Transferring intermediate technologies to rural enterprises in developing economies: a conceptual framework

This paper integrates the contributions from different branches of the technology transfer literature to identify enablers driving the transfer of intermediate or appropriate technologies to recipients in rural areas of developing economies. An in-depth analysis of the literature shows that many enablers identified in the literature focus on high technology transfers and are of limited relevance in the context of rural enterprises. Other important enablers in this specific setting are ignored or insufficiently considered. This paper proposes a framework comprising a specific set of enablers that facilitates technology transfer in rural enterprises in developing regional economies

Intermediation for technology diffusion and user innovation in a developing rural economy:a social learning perspective

Technology intermediaries are seen as potent vehicles for addressing perennial problems in transferring technology from university to industry in developed and developing countries. This paper examines what constitutes effective user-end intermediation in a low-technology, developing economy context, which is an under-researched topic. The social learning in technological innovation framework is extended using situated learning theory in a longitudinal instrumental case study of an exemplar technology intermediation programme. The paper documents the role that academic-related research and advisory centres can play as intermediaries in brokering, facilitating and configuring technology, against the backdrop of a group of small-scale pisciculture businesses in a rural area of Colombia. In doing so, it demonstrates how technology intermediation activities can be optimized in the domestication and innofusion of technology amongst end-users. The design components featured in this instrumental case of intermediation can inform policy making and practice relating to technology transfer from university to rural industry. Future research on this subject should consider the intermediation components put forward, as well as the impact of such interventions, in different countries and industrial sectors. Such research would allow for theoretical replication and help improve technology domestication and innofusion in different contexts, especially in less-developed countries

De la planeación estratégica a la planeación tecnológica “La búsqueda de ventajas competitivas sostenibles en un ambiente global”

El presente artículo describe la relación existente entre la planeación estratégica de negocios y la planeación tecnológica, mediante el análisis del papel de la innovación y la tecnología, a fin de caracterizar las dos planeaciones. Una vez realizado lo anterior, se profundiza en la planeación tecnológica como un componente final para dar soporte a la planeación estratégica de negocios. Se presentan además, en una primera aproximación, los puntos esenciales en el momento de proponer algunos indicadores para la planeación tecnológica y sus beneficios en el mejoramiento de procesos, actualización tecnológica, productividad y competitividad de las empresas. Todo proceso de planeación tecnológica considera la gestión de conocimiento como un elemento clave para su implementación exitosa.This paper aims to describe the relationship between strategic business planning and technological planning,analyzing the performance of innovation and technology in order to caracterize the two types of planning. Once the relationship is described, we deepen in technological planning as a final component to support the process of strategic business planning. Besides we present an initial approach to the main aspects to propose some indicators for technological planning and their benefits to improve processes, technological updating, productivity and competitiveness of companies. All technologies planning process considers the knowledge management to be a key element for the successful implementation

De la planeación estratégica a la planeación tecnológica “La búsqueda de ventajas competitivas sostenibles en un ambiente global”

El presente artículo describe la relación existente entre la planeación estratégica de negocios y la planeación tecnológica, mediante el análisis del papel de la innovación y la tecnología, a fin de caracterizar las dos planeaciones. Una vez realizado lo anterior, se profundiza en la planeación tecnológica como un componente final para dar soporte a la planeación estratégica de negocios. Se presentan además, en una primera aproximación, los puntos esenciales en el momento de proponer algunos indicadores para la planeación tecnológica y sus beneficios en el mejoramiento de procesos, actualización tecnológica, productividad y competitividad de las empresas. Todo proceso de planeación tecnológica considera la gestión de conocimiento como un elemento clave para su implementación exitosa.This paper aims to describe the relationship between strategic business planning and technological planning,analyzing the performance of innovation and technology in order to caracterize the two types of planning. Once the relationship is described, we deepen in technological planning as a final component to support the process of strategic business planning. Besides we present an initial approach to the main aspects to propose some indicators for technological planning and their benefits to improve processes, technological updating, productivity and competitiveness of companies. All technologies planning process considers the knowledge management to be a key element for the successful implementation