The role of universities and research institutes in an innovation economy
Universities in Sri Lanka indeed need to be drawn into the innovation economy, keeping in mind that the primary role of universities in providing the advanced human resource capacity for innovation and that a supporting industry base is essential for any initiatives to connect university HR to industry
Universities in Sri Lanka indeed need to be drawn into the innovation economy, keeping in mind that the primary role of universities in providing the advanced human resource capacity for innovation and that a supporting industry base is essential for any initiatives to connect university HR to industry
Wednesday, 14 October 2015
The fourth article in an illuminating series written by W.A. Wijewardena on social market economy is about ‘universities, research institutions as catalysts of in innovation economy’. There he posits that “First, knowledge has to be created by its universities and research institutions. Then, such knowledge should be made available to prospective entrepreneurs for use in commercially viable productions known as innovation. “
