White Paper Report: Needs in Space Education for the 21st Century—Research, Higher Education, Training and Public Policy

May 2, 2003 A Forum Seeking Innovative Answers New Approaches to Higher Education and Training Distance Learning, Tele-education and the Internet Shared Research Facilities and New Approaches to Research Joint University Projects Multidisciplinary Needs and International Perspectives and Languages Space and Security Issues Related to Education How to Attract More Students to Higher Education in the Space Field How to Prepare Incoming Students More Effectively for College Wide Spread Survey on Space Education to Find Concerns and New Solution

Forget R&D – pay my coach: young innovative companies and their relations with universities

32 p., 8 tables and referencesYoung innovative companies (YICs) are attracting attention in their role of industry regenerators. However, we have little information about their relations with universities as sources of information. This paper explores university-industry interaction involving YIC in the Valencian Community, using YIC founders’ personal attributes and motivations as explanatory variables. The Valencian Community has a relatively high degree of university-industry interaction, but surprisingly little technological innovation. A survey of YICs in the region shows that, in their case, firm size does not affect the probability of contracting with universities, and that R&D intensity is not significant if we consider firm founders’ personal characteristics and motivations. YIC founders exploiting market opportunities recognized in previous business activities, and necessity entrepreneurs, are the least likely to interact with universities. We highlight the role of external advisory services to highlight the benefits of universities.Peer reviewe