Table 1.
Differences between academic and industry research characteristics.
| Academic Research | Industry Research |
|---|---|
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Figure 1.
Technology Transfer Process.
Table 2.
Summary of market research results.
| NO. | Category | Question | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Academia | As a researcher, what is your view on collaborating with high-tech industries to work on research projects and innovations? Answer options include a five-point scale – 1 (Not supportive) to 5 (Extremely supportive). |  |
| Industry | As an engineer or a manager in the high-tech industries, what is your view on collaborating with universities and individual researchers to generate innovations and find solutions for your company? Answer options include a five-point scale – 1 (Not supportive) to 5 (Extremely supportive). |  | |
| 2 | Academia | Is there a well-established connection between the high-tech industry and academia? |  |
| Industry |  | ||
| 3 | Academia | If your answer to the previous question is ‚No’, which of the following is the reason? |  |
| Industry |  | ||
| 4 | Academia | Are you aware of any platform where engineering universities and individual researchers can directly access and communicate with high-tech industries? |  |
| Industry |  | ||
| 5 | Academia | If your answer to the previous question is ‚Yes’, please specify the platform’s name. Are you satisfied with it? Can you please state the reasons? | Academia |
| Industry | LinkedIn, funding associations, EU research council, Transfer knowledge with MOU between University and high-tech industry, NA, Medium and LinkedIn | ||
| 6 | Academia | If your answer to question 4 is “No,” do you see any added value in having such a platform that connects high-tech industry and academia (university and individual researchers)? |  |
| Industry |  | ||
| 7 | Academia | Within the context of such a platform, how do you see yourself sharing your research ideas in the platform so that high-tech industries can approach you directly for collaboration? Answer options include a five-point scale — 1 (not at all likely) to 5 (extremely likely) |  |
| Industry | Within the context of such a platform, how do you see yourself sharing your research needs in the platform so that the university and individual can offer your potential solutions? Answer options include a five-point scale — 1 (not at all likely) to 5 (extremely likely) |  | |
| 8 | Academia | If your answer to the previous question is above 3, why? |  |
| Industry |  | ||
| 9 | Academia | If your answer to the question 7 is below 3, what are the reasons? |  |
| Industry |  | ||
| 10 | Academia | As a university and individual researcher, how likely are you to share your novel ideas with other engineering universities or industries? Answer options include a five-point scale — 1 (not at all likely) to 5 (extremely likely) |  |
| Industry | As someone from the high-tech industry, how likely can you allocate a budget to fund research ideas? * Answer options include a five-point scale — 1 (not at all likely) to 5 (extremely likely) |  |
Figure 2.
SCIONS platform solutions.