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Portugal’s Changing Defense Industry: Is the Triple Helix Model of Knowledge Society Replacing State Leadership Model?

Year: 2020

Type: article

Abstract: The defense industry has unique features involving national sovereignty.Despite the characteristics that led to the separation of the military and civil spheres, since the 1990s, the number of dual-use projects has been growing.Taking into account that Portugal is a small European country, this paper analyzes the relationships within the defense industry in order to determine how university-industry-government relationships (the Triple Helix) function in this specific industry.The analysis of 145 projects of the Portuguese Ministry of Defense led to the following conclusions: first, academia was represented in more than 90% of the projects, and 40% of those projects have a dual-use application; second, there is a predominance of knowledge production, dissemination and application, for which the university's institutional sphere is essential and third, the Triple Helix system evolves into a network of relationships that involve projects with both civil and military applications.

Source: Journal of Open Innovation Technology Market and Complexity

DOI: 10.3390/joitmc6040183

Authors: Pedro Costa Simões, António Carrizo Moreira, Carlos Mendes Dias

Institutions: University of Minho, University of Aveiro, Instituto Superior de Ciências da Informação e da Administração

Language: English

Topic: University-Industry-Government Innovation Models

Subfield: Management of Technology and Innovation

Field: Business, Management and Accounting

Domain: Social Sciences

SDGs: Industry, innovation and infrastructure, Peace, justice, and strong institutions

Open Access status: gold

Estimated APC paid: $845