Abstract
Only through successful transformation and application in industries, technology achievements in universities can promote economic and social development. Meanwhile, technological progress in high-tech industries depends in part on universities’ technology achievements. Coupling coordination between technology transfer in universities (TTU) and high-tech industries development (HTID) is of great significance to the sustainable development of the regional sci-tech innovation system. In this paper, the coupling mechanism of TTU and HTID is analyzed and comprehensive evaluation index systems are established by using the evaluation indicator to screen and assign weights based on information contribution rate. The coupling coordination index (CCI) and productivity index (PI) are introduced to derive the spatiotemporal characteristics of the coupling and coordination of TTU and HTID from 2010 to 2019 in China and analyze its influence factors by System-Generalized Method of Moments (SYS-GMM). The results show the following: (1) the overall national TTU-HTID CCI shows a gradual upward trend and large regional differences; (2) CCI of most provinces is increasing, but the differences are widening; (3) the national TTU PI is in a state of volatility and decline, but the ability of TTU is still much higher than the level of HTID; (4) technological innovation in high-tech industries, high-tech industry technology absorption capacity, high-tech industry development level, industry-university cooperation, and technological finance development have significant roles in promoting the coupling coordination of TTU-HTID. Meanwhile, the sci-tech innovation level in universities, technology transferability in universities, government support, development of sci-tech intermediary, and development of other research institutions have no significant impact.
Highlights
Both universities and industries are the key actors of the innovation system of any country, contributing to knowledge production and transformation [1]
(2) Central Region. e technology transfer in universities (TTU)-high-tech industries development (HTID) coupling coordination index (CCI) is slightly higher than the national average, and it is showing an upward trend year by year. It was at low coupling coordination in 2010 and has reached moderate coupling coordination since 2012, which shows the interactive relationship between TTU and HTID is gradually improving, representing a healthy state of development
(ii) e indexes of Tianjin can be represented as “− +− .”. It means CCI of Tianjin is going down, and the ability of TTU is higher than the level of HTID, but the gap is becoming close
Summary
Both universities and industries are the key actors of the innovation system of any country, contributing to knowledge production and transformation [1]. In order to improve the efficiency of TTU, the United States formulated the Bayh-Dole Act in 1980, which entrusted the ownership of the achievements generated by financial support to universities, encouraged universities and scientists to transfer their achievements independently, and solved the rule predicament [9, 10] It has greatly promoted the number of patent applications in universities of the United States [11] and transferred patent achievements in large numbers and become an important driving force for the development of HTI and the revitalization of regional economy [12]. All the platforms accelerate the integration process of the industry chain and innovation chain and strengthen the coupling coordination between technology transfer in university (TTU) and HTID, which can reinforce regional technological innovation driving development, promote the progress of the core and key technology, and advance national innovation system.
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