Tender: measurement and analysis of knowledge and R&D exploitation flows, assessed by patent and licensing data
The European Commission's Directorate General for Research has published a call for tenders for the measurement and analysis of knowledge and research and development (R&D) exploitation flows, assessed by patent and licensing data. The main aim of this contract is to contribute to building up a system capable of monitoring R&D exploitation flows in Europe and between Europe and the rest of the world, and within the private sector as well as between the public and private sectors. The system should be able to measure knowledge- and technology-sharing inside countries, across Europe and beyond. To this end, the contractor will collect and update patent and licensing data and construct a series of indicators for knowledge flows (knowledge diffusion) from research to the technology and business sectors, based on patent and licensing data and indicators, using internationally-accepted methodologies.For further information, please contact: European Commission Directorate-General for Research Office SDME 09/62 Attn: Yves Dejaegere B-1049 Brussels E-mail: rtd-patents-licensing@ec.europa.eu To see the full details of the call, please consult the following web address: http://ted.europa.eu/udl?uri=TED:NOTICE:266986-2009:TEXT:EN:HTML(opens in new window)