This briefing note presents the main results of Module 3 of the RIS4CIVIS Project, focused on reinforcing academia-business R&I cooperation across CIVIS Alliance member universities, together with guidelines for developing university-specific innovation strategies and recommendations built around a CIVIS Innovation Framework and a CIVIS Startup Ecosystems Network.
In the area of collaboration between academia and business sector, a high level of heterogeneity among the universities’ capabilities, strategies, structures and culture related to innovation management was identified as a major challenge.
Following a deeper analysis of the CIVIS member universities’ strengths and weaknesses in this area, general guidelines were set up for the development of a university specific innovation strategy. This strategy forms the basis for further intensive project collaborations with companies, to be harmonized with the universities‘ research strategies, and for the establishment of a startup ecosystem. An important role is given to non-university actors such as lawyers, investors, the city or region as well as the chambers of industry and commerce and already established companies.
The guidelines enable the creation of a common understanding of the areas of innovation and startup activity while taking into account the specifics of each CIVIS university. Furthermore, common interests of the partners can be derived from these topics and subsequently worked on.
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