FDI, EFFICIENT TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER STRATEGY IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES (IRAN CASE STUDY)

摘要

Today, technology has become as one of the main pillars of modern and developed societies and is one of the most important factors of economic growth and development. In this regard, the best course of acquiring technology has become one of the most important problems for economic officials. All countries, especially developing countries like Iran, will not be able to provide all their technological needs alone. The absolute reliance on R&D activities is not remedial for developing countries, due to the technological gap they have with the developed countries. As a result of further development of technology, the need of international technology transfer to developing countries is more crucial than ever. This article, considering foreign direct investment (FDI) as the best method of technology transfer in developing countries like Iran, concludes that the situation of this investment in Iran has been improved, but there are still obstacles in the economic framework of Iran and foreign investment infrastructures and appropriate solutions for improvement of the FDI strategy can be adopted.