A university Task Force calls for OSU to join the private sector in creating a vital technology enterprise climate in Central Ohio. The Task Force also recommends five core university strategies that will help make this happen. The University Technology Partnerships Task Force says Ohio State must expand its capacity to develop research programs and technology commercialization strategies that benefit the university and the local, state and national economy. Recommendations include changes in both academic and administrative functions at the university, and call for Ohio State to join the private sector in creating a vital technology enterprise climate in Central Ohio.
Several initiatives are in progress.
The offices of Technology Licensing, Industrial Outreach, and Business and Industry Contracts now located in Ohio State's Research Foundation building on Kenny Road will be organized in a cluster to achieve that purpose. A component of that reorganization was last spring's appointment of David N. Allen as assistant vice president for technology partnerships. Allen coordinated the task force's work. The task force has set a six-month timeline for other initiatives, including establishing ways the university can incorporate support for technology development into the academic culture. Relationships with business and the public sector will be enhanced by continued growth of the Science and Technology Campus, additional government support for new initiatives and increased collaboration with other institutions.