Bridging the gap: Towards effective knowledge transfer between Institutes of Technology and industry

The 2nd International Malaysia-Ireland Joint Symposium on Engineering, Science and Business 2012 (IMiEJS2012) jointly organized by Universiti Malaysia Perlis and Athlone Institute of Technology in collaboration with The Ministry of Higher Education (MOHE) Malaysia, Education Malaysia and Malaysia Po...

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Main Author: Brennan, Aimee
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Published: Universiti Malaysia Perlis (UniMAP) 2013
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spelling my.unimap-308902013-12-27T03:59:52Z Bridging the gap: Towards effective knowledge transfer between Institutes of Technology and industry Brennan, Aimee Institutes of Technology Industry Knowledge transfer The 2nd International Malaysia-Ireland Joint Symposium on Engineering, Science and Business 2012 (IMiEJS2012) jointly organized by Universiti Malaysia Perlis and Athlone Institute of Technology in collaboration with The Ministry of Higher Education (MOHE) Malaysia, Education Malaysia and Malaysia Postgraduates Student Association Ireland (MyPSI), 18th - 19th June 2012 at Putra World Trade Center (PWTC), Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Knowledge transfer between HEIs and industry in Ireland occurs at a low level (Forfás, 2007). In light of these facts this research takes an investigational approach in to knowledge transfer practices between Institutes of Technology (IoTs) and industry in Ireland in order to assess the current trends, benefits and barriers experienced by the main stakeholders. Knowledge transfer is defined, for the purposes of this study, using the European Commission definition: ‘Knowledge Transfer involves the processes for capturing, collecting and sharing explicit and tacit knowledge, including skills and competence. It includes both commercial and non-commercial activities such as research collaborations, consultancy, licencing, spin-off creation, researcher mobility and publications.’(European Commission, 2007). A good example of the processes of knowledge transfer is the idea generated by Harvard computer science student Mark Zuckerberg of the now internationally successful social networking site, Facebook (Fig 1). The creation of an idea and the subsequent transfer of knowledge involved in this area lead Zuckerberg to connect 800 million people through the site. He has since become the 14th richest person in America at 27 years old despite being a Harvard dropout (Forbes, 2012) 2013-12-27T03:59:52Z 2013-12-27T03:59:52Z 2012-06-18 Other p. 1279 978-967-5760-11-2 http://hdl.handle.net/123456789/30890 en The 2nd International Malaysia-Ireland Joint Symposium on Engineering, Science and Business 2012 (IMiEJS2012); Universiti Malaysia Perlis (UniMAP)
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topic Institutes of Technology
Industry
Knowledge transfer
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Industry
Knowledge transfer
Brennan, Aimee
Bridging the gap: Towards effective knowledge transfer between Institutes of Technology and industry
description The 2nd International Malaysia-Ireland Joint Symposium on Engineering, Science and Business 2012 (IMiEJS2012) jointly organized by Universiti Malaysia Perlis and Athlone Institute of Technology in collaboration with The Ministry of Higher Education (MOHE) Malaysia, Education Malaysia and Malaysia Postgraduates Student Association Ireland (MyPSI), 18th - 19th June 2012 at Putra World Trade Center (PWTC), Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
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author Brennan, Aimee
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title Bridging the gap: Towards effective knowledge transfer between Institutes of Technology and industry
title_short Bridging the gap: Towards effective knowledge transfer between Institutes of Technology and industry
title_full Bridging the gap: Towards effective knowledge transfer between Institutes of Technology and industry
title_fullStr Bridging the gap: Towards effective knowledge transfer between Institutes of Technology and industry
title_full_unstemmed Bridging the gap: Towards effective knowledge transfer between Institutes of Technology and industry
title_sort bridging the gap: towards effective knowledge transfer between institutes of technology and industry
publisher Universiti Malaysia Perlis (UniMAP)
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url http://dspace.unimap.edu.my/xmlui/handle/123456789/30890
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