Differentiating knowledge transfer and technology transfer

Advanced Technology and Knowledge Transfer

This paper reports on a specific food and agribusiness industry project, employing new technological capabilities to better transfer expert knowledge. Knowledge transfer and technical support are key components of this project. VisIT, which stands for Visualization of Information Tool, is a powerful organizational tool, which provides an Internet-based graphical learning environment. As a means...

Technology Transfer Using Automated Knowledge- Acquisition Tools

Knowledge Transfer and Science Transfer

We are all familiar with stories of the daring voyages of discoverers and researchers who braved the seas and severe privation in the service of truth and enlightenment. The title of this article, "Knowledge Transfer and Science Transfer", and the fact that it is included in the "Europe and the World" thread may conjure up similar images but hopefully also the counter reaction: these clichés, w...

TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER Rl And Beyond: AI Technology Transfer At DEC

This article describes one person’s experience in coming from an academic environment to work at Digital Equipment Corporation. The author feels his own experience has paralleled the transfer of AI technology from academia to industry, where AI researchers must live up to very different expectations, but, also enjoy very different rewards. This article covers the historical background of DEC’s ...

Differentiating information transfer and causal effect

The concepts of information transfer and causal effect have received much recent attention, yet often the two are not appropriately distinguished and certain measures have been suggested to be suitable for both. We discuss two existing measures, transfer entropy and information flow, which can be used separately to quantify information transfer and causal information flow respectively. We apply...