Generation of technological-based spin offs based on I+D+i results from the research groups of the University of Cauca Colombia

Abstract

This paper aims to demonstrate the capabilities that the Universidad del Cauca in Colombia (UNICAUCA), a public national institution of Higher Education, would have to become, in the medium term, an entrepreneurial university within the framework of an ecosystem of entrepreneurship and innovation. Relevant scientific literature is explored, legal references related to the subject are analyzed, and information is obtained from a census applied to the 64 research groups recognized by the Administrative Department of Science, Technology and Innovation of COLCIENCIAS in 2017. Results suggest, among other relevant considerations, that 89% of them, because of their profile and abilities, would be able to develop or be part of Spin Off technology-based projects.