National Associations Advisory Committee (NAAC)

The NAAC is the National Associations Advisory Committee, composed of 32 European national associations (NAs) of K/TT. The NAAC is an advisory body within the ASTP association and chaired by the ASTP Vice President NAAC, Santiago Romo Urroz.

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A National Association is:

• a formal KTT Association (institutional or individual memberships), or
• an informal KTT association, with the intention to formalise its National Association

The role of each national association is crucial to the development of national K/TT activities in Europe. ASTP, being the European association in knowledge and technology transfer, aims at increasing the efficiency of the European innovation system, but will not be able to reach a maximum level without the support of the national associations.

The NAAC facilitates interactions with its members in, at least, the following areas:

• EU representation
• the Body of Knowledge (for example staff exchange, building on TT library, peer review, exchange of case studies)
• regional Capacity Building Technology Transfer expertise
• European survey and impact measurement
• professional development on European, as well as on national level, such as trainings, courses or events
• Capacity Building National Associations (CBNA)
• support in the formalisation process of National Associations

The NAAC have developed a Handbook for a National Association in Knowledge Transfer. Download the first edition here

Stating October 2015, the following 32 European national associations in K/TT are active NAAC members