Knowledge Lab -

Research based Collaboration

Where? The region: Southern Denmark

• Priorities• Robotics• Welfare Technology

• Traditional industries - Increasing the High Tech

• Play & Learning

The University of Southern Denmark

• University of Southern Denmark has more than 17,000 students and more than 2,000 employees. The university offers teaching and research at 6 campuses situated on Funen, in the south of Jutland, west of Zealand and in the capital city – in Odense, Kolding, Esbjerg, Sønderborg, Slagelse and Copenhagen.

Knowledge Lab

• Knowledge Lab was established in October 2002 as one of four ICT competence centres in the western part of Denmark. The purpose of these ICT (competence) centres is to develop IT related research at the Universities and to improve collaboration in this area with, private and public companies and organisations.

• Knowledge Lab is financed partly by the Danish Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation, regional authorities, private danish operators and by the university

Knowledge lab: Structure & Focus

• Part of the University• Partnerships between industry, government and Research

• Focus:• - Learning and ICT• - Innovation and ICT• - Play, learning and ICT

History

• Part of a general development - Moving universities into positions as drivers in development and innovation (Modus II Universities, Triple Helix i.)

• As mentioned - Established 2002 ( together with three other competence centres

• 1-2 and 3 generation

Combining Push and Pull strategies

• Science Parks• Incubators• Science companies• High tech

• Funding• RD• Industrial Ph.d.’s

Development

• From knowledge distribution i.e.– Finding Knowledge Dissemination of Knowledge Application of Knowledge

To: – To Knowledge creation models

Knowledge Models

• Explicated Knowledge• Knowledge as a process• Emerging Knowledge

Emerging Knowledge - depends on

• Collaboration• Difference• Open and closed processes• Moving from politeness to critical reflection & self reflection to /generative dialogue

A tentative Model

External Internal

Observation

Participation

Practice Lab- ScientificReflection

CollaborationNew Practice

Meaning:

• Development through research• Research through development• Developing rationalities of different arenas:– Industry - Does it work?– Research - Is it Scientific- The truth?

– Government - Does it benefit the needs and expectations of the citizens - Is it on the agenda?

Moving from - to?

• Transfer• Translation• Transformation

Contact:

• www.knowledgelab.dk• Niels Henrik Helms, director• Nhh@knowledgelab.sdu.dk

• Slides at:• www.slideshare.net/helms