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Tables of Contents for Technology Transfer of Federally Funded R&D
Chapter/Section Title
Page #
Page Count
Preface
iii
Contents
v
Executive Summary
vii
Background
viii
Key Perspectives from the Technology Transfer Forum
xi
Directions for Future Research
xiii
Acknowledgments
xv
Introduction
1
4
The PCAST Technology Transfer Forum
1
1
Background
2
1
Organization of This Document
3
2
Overview of Technology Transfer
5
24
What is Technology Transfer?
5
2
The Federal R&D Enterprise
7
2
Laws Governing Technology Transfer
9
5
How Much Federal R&D Is Ripe for Technology Transfer?
14
3
Measurement Issues in Technology Transfer
17
3
Diffusing Technology Innovation and Commercializing Ideas
20
2
Lessons from Non-Federal Technology Transfer
22
3
Other Forms of Technology Transfer
25
1
Is There a Broader Role for the Federal Government in Technology Transfer?
26
3
Themes from the PCAST Technology Transfer Forum
29
6
Technology Transfer: Adjusting to the Policy Environment
29
1
General Views of Technology Transfer
30
1
Implementation of Technology Transfer
31
1
Steps for the Future
32
1
Summary
32
3
Appendix A. Conference Agenda
35
2
Appendix B. Summary of Technology Transfer Legislation
37
8
Appendix C. Measuring Technology Transfer
45
12
Appendix D. Toward Finding Best Practices
57
8
Appendix E. On-Line Questionnaire and Compilation of Responses
65
18
Appendix F. Excerpted Comments from the December 12, 2002, Forum
83
16
Bibliography
99