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Technology Transfer and the Knowledge Economy

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Knowledge is considered as a main driver in today’s global economy. The enhanced role of knowledge and its effects on the global economy have changed the definition of technology. While technology was accepted as a commodity in the past, now, it is seen as a socioeconomic process depending on its knowledge content and effects (Rosenberg 1984).

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Kiper, M. (2012). Technology Transfer and the Knowledge Economy. In: Yülek, M., Taylor, T. (eds) Designing Public Procurement Policy in Developing Countries. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4614-1442-1_5

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