job creation should be seen as the focus of innovation activities in the galilee technology transfer offices should be strengthened and organised at an arms length from the university in order to be managed as a quasi market service reporting to the university but independent from it incentives for higher education institutions should be strengthened to increase their capacity to act as technology transfer agents to bring nonlocal knowledge to the region and to create community partnerships incentives for higher education institutions and their staff to engage in local and regional development should be developed