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From Silos to Synergy: Collaborative Laboratories and the Transformation of Knowledge Production

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datacite.subject.fosCiências Sociais::Outras Ciências Sociais
datacite.subject.sdg04:Educação de Qualidade
datacite.subject.sdg08:Trabalho Digno e Crescimento Económico
dc.contributor.authorSantos, José M.R.C.A.
dc.contributor.authorBrandão, Ana Sofia
dc.date.accessioned2026-01-06T11:12:29Z
dc.date.available2026-01-06T11:12:29Z
dc.date.issued2025
dc.date.updated2025-12-28T11:10:14Z
dc.description.abstractThe increasing societal importance of cutting-edge science and technology calls for a closer examination of public policies' influence on the evolving dynamics of knowledge production and transfer. This focus is especially pertinent in peripheral economies such as Portugal, where persistent structural challenges include the limited integration of highly qualified human resources within the economy. The purpose of this research is to investigate how the knowledge coproduction and transfer dynamics of ‘Collaborative Laboratories’ (CoLABs), a new form of intermediary organization in Portugal, differ from those of more traditional science-industry interface set-ups, in the Portuguese context. This research employed a deductive, quantitative, multiple-case, cross-sectional design, utilizing scientific publications as collaboration indicators and applying Social Network Analysis to map and analyze the knowledge coproduction and transfer networks of CoLABs in Portugal, comparing them to Technology Centers. The results reveal that CoLABs prioritize the creation of flexible collaboration networks and the broad coproduction and dissemination of knowledge. CoLABs are found to function as value-occupying hub organizations and serve as crucial bridging entities and are characterized by high connectivity, diverse collaboration, and cohesive research and innovation communities. The need for public agencies and CoLAB governance structures to devise strategies to enhance communication and collaboration within the CoLAB network is highlighted. This is the first study to investigate CoLABs as a new form of intermediary organization in Portugal, specifically examining how their knowledge coproduction and transfer dynamics differ from more traditional science-industry interface set-ups in the Portuguese context.por
dc.description.sponsorshipThis work was supported by national funds through FCT/MCTES (PIDDAC): CIMO UID/00690/2025 (10.54499/UID/00690/2025) and UID/PRR/00690/2025 (10.54499/UID/PRR/00690/2025); SusTEC, LA/P/0007/2020 (DOI: 10.54499/LA/P/0007/2020).
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dc.identifier.citationSantos, José M.R.C.A.; Brandão, Ana Sofia (2025). From Silos to Synergy: Collaborative Laboratories and the Transformation of Knowledge Production. Emerging Science Journal. ISSN 2610-9182. 9:5, p. 2643- 2660
dc.identifier.doi10.28991/esj-2025-09-05-020en_US
dc.identifier.issn2610-9182en_US
dc.identifier.slugcv-prod-4635043
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10198/35325
dc.language.isoeng
dc.peerreviewedyes
dc.publisherItal Publication
dc.relationMountain Research Centre
dc.relationAssociate Laboratory for Sustainability and Tecnology in Mountain Regions
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
dc.subjectCollaborative laboratories
dc.subjectNetwork orchestration
dc.subjectPublic policies
dc.subjectR&I ecosystems
dc.subjectSocial network analysis
dc.titleFrom Silos to Synergy: Collaborative Laboratories and the Transformation of Knowledge Productionen_US
dc.typejournal article
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oaire.awardTitleMountain Research Centre
oaire.awardTitleAssociate Laboratory for Sustainability and Tecnology in Mountain Regions
oaire.awardURIinfo:eu-repo/grantAgreement/FCT/6817 - DCRRNI ID/UID%2FAGR%2F00690%2F2013/PT
oaire.awardURIinfo:eu-repo/grantAgreement/FCT/6817 - DCRRNI ID/LA%2FP%2F0007%2F2020/PT
oaire.citation.endPage2660
oaire.citation.issue5en_US
oaire.citation.startPage2643
oaire.citation.titleEmerging Science Journalen_US
oaire.citation.volume9en_US
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person.givenNameJosé M.R.C.A.
person.givenNameAna Sofia
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project.funder.identifierhttp://doi.org/10.13039/501100001871
project.funder.identifierhttp://doi.org/10.13039/501100001871
project.funder.nameFundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
project.funder.nameFundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
rcaap.cv.cienciaid6D15-D5FA-4CCE | José Manuel Ribeiro Correia Afonso dos Santos
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