There are many institutionalized forms and initiatives supporting technology
transfer between university and industry. They include science parks,
centres of technology transfer, centres of innovation and incubators.
Although their primary role is to encourage technology transfer, they also
provide for job creation and regional economic development. Most countries
implement a policy supporting the commercialization of research. The paper
presents a picture of innovation centre system in Poland and proposes a
framework to identify and evaluate costs and benefits of innovation centre
in the local context. The framework takes into consideration efficiency and
effectiveness of the different forms of innovation centres and their direct
and indirect local effects. The analysis shows that the impact of the
innovation centre on the local economy depends on the type of the
innovation centre and characteristics of the local economy, and short and
long term external effects should be taken into account. Moreover, the
research connects the idea of innovation and infrastructure innovation
development with the concept of sustainable development.
Wojewnik-Filipkowska, Anna, Krzysztof Szczepaniak, and Robert Beben. "Social-economic impact of an innovation centre development in local context: an empirical analysis for Poland." In 23rd Annual European Real Estate Society Conference. ERES: Conference. Regensburg, Germany, 2016.
Section: Urban Economics & Planning