Technology transfer management
Introduction
Technology transfer is the process in which skills, knowledge, technologies, manufacturing methods, manufacturing samples and facilities are transferred between governments or universities and private companies to ensure that scientific and technological advances are accessible to a greater number of users who can further develop and exploit those technologies in new products and create value, processes, applications, materials or services.[1].
New information technologies, and especially the Internet, stand out in technology transfer:[2] both as content to be disseminated and as a way to create collaborative contacts between research centers, companies and financial entities with a relatively low cost, seeking efficient management of the knowledge transfer process. Technology transfer is usually documented through collaboration agreements between companies, universities or NGOs.
Castro Díaz-Balart, F. (2002), proposes that technology transfer encompasses the set of the following actions:
The objective of collaborations for technology transfer is to promote the development and growth of the various sectors of society through access to the knowledge and experience of research, innovation and development or technological evolution groups.
The specific objectives are:
Technology transfer projects drive competition "Competence (law)") and the economic benefits of institutions and organizations.
The design and development of educational technological methodologies and platforms is a typical example of Technology Transfer. As examples, the proposals from the UNAM University or the Elearning Transfer Model carried out by the Iwith.org foundation can be seen.
Technology Transfer Models
Contenido
Actualmente existen al menos 4 modelos de Transferencia Tecnológica, desde modelos básicos hasta algunos modelos complejos. Estos explican la relación que existen entre las instituciones participantes en la transferencia tecnológica, donde las más recurrentes instituciones son las universidades y las empresas, ya que las primeras son las principales generadoras de conocimiento y las segundas permiten la masificación del conocimiento a través de la comercialización propia de la naturaleza de las empresas.