JRC report suggests EU-level tracking of knowledge transfer

A growth in national tracking is not being fully exploited, expert group finds

The EU should explore the possibility of bloc-wide collection of data on knowledge transfer between academia, industry and the public sector, according to a report for the Joint Research Centre, the European Commission evidence service.

The report from an expert group tasked by the JRC and chaired by Alison Campbell of Knowledge Transfer Ireland, published in early June, said the Commission “should explore a centralised approach” for EU-wide data collection and reporting on knowledge transfer.