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Necessary changes in attitude •

Need to understand and support the relational as well as the transactional aspects of collaboration between universities and business

Need to build trust and mutual understanding (this takes time!)

The capacity and capability of businesses to interact with universities is just as important as the willingness and ability of universities to work with business

Need for universities to work with SMEs (and, indeed, with micro-enterprises) as well as with large companies; these relationships need different modalities of partnership and collaboration.


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