Title:Technology Transfer in Poland: Overview
VOLUME: 7 ISSUE: 1
Author(s):Marcin Jarzynowski *
Affiliation:Industrial Development Agency, Open Innovation Project, Warsaw
Keywords:Technology transfer, open innovation, Polish enterprises, technical universities, patent
applications, intellectual property.
Abstract:
The aim of this paper is to give an overview of the current state of
technology transfer in Poland by examining various stages of the process and
indicators associated with different actors involved. In order to examine the role of
technology in polish enterprises, it takes into account different forms of intellectual
property, both created and acquired in Poland. Data taken into consideration
include domestic and external sources, focused on the years 2013 - 2017. The main
sources of the statistics are the Polish Patent Office and the Central Statistics
Office.
Phenomena observed in the data are supported and elaborated by domestic research
articles concerned with technology transfer and open innovation. The most striking
feature of such juxtaposition is the fact, that some of the indicators presented in the
article are surprisingly low, considering overall economic situation.
All of the above represents the context of the Open Innovation Network project,
which is also presented in the paper. Interpretation of the presented results is
included in the discussion section. Some of the indicators confirm the status of
polish economy as moderately innovative, however trends in performance of a
small group of technical universities show a promising development in the field of
technology transfer.
