Technology Transfer Policy Making in Developing Countries and the Position of Government in it

Document Type : Research

Authors

1 Entrepreneurship PhD Student, Management & Entrepreneurship Department, Social Sciences Faculty, Razi University, Kermanshah, Iran.

2 Associate Professor of Economics, Macroeconomics, Regional and Urban Economics Department, Socail Sciences Faculty, Razi University, Kermanshah, Iran.

3 Assistant Professor of Management & Entrepreneurship, Management & Entrepreneurship Department, Social Sciences Faculty, Razi University, Kermanshah, Iran.

Abstract

Technology is one of the most important elements of power and wealth (political economy) in today's world. The ease and posibility of technology transfer has always been one of the concerns of governments and economic activists in countries around the world. Technology transfer methods and models vary based on the experiences of countries around the world. The government's macro-view on the issue of technology transfer requires attention to the area paradigmatic as well as the executive and step-by-step view. In this paper, using documentary study, the factors affecting technology transfer in seven selected countries of Germany, Japan, China, South Korea, UAE, India and Turkey have been identified by qualitative content analysis method. Purposive non probability sampling was performed. Data are analyzed by conventional content analysis. Then, using comparative study and Boolean algebra method, the identified factors are divided into two groups of necessary causes and contributing causes. By using these factors, a model of technology transfer has been presented, which can be used as a platform for policy-making in the field of technology transfer at the macro level of the country. In addition, the role of government in technology transfer has been discussed and experts and elites of countries have been introduced as the main trustees of technology transfer.

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International Political Economy Studies
Volume 3, Issue 2
March 2020
Pages 473-509

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  • Receive Date: 30 May 2020
  • Accept Date: 19 September 2020

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