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Technology, importance and transfer method

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Technology is the application of scientific knowledge, tools and processes to solve practical problems. It raises productivity, improves health, education and communication, and supports development. Modern methods of transfer include trade, licensing, FDI, turnkey contracts, training, information networks, and reverse engineering.

Describe the term technology with its importance and method of transfer technology in modern time.

Technology is the application of scientific knowledge, tools, techniques and processes to solve practical problems and make human work easier. It includes machines, materials, methods and the know-how to use them.

Importance of technology

  • Raises productivity in agriculture, industry and services.
  • Improves health care, education, communication and transport.
  • Creates new jobs and industries, and raises income.
  • Saves time, energy and resources, and helps reduce pollution (clean technology).
  • Helps in disaster warning, defence and national development.

Methods of technology transfer in modern times

  1. Trade in equipment and products: importing machines, vehicles and plants.
  2. Licensing and franchising: the owner permits use of a patent, design or process for a fee.
  3. Foreign direct investment (FDI) and joint ventures: foreign companies set up industries and share know-how with local partners.
  4. Turnkey and EPC contracts: a foreign firm builds a complete plant (for example a hydropower plant) and hands it over, with operator training.
  5. Training, education and exchange: scholarships, study tours, experts and workshops.
  6. Consultancy and technical aid: bilateral and multilateral donors and agencies support projects.
  7. Information networks: journals, patent databases, open-source designs and online courses.
  8. Reverse engineering and local R&D: adapting imported technology to local needs.

Good transfer needs a receiver who can absorb the technology: skilled people, policy support and affordable spare parts.

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