University-enterprise relationships: experiences of the internet applications development project in Cuba II Taller Internacional "Universidad-sector productivo y de los servicios"

Abstract

This paper proposed a general framework to investigate the entrepreneurial capacity of universities, and aimed to analyze the incubation process of the project "Computer solutions for Internet applications in Cuba", and to identify the potential factors that positively influenced the creation of an innovative technology-based enterprise. It was applied at the University of Informatics Sciences, with a great potential for the creation of enterprises due to its innovative capacity, within the framework of the strategic alliance with the Cuban Telecommunications Company and the Scientific and Technological Park of Havana. The experience developed was projected on the interests, policies and values defined by the government, and the factors that influenced the research, development and innovation project groups to make the leap and become high-growth enterprises were identified.