Fraunhofer Institute for Systems and Innovation Research ISIStudy on knowledge and technology transfer in the Free State of Saxony
Saxony's economy and society as a whole are facing the challenge of dynamic transformation processes. It is not only important to adapt to the changing framework conditions in order to secure economic success, resilience and prosperity for the future, but also to survive in the global competition for future-proof, digital and sustainable solutions and ideas. To meet these challenges, companies need to constantly update and renew their innovation-relevant knowledge. Practical experience shows that, by international standards, too few research results find their way into commercial exploitation.
Against the background of the unused potential in the transfer between science and industry, an expert report is being prepared on behalf of the State Ministry of Economic Affairs, Labour and Transport (SMWA), which will systematically identify the actors in Saxony's transfer activities, classify them into institutional categories according to established models, evaluate the respective categories in terms of their performance and thus determine the unused exploitation potential in order to derive specific needs for action.