[PDF] Barriers To International Technology Transfer eBook

Author : J. Kirkland
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 290 pages
File Size : 19,58 MB
Release : 1996-11-30
Category : Reference
ISBN : 9780792343608

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The importance of technology transfer to innovation and wealth creation is now recog nised by most governments. As the policy debate has intensified, however, it has become clear that the problem of encouraging successful transfer is complex, and requires an interdisciplinary approach. The collection of papers in this volume is deliberately diverse. It offers perspectives from economics, sociology, science, engineering and public administration, and also from outside academic life, from those involved at the 'sharp end' of technology licensing and administering government research programmes. Contributions are also drawn from a rangeofnational backgrounds-the authors are drawn from ten countries, from through out Europe and North America. The main focus for the papers was a NATOAdvanced Study Workshop, which took place at the National Institute ofEconomic and Social Research, London, in September 1995. Unfortunately time and space has prevented all of the contributions appearing here, but all those who attended played an important role in making the event such a success. Thanks are also due to Dr Alain Jubier and his colleagues at NATO, without whose support and advice the seminarcould not have take place, to my fellow organising committee members Dr Katalin Balazs, Dr Linda Parker and Professor Steve Woolgar, and to Monica Miglior who, in addition to assisting in the conference organisation, pro vided detailed notes on sessions which helped greatly in later analysis.

Author : Nathan Rosenberg
Publisher : Greenwood
Page : 384 pages
File Size : 42,3 MB
Release : 1985
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN :

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For many years it was assumed that technology transfer would prove an unqualified answer for the problems of the developing nations, vastly simplifying and accelerating their rate of economic development. The papers in this volume question these assumptions demonstrating how technology transfer can be very costly and that success is contingent upon a variety of factors including, the direction of indigienous technology and the political setting of the recipient country.

Author : Daniel Lloyd Spencer
Publisher :
Page : 200 pages
File Size : 30,3 MB
Release : 1970
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN :

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Study of the technological positions of developed countries and of the problem of a more equitable and efficient technology transfer to developing countries - covers USA government policy in respect of financing military applications research and industrial research and developing innovations, the role of USA-based multinational enterprises as channels of transfer and proposes the establishment of an international organization to promote technology transfer, etc. Bibliography at the end of each chapter.

Author : Tamir Agmon
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 300 pages
File Size : 36,9 MB
Release : 1991-08-01
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 0195362802

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This important collection examines the means by which technological knowledge is transferred from countries that develop it to those who need it. Written by well-known authorities and derived from a conference held at the University of California and sponsored by IBEAR (International Business Education Research Program), the contributions focus on the transfer of technology from Western countries to Asian countries.

Author : Gill Wilkins
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 268 pages
File Size : 15,74 MB
Release : 2002
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN :

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This book highlights the role that renewable energy can play in achieving sustainable development. It focuses on rural areas of developing countries, looking in particular at stand-alone solar home systems and grid-connected biomass cogeneration plant. It provides a summary of the main barriers to the successful transfer of renewable energy technology, illustrated by case studies drawn from Indonesia, the Philippines, Vietnam, Thailand, the South Pacific, Kenya and India. Options for overcoming the barriers and the role of key players are presented. The book also outlines the potential role of the Clean Development Mechanism of the Kyoto Protocol in facilitating renewable energy technology transfer in the context of climate change.The book will appeal to academics, consultants, technology manufacturers, international funding bodies, multilateral and bilateral aid agencies, policy-makers and planners in developing countries.

