Table 4 N4S cooperation with respect to general IAC elements
From: Energizing collaborative industry-academia learning: a present case and future visions
IAC points [20] | Case N4S |
|---|---|
Who are the cooperating parties? What characteristics do they have? | • Many of the N4S partners had been collaborating in a previous SHOK program (Cloud Software), so there were established relationships and even personal contact networks in place. • In addition, especially the quarterly joint review sessions provided face-to-face opportunities to make new contacts. |
Reasons and motives to start cooperating | • SRIA: The distinct research goals for each strategic research theme (3) scoped and focused the overall research objectives. Each research partner was allowed to select the topics according to their research interests and expertise but in alignment with the industrial needs. • The industrial partners expressed and reasoned their goals and needs in the business case descriptions. |
What cooperation and how? Means of interaction, types, and outcomes | • Joint publications writing • Workshopping (often in the company premises) • Quarterly reviews (e.g., joint presentations, demos, posters) • Common program information sharing system and repository (confluence) • Treasure chest: uniting collection and packaging |
What obstacles are there to start the cooperation or succeeding? | • Who is and should be working with whom? • How much time and effort can each partner invest? • How can the academic partners gain appropriate and sufficient industrial domain knowledge? |
What factors enable successful cooperation? | • Engaging shared efforts and targets (e.g., workshops, joint publications) • Personal contacts, trust, transparent and continuous information/knowledge sharing • Mutual flexibility and accommodating change in goal-setting and attainment |