Overview

This book helps readers understand how universities position themselves in the innovation landscape and the implications for national policies. It provides a scholarly discussion and best practice–based insights to help answer questions like:

• To what extent do funding and governance policies support activities within the knowledge triangle?
• How should policies for universities be designed in countries with different industrial and higher education structures?
• Are there ways to effectively link universities with regional enterprises and social actors?
• And finally, what are the new institutional models and best practices for overcoming obstacles to interaction, collaboration, and co-creation?