Author : Tagi Sagafi-Nejad
Publisher : Elsevier
Page : 565 pages
File Size : 33,86 MB
Release : 2013-10-22
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 1483153037

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Controlling International Technology Transfer: Issues, Perspectives, and Policy Implications discusses topics that concern technology transfer control. The book assesses related issues and perspectives, as well as examines alternative policy imperatives from different perspectives. The text is comprised of 15 chapters, which are organized into three parts. The first part contains Chapters 1 to 8 that tackle the underlying issues of technology transfer control, such as alternative channel and modes, the impact of new control systems, pricing, taxation, and business practices. The second part contains Chapters 9 to 14, which cover topics concerning policy perspectives and implication, such as control incentives, technology importing/exporting, and control systems. The last part contains Chapter 15, which provides a closing discussion regarding actors, issues, and alternatives. This book will be of great interest to readers who are concerned with the technology transfer systems.

Author : Chen Zhou
Publisher : Springer
Page : 274 pages
File Size : 11,22 MB
Release : 2019-03-11
Category : Law
ISBN : 9811361398

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The book discusses climate technology transfer under the UNFCCC framework, and China’s relevant legislation and practices. It first explores theoretical basis of climate change-related technology transfer, with a particular focus on the differences between climate technology transfer and business-as-usual performance. The book then reviews practices of both technology supplier and user, in order to generally identify potential legal barriers and obstacles. Finally, it sheds light on China, providing a comprehensive assessment on barriers that hinder the trans-boundary transfers of low carbon technologies and need to be overcome in future. The issues concerned involve two of the most dynamic areas in current China’s lawmaking progress: environment laws and Intellectual Property laws. The book provides an in-depth analysis on China’s legislation and practices in this regard. At international level, the legal framework of climate technology transfer is examined in a systematic, prudent and constructive manner. On this basis, the book highlights potential commons, consistency and possible coordination between the UNFCCC and the WTO regime. This book is accessible to both Chinese and international environmental law specialists. It appeals to a broad readership, including environmental scientists, economists concerned with China’s intellectual property law, foreign investment law and anyone interested in the topic: how to green intellectual property rights regime for climate technology transfer in the China context.

Author : Keith E. Maskus
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 952 pages
File Size : 39,39 MB
Release : 2005-06-08
Category : Law
ISBN : 9781139444330

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Distinguished economists, political scientists, and legal experts discuss the implications of the increasingly globalized protection of intellectual property rights for the ability of countries to provide their citizens with such important public goods as basic research, education, public health, and environmental protection. Such items increasingly depend on the exercise of private rights over technical inputs and information goods, which could usher in a brave new world of accelerating technological innovation. However, higher and more harmonized levels of international intellectual property rights could also throw up high roadblocks in the path of follow-on innovation, competition and the attainment of social objectives. It is at best unclear who represents the public interest in negotiating forums dominated by powerful knowledge cartels. This is the first book to assess the public processes and inputs that an emerging transnational system of innovation will need to promote technical progress, economic growth and welfare for all participants.

Author : Christopher S. Gibson
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Page : 0 pages
File Size : 33,73 MB
Release : 2014
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This chapter focuses on a subject that might be considered as somewhat specialized or even 'arcane' in the technology transfer debate, but one which I will argue is really quite central to facilitating technology transfer to developing and least developing countries: my topic is technology standard-setting. I have included two concrete proposals. Much has been written about intellectual property ('IP') and its relevance to technology transfer. In the international context, there has been extended debate about the impact of intellectual property rights on economic development, trade, and technology transfer. However, the standard-setting process is also integrally related to technology transfer, and this carries important implications for developing and "least developed" countries. Currently, these countries are largely marginalized or excluded from important standard-setting processes. Without 'access' or the knowledge and understanding to productively participate in these standards processes, developing and least developed countries are caught in a difficult and negative cycle, in which their exclusion breeds lack of innovation and continuing technological backwardness. In this chapter I approach this problem on two levels. First, I propose changes within the WTO system, in particular, focusing on the rules associated with the WTO's Agreement on Technical Barriers to Trade ('TBT Agreement'), to facilitate fairness in the international standard-setting where intellectual property rights are involved, and thereby benefiting developing and least developed countries. Second, I also propose a new mechanism to facilitate increased understanding of and participation in the standard-setting process by developing and least developed countries.