Information on ESTin Germany

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Holger LiptowDEVELOPMENT AND TRANSFER OF TECHNOLOGIES

UNFCCC EXPERT WORKSHOP ON TECHNOLOGY INFORMATION

TSINGHUA UNIVERSITY, BEIJING18-19 APRIL 2002

Narrow view: Failure!• Technology

(narrow sense):� Know-how for technical

procedures� Machinery

equipmentblue printstechnical instructions ormanuals.

� Technology transfer:Process of conveying thisknow-how.

• Inappropriate because:� Technology not isolated from

context nornor from organisationalstructures

� Technology often embodiesorganizational factors.

� Narrow view:technology transfer fails

ToolsMachineryEquipmentInstallation

TechnicalHardware

Know-how

ExperienceKnowledgeAttitudeGeneral educationProfessional qualificationAdvanced trainingScienceProduct

Physial good orservice

Property, QualityClimate friendly

ManagementProduction controlQuality controlMaintenanceTechnical ServiceTechnol. InfrastructurPublic Institutions

Organisation

The Four Components of Technology

Capability for Technology Development and Transfer4 Components for Success

Net-working

Framework conditions conducive to innovation

Capacity of producers and firms for imitation and innovation

Technology-oriented

organisations

Technology-oriented

education andtraining

Technological Capability (1)

Capacity of producers and firms for imitation and innovation

(learning potential)

• Creativity potential of employees• Research & Development efforts• Innovation friendly managerial

structure

Technological Capability (2)

Framework conditions conducive to innovation

� Functioning price system� Competition and trade policy� Financial system� Explicit R&D policy� Environmental protection

regulation� Industrial safety regulation

Technological Capability (3)

Technology-oriented organisations

� Technology information anddissemination

� Consulting companies� Measuring, standardisation, testing,

quality assurance� Specialist research centres� Exchange of information and

technology transfer� Co-ordination centres technology

assessment

Technological Capability (4)

Technology-oriented education and training

� Broad based primary education� Vocational training,

technical/engineering schools� Universities specialised in

scientific and technological subjects� Advanced training for

managers and R&D experts� Intra- and intercompany

advanced training

Creation ofTechnological Capability

Networking toshape system

• Core element andprerequisite for successfultechnology transfer process:– Build up of all four pillars– Interlinkage of the pillars

3 Examples

Cleaner Production Germanywww.cleaner-production.de

TERNA – Support for Windenergywww.gtz.de/wind

gategatewww.gtz.de/gate

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