@article {566,
	title = {Mapping innovation dynamics in the Internet of Things domain: Evidence from patent analysis},
	journal = {Technological Forecasting and Social Change},
	year = {2017},
	abstract = {<p>The Internet of Things ({IoT}) is an emerging paradigm in the {ICT} sector and it is at the center of many current political and economic debates. Scholars, executives, and policymakers are becoming increasingly interested in understanding how to turn the {IoT} into reality, since various technological constraints (e.g., standardization and interoperability) limit the possibility of realizing an inclusive {IoT} information network. These constraints are exacerbated by the lack of a clear picture of the innovation dynamics and technology evolution of the {IoT}. This paper seeks to address this gap by mapping the development of {IoT} technologies. In particular, we have collected 61,972 {IoT} patents filed under the Patent Cooperation Treaty in the period 2000{\^a}{\texteuro}{\textquotedblleft}2012. We analyze temporal trends, cross-country dynamics and identity of the applicants. Moreover, we provide insights about the development of the most relevant {IoT} technologies by looking at triadic patent families.</p>
},
	keywords = {Innovation, Internet of Things, Patent analysis, Technology evolution},
	issn = {0040-1625},
	doi = {10.1016/j.techfore.2017.04.022},
	url = {http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0040162517305498},
	author = {Ardito, Lorenzo and D{\textquoteright}Adda, Diego and Messeni Petruzzelli, Antonio}
}
@article {colombo_contribution_2009,
	title = {The contribution of university research to the growth of academic start-ups: an empirical analysis},
	journal = {The Journal of Technology Transfer},
	volume = {35},
	number = {1},
	year = {2010},
	month = {mar},
	pages = {113{\textendash}140},
	abstract = {<p>The aim of this paper is to analyze empirically under which circumstances the universities located in a geographical area contribute to the growth of a special category of local new technology-based firms (NTBFs), those established by academic personnel (academic start-ups, ASUs). We examine the effects of a series of characteristics of local universities on the growth rates of ASUs and we compare them with the effects of the same university characteristics on the growth of other (i.e., non-academic) NTBFs. In the empirical part of the paper, we estimate an augmented Gibrat law panel data model using a longitudinal dataset composed of 487 Italian NTBFs observed from 1994 to 2003. Out of these NTBFs 48 are ASUs. The results of the econometric estimates suggest that universities do influence the growth rates of local ASUs, while the effects on the growth rates of other NTBFs are negligible. In particular, the scientific quality of the research performed by universities has a positive effect on the growth rates of ASUs; conversely the commercial orientation of research has a negative effect. These results indicate that universities producing high-quality scientific research have a beneficial impact on the growth of local high-tech start-ups, but only if these firms are able to detect, absorb, and use this knowledge. In this perspective, a greater commercial orientation of university research leading to a reduction of the knowledge available for absorption by these companies, can be detrimental.</p>
},
	keywords = {Entrepreneurship, Technology Transfer},
	issn = {0892-9912, 1573-7047},
	doi = {10.1007/s10961-009-9111-9},
	url = {http://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10961-009-9111-9},
	author = {Colombo, Massimo G. and D{\textquoteright}Adda, Diego and Piva, Evila}
}
