The Role Of UTM In Technology Transfer

Abstract

Di dalam proses pembangunannya, Malaysia telah mengimport teknologi dengan kadar yang tinggi.Tetapi pemindahan teknologi yang diimport belum lagi mencapai tahap yang diharapkan.Di sini pengarang cuba mengenalpasti fakta yang menghalang pemindahan teknologi dan mencadangkan tugas positif yang dapat dimainkan oleh UTM untuk mengatasi masalah ini.Perkara yang dibincangkan termasuk peringkat pengembangan teknologi, dan penubuhan sebuah pusat teknologi di UTM. In the process of development, Malaysia has been importing technology in massive proportions during the recent years. But it is reported that the extent of transfer of the imported technology to form Malaysia's own technology is far below the target of expectation.In this paper, the authors have tried to identify the problems which are hindering the expected technology transfer and suggested a positive role that UTM can play in overcoming these problems. The different stages in the process of technology development have been discussed and the establishment of a technology centre, in UTM having multifunction activities contributing to the transfer of technology has been emphasized.