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Running The Marathon

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Cowan, William () (David R. Cheriton School of Computer Science, University of Waterloo)
Cowan, Robin () (UNU-MERIT, Maastricht University)
Llerena, Patrick () (BETA, Universite Louis Pasteur)

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Over the twentieth century universities in the industrialized world have evolved from being "universities of culture" to "universities of innovation." Policy makers and universities themselves see that one of their major roles is supporting industrial innovation and thus economic growth. We argue that this rests on a mis-cconception of the nature of innovation and the value of universities. We argue that a more appropriate function for this institution is as the "university of reflection" where scholarship and truth-seeking are the ultimate goals.

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Paper provided by United Nations University, Maastricht Economic and social Research and training centre on Innovation and Technology in its series UNU-MERIT Working Paper Series with number 014.

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Keywords: innovation; university-industry relations; role of universities;

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O31 - Economic Development, Technological Change, and Growth - - Technological Change - - - Innovation and Invention: Processes and Incentives
O33 - Economic Development, Technological Change, and Growth - - Technological Change - - - Technological Change: Choices and Consequences; Diffusion Processes
O38 - Economic Development, Technological Change, and Growth - - Technological Change - - - Government Policy
Z0 - Other Special Topics - - General

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  1. Cowan,Robin, 2005. "Universities and the Knowledge Economy," Research Memoranda 027, Maastricht : MERIT, Maastricht Economic Research Institute on Innovation and Technology. [Downloadable!]
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