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Fill the gap. Strategies to get universities and SMEs closer in TT activities

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  • Massimo Rossetti
Massimo Rossetti
Dipartimento di Culture del Progetto, Università Iuav di Venezia, Italia
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.36253/techne-17388

Published 2025-11-07

Keywords

  • Third Stream,
  • R&D,
  • SMEs,
  • Technology transfer,
  • Innovative activities

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Rossetti, M. (2025). Fill the gap. Strategies to get universities and SMEs closer in TT activities. TECHNE - Journal of Technology for Architecture and Environment, (30), 50–56. https://doi.org/10.36253/techne-17388

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Abstract

The paper aims to analyse the Italian scenario regarding the role of universities in Third Stream activities and knowledge value enhancement, the enterprises sector and their attitude for R&D and innovative activities – with particular reference to SMEs (Small and Medium Enterprises) – and the existing relationships between them and universities, highlighting the obstacles encountered today in starting joint research activities. Moreover, the paper aims to propose some strategies that can bring universities and enterprises closer towards such activities, considering both the requests coming from the world of politics and several virtuous examples of cooperation between enterprises and universities present in Europe.

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