General
- Technology transfer
can mean many things — technical assistance to solve a specific problem;
use of unique facilities; access to patents and software; exchange of
personnel; and cooperative research.
- Technology transfer
mechanisms are Cooperative Agreements, Cost-Shared
Contracts/Subcontracts, Licensing, The DOE Invention Licensing Home
Page, Personnel Exchange Programs, R&D Consortia, Technical
Assistance to Small Business, User Facility Agreements.
- Technology transfer
works on Agriculture, biotechnology, Chemical, Computer Science,
Construction, Education, Electronics, Environment, Food, Health
Services, Information Services, Machinery, Medical, Nanotechnology,
Pharmaceuticals, Safety, Software, Technology, Veterinary
Science.
Innovative
Methods on Technology Transfer
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The need
for technology transfer, especially to developing countries, has been
recognised in various international fora. Over 80 international
instruments and numerous subregional and bilateral agreements contain
measures related to transfer of technology and capacity building. The
technology-related provisions contained in such instruments follow
different approaches, depending on the object and purpose of the
respective instruments.
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The
adoption of technology-related provisions is an expression of States'
willingness to cooperate internationally to redress or reduce the
asymmetric distribution of scientific and technological capabilities in
the world. There has been some success in implementation, but more needs
to be done. A considerable gap exists between the intentions expressed
in the agreed provisions and their effective
implementation.
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Technology-related provisions are designed to deal with
transfer of technology and capacity building for broad objectives or for
specific targets, and the consequent obligations are to be met by one or
several categories of addressees. For instance, the General Agreement on
Trade in Services (GATS) and the TRIPS Agreements both refer to
technology in a broader sense, whereas the Law of the Sea Convention
deals specifically with marine technology and capacity building in the
management, exploration and exploitation of marine
resources.
Indian
Scenario
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Technology
Policy Statement (TPS) was formulated in 1983 with the basic objective
of developing indigenous technology and ensuring efficient absorption
and adaptation of imported technology appropriate to national priorities
and availability of resources. It is aimed at attaining technical
competence and self-reliance, reducing vulnerability particularly in
strategic and critical areas and making maximum use of indigenous
resources.
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A
Technology Policy is being formulated to provide focus on the
development of indigenous technologies and to make India self-reliant
and competitive in the technological field.
Report
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During the
last 40 years, chemists have developed an understanding of how an
electron transfers from one group to another to create new compounds.
Now a team of University of Washington chemists has found that the same
ideas apply to transferring a hydrogen atom—an electron and a proton
together. That understanding could prove important to scientists trying
to devise new classes of chemical reactions.
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RSV
infects lung cells and can be life-threatening in very young children,
the elderly and those with compromised immune systems. No vaccine or
widespread antiviral treatment is available for the infection. A novel
antiviral treatment combining nanoparticle and gene silencing
technologies thwarts attacks of respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) -- a
virus associated with severe bronchitis and asthma, an animal study by
University of South Florida researchers found.
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