DEFENSE INNOVATION, TECHNOLOGY TRANSFERS AND PUBLIC POLICY

Renaud Bellais and Renelle Guichard ()

Defence and Peace Economics, 2006, vol. 17, issue 3, 273-286

Abstract: The role of defense in national innovation systems is highly topical, because of the complexity of defense systems and the desire to get value-for-money from R&D investment, especially through the commercialization of defense-funded technology. In practice, external transfer has proved to be a difficult, labor-intensive process, which requires a strong commitment from both parties. Here, intellectual property rights (IPR) appear as a strong incentive for collaboration. Analyzing the lack of IPR culture in defense industries elucidates the difficulties and failures in spin-off attempts. We finally propose strategies leading to a market for defense-born technology.

Keywords: Defense technology; Dual use; Technology transfer; Intellectual property rights; Collaboration; Transaction costs (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2006
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