Technology Transfer and Small & Medium Enterprises in Developing Countries/NAM S Centre
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Technology Transfer and Small & Medium Enterprises in Developing Countries/NAM S Centre

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Technology Transfer and Small & Medium Enterprises in Developing Countries/NAM S Centre

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From the perspective of business and technologists the main focus of technology transfer is to improve the competitive advantage of firms through the enhancement of customer value. It is envisaged that, through the improvement of competitive advantage, a firm and its partners collaborating in the technology transfer project will gain financial and other strategic benefits. Small and medium enterprises (SMEs) are one of the most vital segments of a nation that significantly contribute to the gross domestic product (GDP) and mobilise scarce resources to the needs of fragmented domestic markets. Promotion of SMEs is deemed as a prominent approach to sustainable development, alleviation of poverty, increasing employment and raising the standard of living. In recent decades, SMEs have begun to utilize technology transfer as a strategic means of meeting challenges posed by the globalisation of business. Due to their small size and skill resource constraints, they cannot carry out internal R&D to generate their own technologies but still need a flow of new technology to be able to compete. This need has created a new niche-market for technology transfer This publication reflects the views and experiences of scholars and policy makers that were deliberated upon during an International Conference on 'South-South Cooperation for Technology Transfer and Development of Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs)' organised by the NAM S&T Centre at Negombo, Sri Lanka during 18-22 August, 2008. It includes contributions on perspectives of technology transfer and SMEs from several developing countries and presents significant insights on the role of technology transfer in enhancing the competitiveness of small and medium enterprises (SMEs). The material presented in this volume will help the scientific community, policy makers and industrialists in promoting the vital role of SMEs in developing countries.

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Table of contents

  1. Foreword
  2. Preface
  3. Introduction
  4. Section I
  5. Technology Transfer in the Global Context
  6. 1. An Overview of Technology Transfer and Technology Transfer Models
  7. 2. South-South Cooperation for Technology Transfer and Development of SMEs: How Can it be Possible?
  8. 3. Concept and Institutional Roles for the Implementation of the South-South Global Assets and Technology Exchanges System
  9. 4. Role of Business Incubation Systems to facilitate Technology Transfer and Development
  10. 5. Technology Transfer: Challenges to Developing Countries like Sri Lanka
  11. 6. Public-Private Sector Partnership
  12. 7. South-South Cooperation for Development of Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs)
  13. 8. The Effect of Information Channels and Networks on Knowledge Generation and Technology Transfer in Small and Medium Enterprises
  14. 9. Factors Affecting Utilization of Information Technology in Organizations
  15. Section II
  16. Technology Transfer and SMEs in the Developing Countries
  17. 10. Strategy of Egypt in Enhancing the Small and Medium Enterprises
  18. 11. Policies and Programmes for Technological Capacity Building of Small and Medium Enterprises in India
  19. 12. Technology Innovation in Indian Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs): The Role of Clusters and R&D Alliances
  20. 13. The Role of Business Technology Center for the Development of Small and Medium Enterprises in Indonesia
  21. 14. The Role of Science and Technology for the Development and Growth of Small and Medium Enterprises in Malawi
  22. 15. SMEs and Technology Transfer in Nepal
  23. 16. Status of SMEs in Pakistan and its Possible Uplift by PCSIR
  24. 17. Factors Governing the Success or Failure of Technology Transfer: State Sector Experience of Sri Lanka
  25. 18. Role of Business Development Service Providers: Implementation of Technology Transfer
  26. 19. Challenges of Integrating the “ Jua Kalis ” into the National Science and Technology System in Uganda
  27. 20. Small Scale and Medium Scale Enterprises in Uganda: Challenges and Opportunities
  28. 21. Technological Renovation in Vietnam’s SMEs
  29. Section III
  30. The Role of Institutions
  31. 22. ARCI: ‘Translating Research into Technology’
  32. 23. Technology Transfer: Tanzania Experience
  33. 24. South-South Cooperation for Technology Transfer and Development of Small and Medium Enterprises: VIT Experiences
  34. 25. Participation of COSQC in Technology Transfer and Development of Iraqi Enterprises
  35. Appendix
  36. Colombo Declaration on South-South Cooperation for Technology
  37. Transfer and Development of Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs)