Evaluation of TULI Programmes - Tekes

Contents
Foreword.............................................................................................................................................................................5
Summary of the TULI programme..................................................................................................................7
Overview ................................................................................................................................................................7
TULI 2002–2006.....................................................................................................................................................7
TULI 2008–2012.....................................................................................................................................................9
Overview of output numbers....................................................................................................................11
TULI-ohjelmien arviointi – Yhteenveto arvioinnista ja suosituksista..............................15
Arvioinnin yhteenveto....................................................................................................................................15
Yhteenveto ohjelman tavoitteiden saavuttamisesta..................................................................17
Suositukset.............................................................................................................................................................19
1 Overview to the evaluation methodology................................................................................22
2 The Finnish and international context of research
commercialisation.........................................................................................................................................25
2.1 The Finnish innovation landscape...............................................................................................25
2.2 International trends and benchmarks......................................................................................27
3 Assessment of fulfilment of programme objectives..........................................................33
3.1 Objective 1: Development of a professional commercialisation system............33
3.2 Objective 2: Make commercialisation a strategic topic for
HEI/RTO management........................................................................................................................38
3.3 Objective 3: Create dynamic cooperation between the actors................................43
3.4 Objective 4: Challenges in integrating commercialisation
into the academic world...................................................................................................................45
3.5 Objective 5: Licensing is not a straight-forward deal......................................................49
3.6 Objective 6: Foundations were laid for start-up ecosystems......................................53
4 Recommendations........................................................................................................................................60
4.1 Target groups for the recommendations................................................................................60
4.2 Three main recommendations......................................................................................................61
4.3 For policy makers...................................................................................................................................62
4.4 For Tekes......................................................................................................................................................64
4.5 For universities, vocational universities and research organisations......................66
4.6 For motivating the researchers and innovators..................................................................68
4.7 Summary of recommendations....................................................................................................69
Appendices
1 List of persons interviewed..............................................................................................................70
2 Participants at TULI evaluation workshop 15.1.2013........................................................71
Tekes Programme Reports.................................................................................................................................72
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