Building University-Industry Co-Innovation Networks in Transnational Innovation Ecosystems: Towards a Transdisciplinary Approach of Integrating Social Sciences and Artificial Intelligence

This paper presents a potential solution to fill a gap in both research and practice that there are few interactions between transnational industry cooperation (TIC) and transnational university cooperation (TUC) in transnational innovation ecosystems. To strengthen the synergies between TIC and TUC...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Yuzhuo Cai, Borja Ramis Ferrer, Jose Luis Martinez Lastra
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2019-08-01
Series:Sustainability
Subjects:
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2071-1050/11/17/4633
id doaj-d9c9dc111b704b1aabed7cea2eeb54e1
record_format Article
spelling doaj-d9c9dc111b704b1aabed7cea2eeb54e12020-11-24T20:42:54ZengMDPI AGSustainability2071-10502019-08-011117463310.3390/su11174633su11174633Building University-Industry Co-Innovation Networks in Transnational Innovation Ecosystems: Towards a Transdisciplinary Approach of Integrating Social Sciences and Artificial IntelligenceYuzhuo Cai0Borja Ramis Ferrer1Jose Luis Martinez Lastra2Faculty of Management and Business, Tampere University, 33014 Tampere, FinlandFaculty of Engineering and Natural Sciences, Tampere University, 33720 Tampere, FinlandFaculty of Engineering and Natural Sciences, Tampere University, 33720 Tampere, FinlandThis paper presents a potential solution to fill a gap in both research and practice that there are few interactions between transnational industry cooperation (TIC) and transnational university cooperation (TUC) in transnational innovation ecosystems. To strengthen the synergies between TIC and TUC for innovation, the first step is to match suitable industrial firms from two countries for collaboration through their common connections to transnational university/academic partnerships. Our proposed matching solution is based on the integration of social science theories and specific artificial intelligence (AI) techniques. While the insights of social sciences, e.g., innovation studies and social network theory, have potential to answer the question of why TIC and TUC should be looked at as synergetic entities with elaborated conceptualization, the method of machine learning, as one specific technic off AI, can help answer the question of how to realize that synergy. On the way towards a transdisciplinary approach to TIC and TUC synergy building, or creating transnational university-industry co-innovation networks, the paper takes an initial step by examining what the supports and gaps of existing studies on the topic are, and using the context of EU−China science, technology and innovation cooperation as a testbed. This is followed by the introduction of our proposed approach and our suggestions for future research.https://www.mdpi.com/2071-1050/11/17/4633transnational industry cooperationtransnational university cooperationtransnational innovation ecosystemEU–Chinascience, technology and innovation cooperationtransdisciplinary approachartificial intelligencemachine learning
collection DOAJ
language English
format Article
sources DOAJ
author Yuzhuo Cai
Borja Ramis Ferrer
Jose Luis Martinez Lastra
spellingShingle Yuzhuo Cai
Borja Ramis Ferrer
Jose Luis Martinez Lastra
Building University-Industry Co-Innovation Networks in Transnational Innovation Ecosystems: Towards a Transdisciplinary Approach of Integrating Social Sciences and Artificial Intelligence
Sustainability
transnational industry cooperation
transnational university cooperation
transnational innovation ecosystem
EU–China
science, technology and innovation cooperation
transdisciplinary approach
artificial intelligence
machine learning
author_facet Yuzhuo Cai
Borja Ramis Ferrer
Jose Luis Martinez Lastra
author_sort Yuzhuo Cai
title Building University-Industry Co-Innovation Networks in Transnational Innovation Ecosystems: Towards a Transdisciplinary Approach of Integrating Social Sciences and Artificial Intelligence
title_short Building University-Industry Co-Innovation Networks in Transnational Innovation Ecosystems: Towards a Transdisciplinary Approach of Integrating Social Sciences and Artificial Intelligence
title_full Building University-Industry Co-Innovation Networks in Transnational Innovation Ecosystems: Towards a Transdisciplinary Approach of Integrating Social Sciences and Artificial Intelligence
title_fullStr Building University-Industry Co-Innovation Networks in Transnational Innovation Ecosystems: Towards a Transdisciplinary Approach of Integrating Social Sciences and Artificial Intelligence
title_full_unstemmed Building University-Industry Co-Innovation Networks in Transnational Innovation Ecosystems: Towards a Transdisciplinary Approach of Integrating Social Sciences and Artificial Intelligence
title_sort building university-industry co-innovation networks in transnational innovation ecosystems: towards a transdisciplinary approach of integrating social sciences and artificial intelligence
publisher MDPI AG
series Sustainability
issn 2071-1050
publishDate 2019-08-01
description This paper presents a potential solution to fill a gap in both research and practice that there are few interactions between transnational industry cooperation (TIC) and transnational university cooperation (TUC) in transnational innovation ecosystems. To strengthen the synergies between TIC and TUC for innovation, the first step is to match suitable industrial firms from two countries for collaboration through their common connections to transnational university/academic partnerships. Our proposed matching solution is based on the integration of social science theories and specific artificial intelligence (AI) techniques. While the insights of social sciences, e.g., innovation studies and social network theory, have potential to answer the question of why TIC and TUC should be looked at as synergetic entities with elaborated conceptualization, the method of machine learning, as one specific technic off AI, can help answer the question of how to realize that synergy. On the way towards a transdisciplinary approach to TIC and TUC synergy building, or creating transnational university-industry co-innovation networks, the paper takes an initial step by examining what the supports and gaps of existing studies on the topic are, and using the context of EU−China science, technology and innovation cooperation as a testbed. This is followed by the introduction of our proposed approach and our suggestions for future research.
topic transnational industry cooperation
transnational university cooperation
transnational innovation ecosystem
EU–China
science, technology and innovation cooperation
transdisciplinary approach
artificial intelligence
machine learning
url https://www.mdpi.com/2071-1050/11/17/4633
work_keys_str_mv AT yuzhuocai buildinguniversityindustrycoinnovationnetworksintransnationalinnovationecosystemstowardsatransdisciplinaryapproachofintegratingsocialsciencesandartificialintelligence
AT borjaramisferrer buildinguniversityindustrycoinnovationnetworksintransnationalinnovationecosystemstowardsatransdisciplinaryapproachofintegratingsocialsciencesandartificialintelligence
AT joseluismartinezlastra buildinguniversityindustrycoinnovationnetworksintransnationalinnovationecosystemstowardsatransdisciplinaryapproachofintegratingsocialsciencesandartificialintelligence
_version_ 1716821279719292928