In the early years of the Experience, many of the member cooperatives manufactured products under licenses from foreign firms. This situation of technological dependency began to change with the formation of IKERLAN, MONDRAGON’s first technological research facility, which excels in the transfer of knowledge to companies.
Summary
Ion Etxeberria, IKERLAN’s general manager, answers Ander Etxeberria’s questions about what IKERLAN is, the major areas of its research efforts, the role of a research center, how the cooperative works, who is involved in conducting the research, why is research important, and the challenges they face.
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Basque