Barriers to Local Use of Publicly Funded Knowledge: Cognitive Appropriation and Technology Transfer in Argentina

Autores
Liaudat, Santiago; Zukerfeld, Mariano; Terlizzi, María Sol
Año de publicación
2025
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inglés
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artículo
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This paper examines the limited domestic utilization of publicly funded scientific knowledge in Argentina, focusing on patentable innovations generated by public researchers. The analysis investigates how, and by whom, these innovations are transferred. The study proceeds in three stages: (1) identifying patent applications filed by scientists with public funding and determining their ownership; (2) surveying those inventors about licensing and commercial use; and (3) conducting in-depth interviews with selected inventors to explore barriers to local transfer. The results indicate that very few public inventions are exploited domestically: only 12% of patents have been commercially used and 28% licensed—figures comparable to those reported in other countries. Moreover, more than half of the patents are not owned by Argentine institutions, and 22.9% are owned by foreign entities, most of which are filed abroad. This pattern points to a significant “cognitive appropriation” of knowledge by external actors. On the basis of these findings, a typology of constraints on technology transfer is proposed, and policy implications are discussed to ensure that publicly funded research more effectively supports national development.
Fil: Liaudat, Santiago. Universidad Nacional de La Plata. Facultad de Trabajo Social; Argentina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - La Plata; Argentina
Fil: Zukerfeld, Mariano. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina. Universidad Maimonides. Centro de Ciencia, Tecniologia y Sociedad.; Argentina
Fil: Terlizzi, María Sol. Facultad Latinoamericana de Ciencias Sociales; Argentina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina. Universidad Nacional de La Matanza; Argentina. Universidad Nacional de Lanús; Argentina
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Cognitive Appropriation,
Intellectual Property,
Invention Patents,
Technology Transfer,
Economic Development
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dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Barriers to Local Use of Publicly Funded Knowledge: Cognitive Appropriation and Technology Transfer in Argentina
title Barriers to Local Use of Publicly Funded Knowledge: Cognitive Appropriation and Technology Transfer in Argentina
spellingShingle Barriers to Local Use of Publicly Funded Knowledge: Cognitive Appropriation and Technology Transfer in Argentina
Liaudat, Santiago
Cognitive Appropriation,
Intellectual Property,
Invention Patents,
Technology Transfer,
Economic Development
title_short Barriers to Local Use of Publicly Funded Knowledge: Cognitive Appropriation and Technology Transfer in Argentina
title_full Barriers to Local Use of Publicly Funded Knowledge: Cognitive Appropriation and Technology Transfer in Argentina
title_fullStr Barriers to Local Use of Publicly Funded Knowledge: Cognitive Appropriation and Technology Transfer in Argentina
title_full_unstemmed Barriers to Local Use of Publicly Funded Knowledge: Cognitive Appropriation and Technology Transfer in Argentina
title_sort Barriers to Local Use of Publicly Funded Knowledge: Cognitive Appropriation and Technology Transfer in Argentina
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Liaudat, Santiago
Zukerfeld, Mariano
Terlizzi, María Sol
author Liaudat, Santiago
author_facet Liaudat, Santiago
Zukerfeld, Mariano
Terlizzi, María Sol
author_role author
author2 Zukerfeld, Mariano
Terlizzi, María Sol
author2_role author
author
dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv Cognitive Appropriation,
Intellectual Property,
Invention Patents,
Technology Transfer,
Economic Development
topic Cognitive Appropriation,
Intellectual Property,
Invention Patents,
Technology Transfer,
Economic Development
purl_subject.fl_str_mv https://purl.org/becyt/ford/5.2
https://purl.org/becyt/ford/5
dc.description.none.fl_txt_mv This paper examines the limited domestic utilization of publicly funded scientific knowledge in Argentina, focusing on patentable innovations generated by public researchers. The analysis investigates how, and by whom, these innovations are transferred. The study proceeds in three stages: (1) identifying patent applications filed by scientists with public funding and determining their ownership; (2) surveying those inventors about licensing and commercial use; and (3) conducting in-depth interviews with selected inventors to explore barriers to local transfer. The results indicate that very few public inventions are exploited domestically: only 12% of patents have been commercially used and 28% licensed—figures comparable to those reported in other countries. Moreover, more than half of the patents are not owned by Argentine institutions, and 22.9% are owned by foreign entities, most of which are filed abroad. This pattern points to a significant “cognitive appropriation” of knowledge by external actors. On the basis of these findings, a typology of constraints on technology transfer is proposed, and policy implications are discussed to ensure that publicly funded research more effectively supports national development.
Fil: Liaudat, Santiago. Universidad Nacional de La Plata. Facultad de Trabajo Social; Argentina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - La Plata; Argentina
Fil: Zukerfeld, Mariano. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina. Universidad Maimonides. Centro de Ciencia, Tecniologia y Sociedad.; Argentina
Fil: Terlizzi, María Sol. Facultad Latinoamericana de Ciencias Sociales; Argentina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina. Universidad Nacional de La Matanza; Argentina. Universidad Nacional de Lanús; Argentina
description This paper examines the limited domestic utilization of publicly funded scientific knowledge in Argentina, focusing on patentable innovations generated by public researchers. The analysis investigates how, and by whom, these innovations are transferred. The study proceeds in three stages: (1) identifying patent applications filed by scientists with public funding and determining their ownership; (2) surveying those inventors about licensing and commercial use; and (3) conducting in-depth interviews with selected inventors to explore barriers to local transfer. The results indicate that very few public inventions are exploited domestically: only 12% of patents have been commercially used and 28% licensed—figures comparable to those reported in other countries. Moreover, more than half of the patents are not owned by Argentine institutions, and 22.9% are owned by foreign entities, most of which are filed abroad. This pattern points to a significant “cognitive appropriation” of knowledge by external actors. On the basis of these findings, a typology of constraints on technology transfer is proposed, and policy implications are discussed to ensure that publicly funded research more effectively supports national development.
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