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Dosa, Marta – 1985
This paper argues that industrial innovation, which is essential for development, can be planned and managed at the national level as well as in industrial organizations, and that the time has come to bring the benefits of research and professional discussions in the area of innovation to education and training programs for industrial information…
Descriptors: Change Agents, Curriculum Development, Developing Nations, Educational Needs
Olson, Lawrence – 1982
The importance of higher education in providing the skilled labor force needed to respond to changing technologies; the cost-efficiency of independent higher education; and implications for government, industry, and independent higher education are considered. The most readily changing technologies include computers and electronics, satellite…
Descriptors: College Role, Cost Effectiveness, Educational Benefits, Eligibility
Slovacek, Simeon P.; Dolence, Michael G. – 1985
The process of planning the role of the microcomputer in higher education administration is investigated through a survey of a sample of universities and colleges in California engaged in such efforts, and through a review of literature in education as well as computing. A major objective of the study was to systematically investigate the…
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, Computer Software, Data Processing, Educational Administration
Luskin, Bernard J. – 1985
The National Science Foundation (NSF) should be a guiding force in science education and in building public understanding of science and technology transfer issues. The nation's community, junior, and technical colleges, which now enroll 52% of all Americans who go to college for the first time, are eager to work with the NSF to further these…
Descriptors: College Science, Community Colleges, Educational Needs, Educational Objectives
Latker, Norman J. – 1973
Some authorities on technolgoy transfer feel that industry is not fully capitalizing on the inventive output of universities and nonprofit organizations. From the point of view of the government, the stakes are high. The magnitude of federal support of research and development in these organizations demands evidence of useful results if it is to…
Descriptors: Administrative Policy, Federal Aid, Government Role, Higher Education
Latker, Norman J. – 1976
The relationship between academe and the federal government in discovering, controlling, and implementing uses for scientific technology or inventions is addressed in this speech. The sheer magnitude of government support of research and development at universities demands evidence of useful results if it is to be continued in the prevailing…
Descriptors: Federal Aid, Government School Relationship, Grants, Higher Education
Illinois Univ., Urbana. Dept. of Vocational and Technical Education. – 1980
Phase 1 goal of a project was to provide the theoretical and methodological base for formulation of a prototype model of a comprehensive and effective system of disseminating vocational education improvement products. Major activities were divided into five categories: literature reviews, conferences and workshops, consultations, questionnaire…
Descriptors: Conferences, Delivery Systems, Diffusion, Educational Development
Roediger, Roger D.; And Others – Agricultural Education Magazine, 1988
Consists of seven articles discussing instructional materials in agricultural education. Topics include (1) selection criteria, (2) secondary vocational agriculture, (3) computer uses, (4) special populations, (5) videotapes, (6) the cutting edge, and (7) technology transfer. (CH)
Descriptors: Affirmative Action, Agricultural Education, Computer Uses in Education, Equal Education
Hill, Christopher T. – Engineering Education, 1988
Addresses the recent shifts in the United States research system. Discusses the Congressional activities of the 1980s that have encouraged the restructuring of the traditional research sectors, and the breaking down of old barriers. Poses several unresolved questions regarding federal policies in research and technology development. (TW)
Descriptors: College Science, Educational Finance, Engineering Education, Federal Aid
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Surprenant, Thomas T. – Information Processing and Management, 1987
Identifies problems and trends in international information and communication policies by examining the New World Information and Communication Order (NWICO), World Administrative Radio Conference (WARC), and Transborder Data Flow (TBDF). Future trends are discussed, proposed policy objectives for the United States are considered, and 59…
Descriptors: Developed Nations, Developing Nations, Foreign Countries, Futures (of Society)
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Zabicky, Jacob – Chemical Engineering Education, 1986
Describes a course for third- or fourth-year chemical engineering students designed to acquaint them with the chemical industry. The course deals with productivity, characteristics of the chemical industry, sources of information, industrial intelligence, research and development, patent law, technology transfer, and quality control. (TW)
Descriptors: Chemical Engineering, Chemical Industry, Chemical Nomenclature, College Science
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Lam, Margaret J. – Journal of College and University Law, 1986
In 1985, changes in the U.S. export control system lifted restraints on scientific communication that had been imposed on university researchers for national security reasons. The Export Administration Amendments Act of 1985 and the International Traffic in Arms Regulations are discussed. (Author/MLW)
Descriptors: Academic Freedom, Communication (Thought Transfer), Exports, Federal Regulation
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Baldwin, Donald R. – Journal of the Society of Research Administrators, 1986
A recently-implemented university technology transfer program is described and discussed, including the context, elements required for technology transfer, federal patent policy, university policies and organization, the operating model, early results, university-industry interactions, and anticipated benefits to the university and industry. A…
Descriptors: Contracts, Government School Relationship, Higher Education, Models
Phan, Philip H., Ed. – 2002
This document contains 11 papers on technological entrepreneurship, with particular focus on the following topics: the context of technological entrepreneurship; value creation and opportunity recognition in turbulent environments; venture capital in technological entrepreneurship; and managing in turbulent environments. The following papers are…
Descriptors: Business Cycles, Case Studies, Definitions, Economic Change
Warmerdam, J. – 2000
Part of a European project to assess the opportunities and limitations of a sectoral approach to training, this synthesis report focuses on innovation and training in the agribusiness complex. Chapter 1 discusses the study objectives, which were to gain more insight into the relationship between innovation and qualification in product chains; into…
Descriptors: Agency Role, Agribusiness, Agricultural Education, Agricultural Engineering
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