Selection and evaluation of technologies for the transfer to the industry

Abstract

The paper refers to the study of the issue of selection and evaluation of technologies for their transfer to the industry. For low-income countries such as the Republic of Moldova, where the potential for technology generation is low, it is very important to create policies for selecting and evaluating technologies that would facilitate the transfer of technologies that can be assimilated in that country, taking into account human resources and existing technological and financial potential. This article highlights 27 methods used to select and evaluate technologies, the decision-making issues for which those methods are applied, and the strengths and weaknesses of some methods. Some challenges arise in the process, because the available methods are usually too simple or too elaborate for most managers and companies to be systematically understood and applied. To continue the research, there is a need to combine methods or develop a new method.