Finnish polytechnics as providers of knowledge-intensive services |
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| Authors: | Liisa Marttila Anu Lyytinen Mika Kautonen |
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| Institution: | 1. Research Unit for Science, Technology and Innovation Studies, University of Tampere , Finland liisa.marttila@uta.fi;3. Research Unit for Science, Technology and Innovation Studies, University of Tampere , Finland |
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| Abstract: | Polytechnics are newcomers in companies' regional innovation environments in Finland. Particularly in regions with no university of their own or with only few knowledge-intensive business services (KIBS) providers, they may become, and in some cases already are, important providers of science-and-technology-related services. The aim of this article is to analyse the roles, possibilities and challenges of polytechnics as public KIBS providers. Also, the position of polytechnics as a tool of Finnish innovation policy will be discussed. |
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| Keywords: | business services HEI-industry co-operation innovation policy knowledge intensity polytechnics |
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