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The interest of this article is the presentation of the findings of the relationship found between knowledge transfer and information and communication technologies, of the SMEs of the tourism sector of the Department of Caldas. The study is based on the application of a knowledge management valuation model to 61 operating companies of the tourism sector in the Department of Caldas. Based on a qualitative research, with a descriptive approach (use of surveys), exploratory (use of observation and documentary review) and correlational (multivariate analysis). Regarding the use of ICT, it is a palpable fact, the progress of SMEs in the tourism sector of the Department of Caldas in the use of this resource as a basis for the sale of services, products and the transfer of knowledge inside and outside the companies, which can be seen in the different portals and mobile applications that these companies have. It is concluded that there is a positive and significant correlation between knowledge transfer and information and communication technologies. It is hoped that these results will lead to strategies that allow the improvement of these companies. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

In view of the importance that agro industrial innovation systems are gaining in developing countries, such as Colombia, a territory with an agricultural vocation by nature. Based on the above, first this paper presents an approach to the concept, Second, the document also presents the importance of intermediary agents in their synergy, who facilitate the processes of knowledge and technology transfer between the different actors of academia, industry, government and civil society, opening the way to possible alternatives, aiming at strengthening sectoral innovation systems from the economic, social, political and even environmental approaches. Taking into account the above, a literature search was conducted in Google Scholar, Scopus and Web of Science, focused on studying the role of intermediary agents in the innovation processes related to agroindustry from the perspective of a sectoral innovation system. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Different approaches remark the importance of the relationship between economic growth and the implementation of science, technology, and innovation programs within the design and evaluation of public policies. Therefore, this paper addresses said relationship from the concept, methodology, regulations, and implementation process of Colombian policy regarding science, technology, and innovation, highlighting the contribution made by the National Apprenticeship Service (SENA) to the development of related programs. The contributions made by the SENNOVA strategy, created by SENA, as an institutional response to national regulations on science and technology and the allocation of resources are also reported in this work. We concluded that SENNOVA is a multiplying agent of technological, social, and collective appropriation given its role in transferring the knowledge generated in the projects from different programmatic lines of science, technology, and innovation to professional training and the productive sector, thus contributing to the reduction of technological gaps in the country. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This article reviews academic entrepreneurship; and the transfer of knowledge and technology through strategies to market research, development and innovation results from universities in Colombia. It approached technology-based companies and actors of the National Science and Technology System; data from Colciencias, and "Spin-Off" Colombia. It presents quantitative results on secondary sources, processed in IBM SPSS. 3% of the reports are products of technological development; in higher education institutions, the entrepreneurial products are the 0.00095% of the all products. The commitment of the university with its entrepreneurial mission is incipient: it is necessary to deepen to know the model of creation of companies based on research, adequate for Colombia. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Introduction: In order to detonate the transfer of knowledge, the Mexican government has established the public policy of the creation of Technology Transfer Offices (OTT); however, this policy has proved ineffective due to the inconsistency in the permanence of most Mexican TTOs. Despite this, there are some OTTs that have excelled; such is the case of the OTT of the Benemerita Autonomous University of Puebla (OTT-BUAP) that was established in 2011. This office has positioned this university in the first places nationwide in the context of patent generation, reason for that this OTT has been the object of analysis of this study to answer the following question of this research: How has the OTT-BUAP managed to position itself within the best OTT in Mexico, in the field of patent management, during the 2011-2018 period? The general objective of this research is to contribute to the knowledge of the specialist in technology transfer and commercialization that is dedicated to the management of University OTTs. Regarding the review of the literature, it was found that this issue related to the performance of Mexican TTOs in the field of patent management has been poorly studied, which is why this research is justified. Method: This research is considered exploratory, qualitative, descriptive and transversal, which consisted in applying the case study methodology to the OTT-BUAP, based on six propositions made from secondary sources. Results: It was found that of the processes of intellectual property protection, consulting, licensing and the creation of spinoffs, only the process of intellectual property protection is the one that is in the maturation stage in said OTT. It was also found that the OTT-BUAP has an expert team in the drafting of patents, which was hired, specifically, for the creation and promotion of said OTT. Discussion or Conclusion: According to the results found in this investigation, the reason why the OTT-BUAP has positioned itself among the best OTTs in Mexico in the 2011-2018 period, is largely due to the fact that it has an effective patenting process, based on equitable regulations on the distribution of royalties supported by a strategic incentive plan to motivate researchers to protect the results of their research. This process was designed and managed by a researcher from the Mexican Institute of Industrial Property, an expert in intellectual property protection, hired by BUAP, specifically, to form a professional teamwork for the drafting of patents and other tasks related to the transfer and commercialization of technology that comes from the BUAP. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The Center for Services and Business Management of the SENA has a software factory where different technology-based projects are executed to solve specific problems. However, these projects lack a technological propagation strategy resulting in minimal diffusion of their developments. In this context, a software platform called GIDPI has been developed by SENA trainees and instructors to improve the technology and knowledge transfer processes. GIDPI allows the formulation of the projects under the logical framework methodology. Transfer model has been adapted from the triple helix model, including the small business of the city of Medellin and according to the programs offered by the SENA Center. This article describes the proposed technology transfer model based on the policies of the institution, and tailor-made for the software factory of the Center. This model will improve the diffusion of the results from the different projects, also contributing to the economic development of the country. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This paper seeks to describe and comprehend the motivations of teacher-researchers in two public state universities in Mexico to participate in knowledge and technology transfer processes. Ten subjects interested in knowledge transfer processes were considered for this study; in-depth interviews were conducted to understand their readiness to produce and transfer knowledge. The results reveal that subjects develop a disposition and the skills to seek changes in social reality based on values such as altruism. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This article is about a solution to an existent problem in respect of integration of knowledge that begins in the transference of technologies from universities to entrepreneurial sector like factors of vital importance in order to be successful and efficient the transference of knowledge. The investigation is held in a study of transactional descriptive type in which it is exposed the importance and the need of getting the integration of different knowledge that it is originated of the transference of knowledge. It is established different technical constructions regarding the variable integration of knowledge, capacity of learning, capacity of absorption, and different elements of the steps of knowledge. Finally, it also offers the model and the procedure to contribute to the solution this problem as from its materialization in implementing in the selected object of study. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This paper explores the factors that determine knowledge and technology transfer (TT) between the university and business in a developing country. The objective is to analyze the impact of these activities on regional development by adopting the open innovation perspective and focusing on the individual. To do this, after a literature review and using qualitative methodology, ten semi-structured interviews with teachers at the Technical University of Oruro (UTO) and managers of small and medium enterprises in the Department of Oruro (Bolivia) were conducted. The main results show that these activities are still very incipient in the region, so their impact on regional development is low. In conclusion, this study establishes that the determinants for TT activities between the UTO and the business sector can be divided into opportunities and barriers. Among the opportunities for the UTO, internal improvements and a more proactive role in society stand out. For the companies, the opportunities are improved productivity and competitiveness. On the other hand, the barriers to TT are bureaucratic, lack of funding, lack of confidence and lack of professionalism. Therefore, it is very important that a clear policy be established to regulate technology transfer activities. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This article discusses critically the notions of transferring knowledge and technology between the academic and industrial sectors. Based on an analysis of the views of Mexican researchers about the incentives they receive to work on technological research and development projects jointly with companies, the authors question the point of view that equates knowledge and technology transfer processes with channels for commercializing research results. Lastly, they propose a perspective that includes in their analysis the different links and motivations that influence the relationship. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]