Technology Transfer and human resource constraints and challenges: A note to the developing world

Abstract

Technology transfer is not limited to supplying products and services to a client, who is then left with the challenge of having to use and maintain them. It embodies the adaptation of the products and services to the social and economic conditions of the recipient country and an appreciation of the country’s natural environment. In a macroeconomic sense, three factors must be taken into account when considering technology transfer: differences, similarities and compatibility. This paper examines the issues that affect skills development and acquisition and highlights the tools and policies needed to overcome human resource constraints and challenges in developing countries.