UIC dataset

The dataset was constructed based on the World Economic Forum's Global Competitive Index (GCI) historical dataset. The data collected is anchored on four main pillars that influence university-industry collaboration performance (UIC): Higher learning and research institutes (pillar I), Government involvement (pillar II), Resources (pillar III), and Absorptive capacity (pillar IV). The dataset records 21 indicators of over 140 countries on 4 pillars of university-industry collaboration performance between 2007 and 2017. The \u201cUIC performance\u201d measured using a scale of 1-7, 1 being the worst and 7 being the best, was used as a baseline for coding the class attribute (UIC). A UIC performance score below 3 was coded as \u201clow\u201d, a score between 3 and 5 was coded as \u201cmedium\u201d, while any score above 5 was coded as \u201chigh\u201d.