East-West Technology Transfer: New Perspectives and Human Resources (Nato Science Partnership Subseries: 4 (3))

A wide-ranging review of the issues and opportunities in the transfer of technology between advanced industrial countries and the countries of the Former Soviet Union. A major theme is the complex socio-technological aspects of the process, together with the related human factors and leadership requirements. The book presents a very open exchange of views on the difficult obstacles that the countries of the Former Soviet Union need to overcome and the market economy countries of the west need to understand. Issues of patents, intellectual property, personnel training, reorganization of formerly centralized economies, incentives, information exchange, and possible models for effective transfer are highlighted, together with specific examples and discussions of the most up-to-date knowledge about technology transfer. __Audience__: All individuals and organizations concerned with the transfer of technology, particularly those interested in a candid appraisal of the issues and opportunities for the transfer of technology and industrial and scientific cooperation between industrialized market economies and the countries of Eastern Europe and Central Asia. Front Matter....Pages i-xviii Technology Transfer: A Paradigm....Pages 1-23 Legal Framework of the Industrial Economy....Pages 25-41 A Necessary Evolution of the Patent System....Pages 43-52 Science and Technology Policy in Russia: A View From the Russian Academy....Pages 53-61 Social and Political Impact on russia of the Transfer of Technologies from NATO Countries....Pages 63-76 The Personnel Needs of Siberian Industries and Institutions for Effective Technology Transfer....Pages 77-97 Some Aspects of Technology Transfer Between Russia and Western Countries....Pages 99-106 Technology Transfer Problems for the Republic of Kazakhstan....Pages 107-118 Problems of Technological Renewal in the Kyrghyz Republic....Pages 119-122 Uzbekistan and its Scientific Potential for the Utilization of its Natural Resources....Pages 123-127 The Eastern European Latecomer Firm and Technology Transfer:From ‘Muddling Through’ to ‘Catching Up’....Pages 129-153 European Union Relations with Central and Eastern Europe and with the Commonwealth of Independent States:The Example of Central Asia....Pages 155-164 Finnish Experiences in Technology Transfer....Pages 165-173 Technology Transfer: A View From a Market Economy....Pages 175-189 Swedish Personnel and Leadership Experiences in Technology Transfer....Pages 191-200 Technology Transfer - Some General Remarks and Notes on Turkey....Pages 201-210 Aspects of Technology Transfer: U.S. Policy and Practice....Pages 211-236 Biomedical Engineering in The U.S: From Basic Research to Commercial Products and Technology Transfer....Pages 237-244 Models in Private Technology Transfer to Developing Nations....Pages 245-253 Back Matter....Pages 255-295 A wide-ranging review of the issues and opportunities in the transfer of technology between advanced industrial countries and the countries of the Former Soviet Union. A major theme is the complex socio-technological aspects of the process, together with the related human factors and leadership requirements. The book presents a very open exchange of views on the difficult obstacles that the countries of the Former Soviet Union need to overcome and the market economy countries of the west need to understand. Issues of patents, intellectual property, personnel training, reorganization of formerly centralized economies, incentives, information exchange, and possible models for effective transfer are highlighted, together with specific examples and discussions of the most up-to-date knowledge about technology transfer.
Audience: All individuals and organizations concerned with the transfer of technology, particularly those interested in a candid appraisal of the issues and opportunities for the transfer of technology and industrial and scientific cooperation between industrialized market economies and the countries of Eastern Europe and Central Asia.