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Open Innovation at University: A Systematic Literature Review

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The aim of this paper is to describe the role of open innovation at universities around the world through a systematic literature review (SLR). The research was a methodology for SLR applied to engineer and education. The SLR selected 61 documents in the Scopus database. The obtained results allow us to identify why universities use open collaborative networks to link industry and academics through projects, link the triple helix model in their practices (spin-off), and through policies and strategies, organizations develop open innovation, while universities develop curricular strategies. Finally, university-enterprise financing is considered important for the development of products and services, preserving intellectual property.

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This work is part of the research project “Modelo de innovación tecnológica abierta y colaborativa en ambientes universitarios públicos en Ecuador” sponsored by the “Universidad Nacional de Loja”.

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  1. Carrera de Informática Educativa, Loja, Ecuador

    Marcelo Juca-Aulestia & Milton Labanda-Jaramillo

  2. Carrera de Ingeniería en Sistemas, Loja, Ecuador

    Jose Guaman-Quinche, Edison Coronel-Romero & Luis Chamba-Eras

  3. Grupo de Investigación en Tecnologías de la Información y Comunicación (GITIC), Loja, Ecuador

    Milton Labanda-Jaramillo, Edison Coronel-Romero & Luis Chamba-Eras

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    Milton Labanda-Jaramillo

  5. Centro de I+D de Sistemas Computacionales Escuela Superior Politécnica del Litoral, Guayaquil, Ecuador

    Luis-Roberto Jácome-Galarza

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Juca-Aulestia, M., Labanda-Jaramillo, M., Guaman-Quinche, J., Coronel-Romero, E., Chamba-Eras, L., Jácome-Galarza, LR. (2020). Open Innovation at University: A Systematic Literature Review. In: Rocha, Á., Adeli, H., Reis, L., Costanzo, S., Orovic, I., Moreira, F. (eds) Trends and Innovations in Information Systems and Technologies. WorldCIST 2020. Advances in Intelligent Systems and Computing, vol 1159. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-45688-7_1

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