1. Research context and challenges

1.1 Strategic and competitive context

Some thirty years ago, a new concept emerged, that of globalization, which followed the expansion of new technologies and the development of exchanges between continents.

Today, international competition and the need for high-quality innovation are prompting companies and public research organizations to adopt new approaches to their development strategies. To meet the challenges of digital transformation and technology transfer, the need for cooperation is as pressing as the need to compete. Indeed, companies alone do not always have the R&D resources needed to innovate. This is why the pooling of skills and know-how between competing companies (coopetition) and the world of research, within alliances or networks,...