Policymaking and Technology Transfer : The Need for National Thinking Laboratories.

Samuel N. Bar-Zakay

Expert InsightsPublished 1970

Discusses "better" policymaking and "more efficient" technology transfer, exploring what is needed for their achievement, and suggesting a mechanism for improving the two processes. Inter-context information is defined, and its importance in decisionmaking, policymaking, technology transfer, and education is pointed out. A distinction is drawn between "incidental technology transfer"--initiated by the donor, and "organized technology transfer"--initiated by the recipient. National Thinking Laboratories should be established to promote organized technology transfer and to act as catalysts to organized policymaking. Their charter should be to match needs in one context to capabilities in another context. National Thinking Laboratories are most urgently needed, particularly in developing countries.

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Bar-Zakay, Samuel N., Policymaking and Technology Transfer : The Need for National Thinking Laboratories. Santa Monica, CA: RAND Corporation, 1970. https://www.rand.org/pubs/papers/P4497.html.
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