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Holger LiptowDEVELOPMENT AND TRANSFER OF TECHNOLOGIES
UNFCCC EXPERT WORKSHOP ON TECHNOLOGY INFORMATION
TSINGHUA UNIVERSITY, BEIJING18-19 APRIL 2002
Narrow view: Failure!• Technology
(narrow sense):� Know-how for technical
procedures� Machinery
equipmentblue printstechnical instructions ormanuals.
� Technology transfer:Process of conveying thisknow-how.
• Inappropriate because:� Technology not isolated from
context nornor from organisationalstructures
� Technology often embodiesorganizational factors.
� Narrow view:technology transfer fails
ToolsMachineryEquipmentInstallation
TechnicalHardware
Know-how
ExperienceKnowledgeAttitudeGeneral educationProfessional qualificationAdvanced trainingScienceProduct
Physial good orservice
Property, QualityClimate friendly
ManagementProduction controlQuality controlMaintenanceTechnical ServiceTechnol. InfrastructurPublic Institutions
Organisation
The Four Components of Technology
Capability for Technology Development and Transfer4 Components for Success
Net-working
Framework conditions conducive to innovation
Capacity of producers and firms for imitation and innovation
Technology-oriented
organisations
Technology-oriented
education andtraining
Technological Capability (1)
Capacity of producers and firms for imitation and innovation
(learning potential)
• Creativity potential of employees• Research & Development efforts• Innovation friendly managerial
structure
Technological Capability (2)
Framework conditions conducive to innovation
� Functioning price system� Competition and trade policy� Financial system� Explicit R&D policy� Environmental protection
regulation� Industrial safety regulation
Technological Capability (3)
Technology-oriented organisations
� Technology information anddissemination
� Consulting companies� Measuring, standardisation, testing,
quality assurance� Specialist research centres� Exchange of information and
technology transfer� Co-ordination centres technology
assessment
Technological Capability (4)
Technology-oriented education and training
� Broad based primary education� Vocational training,
technical/engineering schools� Universities specialised in
scientific and technological subjects� Advanced training for
managers and R&D experts� Intra- and intercompany
advanced training
Creation ofTechnological Capability
Networking toshape system
• Core element andprerequisite for successfultechnology transfer process:– Build up of all four pillars– Interlinkage of the pillars
3 Examples
Cleaner Production Germanywww.cleaner-production.de
TERNA – Support for Windenergywww.gtz.de/wind
gategatewww.gtz.de/gate
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