

  11. The EI Technology Transfer Strengthening Initiative (TTSI) programme • Managed by KTI • Direct support for TTOs/KTOs • Programme cycle: • Proposal, evaluation, award • Mid- and end of programme monitoring • Performance against targets • Quarterly & Annual reporting • System KPI • AKTS

  12. € 30M to develop Ireland’s national technology transfer system 10 Technology Transfer Offices funded Funding for: 32 new posts operational costs €22M to scale the tt system 8 TT consortia of universities and Institute of Technology across Ireland TTSI1 2007-12 TTSI2 2013-16 2 rounds of TTSI so far, and a third in preparation

  13. Evaluation of TTSI1 (Frontline Consulting) TTSI1 highlights During the programme • LOA increased 7 fold • Spin-outs increased 450% • Culture change • Skilled profession developed • State was able to measure activity

  14. Promoting KT

  15. Developing the system: best practice Tony Hickson, Imperial Innovations KTI symposium on spin-out company creations, 2014

  16. Performance monitoring& system KPI

  17. International trends

  18. KTI commissioned study on KT policy & practice: 7 Small Advanced Economies (Technopolis, 2015) • KT is seen as a public good • There is a case for ongoing public support for KT • Most countries have come to see KT as a valid cost centre • Successful national KT systems develop over time • Most schemes are now in their second or third ‘generation’ • Countries are placing more weight on monitoring and evaluation • The 7 countries have chosen different approaches to supporting KT, reflecting underlying conditions

  19. One size does not fit all • Models: At least two distinct types of national approaches have been shown to perform well • A distributed approach in Denmark and Israel universities to drive KT • A coordinated approach in Ireland, Scotland and New Zealand, where national resources are made available to individual KTOs • Scale: KT is more cost-effective where there is a large research base to draw from. • In some systems, where there are large universities, institutional TTOs dominate; in countries where there are larger numbers of small universities, there is more collaboration and national structures • History and culture: Israel has an established tradition of pursuing knowledge transfer, whereas in other countries, ‘traditional’ academic culture is more entrenched and a KT ‘culture’ needs to be built up

  20. Professionalism of knowledge transfer • KT is increasingly seen as a distinct profession • National & International bodies include: EARMA, AUTM, ASTP-Proton, SNITTS, PraxisUnico, Finnovation • International credentialing • Alliance of TT Professionals • RTTP http://attp.info/ • There is an increasing focus and understanding of KT globally

  21. KTI Knowledge Transfer Ireland Enterprise Ireland, The Plaza, East Point Business Park, Dublin 3. T +353 (0)1 727 2000 E kti@knowledgetransferireland.com W knowledgetransferireland.com @kticonnect

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