Transferencia de conocimiento y su relación actual con el desarrollo de la innovación en Colombia.

Abstract

Technological development and innovation have become essential pillars for the formulation of state policies aimed at economic growth and the fulfillment of the Sustainable Development Goals. This academic article analyzes the state of knowledge transfer in Colombia since 2013, with the creation of alliances between knowledge generators and managers, until 2023, with the evolution of the concept under study and the country's position in the global innovation index. A cross-sectional, observational and qualitative literature review methodology is used, divided into two phases. The first phase addresses key concepts, the actors involved and the state of innovation in Colombia. The second phase examines two studies with evidence from secondary sources to identify their transfer processes. The selection of the cases was based on the availability of literature of transferred projects, which illustrate the participation of university, business and knowledge and technology managers. The first case is the collaboration between Universidad de La Sabana, Grupo Éxito and Connect Bogotá Región, and the second between Universidad EAFIT and Cementera Argos. Among the most relevant results, influential factors in knowledge transfer were identified, such as institutionality, motivation, resources, mechanisms, impacts and benefits, which are crucial in Colombia's science, technology and innovation ecosystem.