Innovative web-based technology transfer services

Brian Delroy
Embassy of Australia Washington DC USA

Tim Janis

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As this report shows, the Internet, or World Wide Web, offers opportunities for novel and efficient ways to enable effective transfer of technology into innovative firms. See the Appendix for a list of interesting site models.

A one-day symposium held on Friday 23 February 2001 was sponsored by the Australian Department of Industry, Science and Resources, in collaboration with the Science Diplomats' Club of Washington, the Technology Transfer Society (Washington Chapter) and the National Coalition for Advanced Manufacturing. The aim of the symposium was to produce an up-to-date 'snap-shot' of the state of the art in web-based technology transfer services.

The organizer and program chairman was Brian Delroy, Counsellor (Industry, Science and Resources) Embassy of Australia. There were eleven presentations, and over 75 people attended the meeting.

Dr. Tim Janis from ARAC, Inc. established a framework for the session. He described the evolution of technology transfer from an 'analog' framework into the current digital format. His studies indicated that in the US there are over 6000 organizations that now have web sites that are involved in some form of technology transfer and commercialization. He grouped these organizations into five broad categories:

  • Infosources - ones who use the web primarily for exposure (marketing)
  • Infomerce - organizations that sell information and other soft services
  • IP Marketplace - organizations involved in the listing and transfer of IP (Intellectual Property)
  • Auctions - organizations that auction off IP
  • Full Service - organizations that do IP e-business.

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