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Workshop
3: Promoting Technology Collaborations
Moderators:
Session a: Richard Snyder and Dave Harris
Session b: Terry Boult and Michael Marrah
A
special focus of the NSF-PFI program is the creation of partnerships
designed to most effectively achieve the goals of the project.
Many PFI projects involve the development of collaborations
to advance a certain technology; develop regional technology
clusters; produce science and technology plans that are embraced
by universities, colleges, communities, and states; and bring
technology from university laboratories to industry and the
wider community. Many states have embraced technology-based
economic development and are looking to their universities as
sources of innovation and talent to drive new economic sectors.
In addition, many regions and cities are serious about advancing
their economies by focusing attention on certain technology
clusters for which they have strong university, industry, government,
and community assets (e.g., biotechnology, nanotechnology, or
alternative energy). The Federal government, through its R&D
agencies and Federal laboratories is supporting technology collaborations
through direct funding, and using other options to access technology
and expertise. In this breakout session PFI grantees will share
what they have learned about developing technology collaborations
across the wide range of PFI institutions and local settings.
Questions
for consideration:
- What
are some of the strategies you have used to create technology
collaborations/partnerships?
- Please
share some pointers on how to create effective public-private
partnerships.
- What
are some of the challenges you have faced in forming technology
collaborations?
- Once
established, how have you effectively involved partners in
your program to achieve your goals?
- What
coordination and communication methods have you used to maintain
a productive collaboration?
- How
has your university/community/region embraced your program?
- Can
you provide 1-2 examples of how you approach new potential
collaborations partners, what homework you do before the meeting,
what questions you ask them and what value proposition do
you offer them for the collaboration?
- How
do you measure and report the value of the collaboration,
from the different stakeholder viewpoints of the collaboration.
- A critical
issue, and often road block, in setting up collaborations/partnerships
are the IP issues, especially for jointly owned IP. How do
you address that issue in your collaborations?
- How
have you used other formal government programs, e.g. SBIR/STTR,
ATP, NSF Centers or state specific programs to
- What
is your model for engaging undergraduates in your collaborations,
and using it as a tool to recruit K-12 students into the field?
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