Knowledge transfer activities and conditions for impact in Bulgarian public research institutions: A survey-based diagnostic

Anwar Aridi (), Daniel Querejazu () and Pluvia Zuniga
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Anwar Aridi: World Bank, Europe and Central Asia Division
Daniel Querejazu: World Bank, Europe and Central Asia Division

No 2021-026, MERIT Working Papers from United Nations University - Maastricht Economic and Social Research Institute on Innovation and Technology (MERIT)

Abstract: This paper analyses the state of progress in knowledge and technology transfer activities in Bulgarian public research organisations. It explores the nature and development of research competences, engagement in research collaboration, and technology transfer activities at public research institutions and aims to identify the factors that enable or constrain these activities. The results are based on a survey of public researchers, public research organisations (PROs), and university technology transfer offices (TTOs) in Bulgaria. Our findings show important gaps in institutional governance (linking research with industry demand), misalignments in academic incentives, and constraints related to lack of funding and capacity. Our findings also highlight the vital importance of mobility of researchers as catalyser of collaborative research and technology transfer linkages in both types of institutions and provides proposals for action in terms of policy and institutional reform to improve the performance and impact of public research.

Keywords: knowledge transfer; technology transfer; industry-science linkages; public research organisations; Bulgaria (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I23 O31 O33 O38 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021-05-27
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