RT Journal Article
T1 More digitalization does not always imply more technology transfer : an analysis within the horizon Europe strategy
A1 Ferrer Serrano, Marta
A1 Fuentelsaz Lamata, Lucio
A1 Gil Lamata, Mercedes
K1 Collaboration
K1 Digitalization
K1 Horizon Europe
K1 Network
K1 Technology transfer
AB Digitalization plays a pivotal role in today’s economies, facilitating global collaboration by overcoming geographical barriers and enabling technology exchange. Conventional wisdom holds that digitalization directly impacts technology transfer (TT). However, this relationship is not always straightforward. This research challenges this assumption by arguing that countries with higher levels of digitalization may be less effective in TT activities than countries with intermediate digital performance. Drawing on data from Horizon Europe and the Digital Economy and Society Index, the study conducts a two-stage analysis (first a network analysis, followed by a clustering and ANOVA) covering 411 collaborative projects in 31 countries, involving 2,890 participating organizations. Our findings confirm that countries with intermediate levels of digitalization emerge as leaders within the TT network. Furthermore, the study sheds light on specific digitalization indicators (connectivity, human capital, and the integration of digital technology) that can improve the position of European countries within the network.
PB Springer
YR 2024
FD 2024-10-08
LK https://hdl.handle.net/10347/38564
UL https://hdl.handle.net/10347/38564
LA eng
NO Ferrer-Serrano, M., Fuentelsaz, L. & Gil-Lamata, M. More digitalization does not always imply more technology transfer: an analysis within the horizon Europe strategy. J Technol Transf (2024). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10961-024-10104-7
NO Digitalization plays a pivotal role in today’s economies, facilitating global collaboration by overcoming geographical barriers and enabling technology exchange. Conventional wisdom holds that digitalization directly impacts technology transfer (TT). However, this relationship is not always straightforward. This research challenges this assumption by arguing that countries with higher levels of digitalization may be less effective in TT activities than countries with intermediate digital performance. Drawing on data from Horizon Europe and the Digital Economy and Society Index, the study conducts a two-stage analysis (first a network analysis, followed by a clustering and ANOVA) covering 411 collaborative projects in 31 countries, involving 2,890 participating organizations. Our findings confirm that countries with intermediate levels of digitalization emerge as leaders within the TT network. Furthermore, the study sheds light on specific digitalization indicators (connectivity, human capital, and the integration of digital technology) that can improve the position of European countries within the network.
NO Spanish MCIN/AEI/https:// doi. org/ 10. 13039/ 50110 00110 33 (project ECO2020-113265GB-C21 and C22)
NO Spanish Ministry of Universities (SIA: 998758 2019)
NO Regional Government of Aragón (S64_23R)
NO Strategos Research Group (REGI22/08)
DS Minerva
RD 25 abr 2026