Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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1022135 | Technovation | 2012 | 10 Pages |
The primary aim of this paper is to demonstrate how technology transfer between universities and rural industries in developing countries can be achieved effectively, using independent research and advisory centres as intermediaries. It draws on a longitudinal action research study, which experiments with the process of nurturing and bridging communities of practice amongst recipients of technology and stakeholders concerned with technology diffusion, productivity and economic development. Its empirical evidence is from an academic-related, non-government intervention initiative targeting two small-scale industries, namely fish farming and coffee production, in the Cauca region of Colombia. Results demonstrate how barriers to transfer can be overcome. The intervention is considered as instrumental; its key components and outcomes are discussed in detail.
► We illustrate what effective intermediation for technology transfer involves. ► We demonstrate how research and advisory centres can function as intermediaries. ► We discuss how situated learning theory can be applied to technology intermediation.