DEFENSE INNOVATION, TECHNOLOGY TRANSFERS AND PUBLIC POLICY

Renelle Guichard (1) , Renaud Bellais

1 IMRI - Institut pour le Management de la Recherche et de l'Innovation

The role of defense in national innovation systems is a hot topic, because of the complexity of defense systems and the desire to get value-for-money from R&D investment, especially through the commercialization of defense-funded technology. In practice, external transfer has proved to be a difficult, labor-intensive process, which requires a strong commitment from both parties. Here, intellectual property rights (IPR) appear as a strong incentive for collaboration. Analyzing the lack of IPR culture in defense industries elucidates the difficulties and failures in spin-off attempts. We finally propose strategies leading to a market for defense-born technology.

Mots clés: Defense technology; dual use; technology transfer; intellectual property rights; collaboration; transaction costs

Domaines: Economies et finances

Renelle Guichard, Renaud Bellais. DEFENSE INNOVATION, TECHNOLOGY TRANSFERS AND PUBLIC POLICY. Defense and Peace Economics, 2006, 17 (3), pp.273-286. ⟨10.1080/10242690600645274⟩. ⟨hal-00292989⟩