Abstract
Universities are important components of national innovation systems. Their cross-regional technology transfer is of great importance for narrowing regional technology gaps and realizing collaborative innovation. Based on 2007-2016 patent assignment data of Chinese university, this paper investigates the network structure and evolution law of spatial distribution of universities’ cross-regional technology transfer through the social network analysis and GIS spatial analysis. Results show that: (1) Areas with abundant education resources have advantages at technology export, while economically developed areas have become the main target for technology import. In China, the development of technology export and import is generally imbalanced within a province; (2) In the evolution process of technology transfer structure, the dyadic relationship usually turn from a “strong-weak” relationship to a “strong-strong” one, and there exists a positive correlation between the equalization level of the nodes in the structure and the transfer level of universities’ technology; (3) The evolution of the spatial distribution of universities’ technology transfer demonstrates a trend of diffusion from core areas located on the south-east coast to inland areas. Provinces in the core areas can significantly promote the technology transfer level of surrounding provinces, and an obvious geographic feature is shown in the universities’ technology transfer between different areas.
Highlights
Based on 20072016 patent assignment data of Chinese university, this paper investigates the network structure and evolution law of spatial distribution of universities’ cross-regional technology transfer through the social network analysis and GIS spatial analysis
In China, the development of technology export and import is generally imbalanced within a province; (2) In the evolution process of technology transfer structure, the dyadic relationship usually turn from a “strong-weak” relationship to a “strong-strong” one, and there exists a positive correlation between the equalization level of the nodes in the structure and the transfer level of universities’ technology; (3) The evolution of the spatial distribution of universities’ technology transfer demonstrates a trend of diffusion from core areas located on the south-east coast to inland areas
This report chose the patent assignment data of our country’s universities from to 2016 to analyses the university technology transfer situation across different regions, and all the data came from the Incopat patent database
Summary
With the development of the economic and the transformation of the economic growth mode, universities’ cross-regional technology transfer is regarded as a useful way to narrow regional gap and assist in economic development. There exists a significant difference in technological resources, innovation capability and economic development between different regions due to factors such as resource distribution and surrounding environment and technology transformation can effectively bridge this gap and realize mutual development. This report analyzed the technology transformation network and spatial distribution of Chinese universities, summarized the features and evolution patterns of the transformation between various regions and combined research results and the current situation in order to deduct the reasons behind the evolution and provide suggestions about how to promote cross region technology transformation to achieve collaborative innovation and economic development
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