Technology Transfer A Case for the Future of Mexico

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Technology TransferA Case for the Future of
Mexico

• by Hayo Siemsen

A lecture for the coal region of Coahuila,
February 22nd 2005
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Contents

• Introduction
• What is Technology Transfer?
• Cases of successful Technology Transfer
  structures in different countries and coal
  regions
• Networking environments for Technology Transfer
• Technology Transfer and innovation structures for
  Mexico
• The role of companies, universities and
  institutions
• Networking environments and international
  cooperation
• A networking future

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Contents

• Introduction
• What is Technology Transfer?

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Contents

• Introduction
• What is Technology Transfer?
• Cases of successful Technology Transfer
  structures in different countries and coal
  regions
• Italian industrial districts The case of Prato
• The case of Saarland, Germany
• Socks in China

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Contents

• Introduction
• What is Technology Transfer?
• Cases of successful Technology Transfer
  structures in different countries and coal
  regions
• Networking environments for Technology Transfer

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Advantages of Networks
trust
low-cost
flexibility
t3

• takes time to build up
• continuous investment on low level
• small and flexible formal structures

t2

• lower information contractual cost
• few relations or high group homogeneity social
  pressure

t1
office

• absorption of shocks
• high peak capacity
• fast process change

• low-trust
• information

project staff
project 1
project 2

• high-trust
• information

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The Technology Network
import to the region
actors in the region
export from the region
- producer

• information
• broker

• information
• flow

• high-trust
• information

• production
• flow

group II
group I
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Actors in the Region
Group II

• industry associations
• professional associations

• regional government
• local government

• finance
• venture capital

coordination (non-existent)

• accounting legal advice
• marketing
• consulting

• applied research
• consulting training
• alumni networks
• spin-offs start-ups

front actors
backbone
backup actors
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The Role of Technology Brokers
The Technology Broker must have trust from the
different actors involved both in his competence
and his intention to judge effectively and
fairly. Therefore it needs a certain
independence. Networking institutions such as
Technology Brokers bring as go-betweens
advantages to the actors in the following areas

• Arbitration
• Guardian of hostages
• Filter against spillover of information
• Intermediary in the building of trust
• Marketing of reputation
• Help in disentanglement / exit strategy

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Contents

• Introduction
• What is Technology Transfer?
• Cases of successful Technology Transfer
  structures in different countries and coal
  regions
• Networking environments for Technology Transfer
• Technology Transfer structures for Mexico

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Contents

• Introduction
• What is Technology Transfer?
• Cases of successful Technology Transfer
  structures in different countries and coal
  regions
• Networking environments for Technology Transfer
• Technology Transfer structures for Mexico
• The role of companies, universities and
  institutions

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Contents

• Introduction
• What is Technology Transfer?
• Cases of successful Technology Transfer
  structures in different countries and coal
  regions
• Networking environments for Technology Transfer
• Technology Transfer structures for Mexico
• The role of companies, universities and
  institutions
• Networking environments and international
  cooperation
• Best Practice and partners in Europe

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Contents

• Introduction
• What is Technology Transfer?
• Cases of successful Technology Transfer
  structures in different countries and coal
  regions
• Networking environments for Technology Transfer
• Technology Transfer and innovation structures for
  Mexico
• The role of companies, universities and
  institutions
• Networking environments and international
  cooperation
• A networking future

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What has to be done?
awareness
strategy
building
trust
image

• Concrete Steps
• Workshop
• Technology Transfer Course
• Network building (interviews)
• Start pilot projects
• Market successful pilot projects

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A Technology Transfer Course

• Application Process How does Technology
  Transfer work?
• Part II Networking and Delegating How and with
  whom should I work?
• Understanding and Playing Roles How do I
  communicate successfully?
• Motivation and Safeguarding Why should others
  work together and not against me?
• International Exchange and Networking How can I
  acquire foreign know-how and image?

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