Putting science
at the heart of development
Definitions
List of terms for Technology Transfer.
Developing countries are increasingly recognising the importance of science in developing their economies, and the challenges that entails.
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Research and development (R&D)
Systematic investigatory work carried out to increase the stock of knowledge, and the use of such knowledge to devise new products and processes. Research and development includes basic research, applied research, and experimental development (FM).
Research base
The universities and large public research institutions that provide the academic science and technology resources of a country from which its industry can obtain new knowledge (ECC).
Reverse engineering
The process of learning how to design a product by taking an existing product apart and analysing its parts.
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