Blog from Laurent Mieville, Past President ASTP
(article written for the University of Geneva Alumni community) For decades, the economic development of regions has been depending on their capacity to attract and retain businesses which add value …
I was contacted recently by a government official of a country where they are trying to set up several TT offices which would serve large regions as hubs. I said to him I was not very keen in regional servicing TTOs and that a Swiss effort to do this failed (the Swiss network of Innovation).
Bureaucrats love this idea of funding only a handful of TT entities. It makes their life easier to get the due reporting and manage the network. It also looks good for politicians weary of spending public money in too many organizations. Companies love it too because they think having fewer seller’s of technology would provide a more efficient market.
I have to concede , I actually agree with them.
However
Though many economists may describe how perfect markets are the cornerstone of a healthy economy, most of the wealth creation is happening around market imperfections. You can make money in …
A few weeks ago I was sitting in a meeting where one of the leading economists working on KTT related issues (Jerry Thursby) looked at me and wondered until which …
I have been recently contacted by Katharine Ku, the head of the Office of Technology Licensing at Stanford University. Kathy has been a promoter of several initiatives grouping US Universities …