Strong university-industry links key to tapping knowledge-economy spin-offs

October 22, 2013 Editor 0

For South African companies to compete with international companies, it is imperative that they have access to new ideas and that the country institutionalises the generation of new ideas. Universities can function as research and innovation cores for networks of technology institutions, companies and new enterprises that will develop and commercialise inform-ation and technology, says industry and research network organisation South African Technology and Training Platform chairperson Professor Roy du Pré.
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Tags: economics, Innovation, science, Technology_Internet