ITRI Monograph on Benchmark Technologies Abroad: Findings from 40 Assessments,1984-94

摘要

Forty international technology assessments conducted over the last 10 years bythe Japanese Technology Evaluation Center and related centers have uncovered many benchmark technologies. Four recent European technology assessments complement Japanese studies to provide coverage of most of the world's major players. Some of the world's best R&D was done for the Soviet military; three recent delegations to the former Soviet Union were shown many interesting results to encourage commercialization. A new series of transportation technology assessments demonstrate that techniques from Europe can significantly improve American roads. The International Technology Research Institute (ITRI) now manage these studies. U.S. Government and industry are now alerted to the threat to their high-technology leadership and have begun to respond constructively, but much remains to be done.