Strategy and management of Technology Linkage and Transfer: the view of those responsible for the OTT of Argentine universities. Challenges for the region
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linkage and technology transfer, open innovation, technology transfer officesAbstract
This article analyzes the role of the Technology Transfer Offices (OTT) in National and Public Universities in Argentina. The historical context is described in which, at a global level, the extension and transfer of knowledge by universities is articulated as linkage and transfer of technology, with OTTs emerging as institutional devices in charge of carrying out this function. On the other hand, the results of a study based on surveys of OTT managers at National Universities are presented. It is concluded, among other aspects, that the relationship of OTTs with industry and production is more an aspirational dimension than a real one; that there are tensions between the scientific culture and the possibility of generating results of productive or social impact; that there is an enormous diversity among the OTTs linked to the National Universities and that the professionalization of the activities of the OTT requires the specialized training of managers.
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