Technology transfer , is the process of transferring technology from the places and in groups of its origination to wider distribution among more people and places. It is also called transfer of technology ( TOT ).
Technology transfer is the process of sharing of skills, knowledge, technologies, methods of manufacturing, samples of manufacturing and facilities
Technology Transfer Technology Transfer Marketing (Diffusion) Innovation Design Invention
Innovation vs. Invention Invention = Original Concept Innovation = the development, refinement, and change of an existing idea / product
Design Design is part of the innovation process, sophisticated modeling and software saves years of the development process Many issues can be identified during the modeling stage, before prototyping – saves time and money
Diffusion Sometimes referred to as marketing, E verything that is involved in the promotion and sale of the product Also important is promotion by use of publication Users and customers have important input on how to improve or refine the product
9 Varied Roles IDEA Research Development Production Manufacturing Distribution Start-up Firms R & D Firms Larger Companies Universities Research Institutes MARKET
Ways “Technology” is Transferred Consulting Graduating students (“moving heads”) Faculty moving on (“moving heads”) Collaborative research Patenting and licensing Service and outreach (“extension”) Spin-off companies
TYPES OF TECHNOLOGY 1) EMERGING TECHNOLOGY- It is an innovative technology that currently is undergoing bench scale testing, in which a small version of the technology is tested in a laboratory. 2) INNOVATIVE TECHNOLOGY- is a technology that has been field tested and applied to a hazardous waste problem at a site, but lack a long history of full-scale use. 3) ESTABLISHED TECHNOLOGY- is a technology for which cost and performance information is readily only after a technology has been used at many different sites and the result fully documented is that technology considered. established.
CONSTITUENTS OF TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER PROCESS Technology Transfer Technology Promotion Technology Deployment Technology innovation Technology Development Technology Research Technology Assessment Technology Information and Communication Technology Investment Technology Collaboration Technology Commercialization