DIFFUSING INNOVATIONS: Implementing the Technology Transfer Act of 1986.
Abstract
On September 16,1988, the Committee asked us to develop a plan for assessing the results of the Stevenson-Wydler Technology Innovation Act of 1980 (P.L. 96-480), as amended by the Technology Transfer Act of 1986 (P.L. 99-502), and Executive Order No. 12591: "Facilitating Access to Science and Technology." In response, we developed criteria, based upon an analysis of the relevant legislation and executive order, and designed a questionnaire for measuring the extent of implementation, which we pretested. 1 The Committee then requested that we administer the questionnaire and transmit our results, thus documenting the extent to which federal departments and laboratories have, to date, implemented the provisions of the technology transfer legislation and executive order. This report responds to that request. 2. The findings reported here are based on data collected for fiscal year 1989 from 297 federal laboratories representing 10 federal departments. The five criteria we used to measure implementation are based, in part, on the provisions of the legislation. They are: receipt of implementation guidance from headquarters; establishment and staffing of Offices of Research and Technology Applications (ORTAs); delegation of authority to laboratory directors to enter into cooperative research and development agreements (CRDAs); creation of royalty-sharing programs.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- May 29, 1991
- Accession Number
- ADA344766
Entities
People
- C. Walford
- F. E. Jefferson
- R. R. Scott
Organizations
- United States Government Accountability Office