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Transportation Technology Transfer: Successes, Challenges, and Needs (2005) / Chapter Skim
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Pages 36-40

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... that of pushing technology out of their unit to another unit or organization; for example, a research unit and its efforts to facilitate implementation of its research program's results or an LTAP/TTAP center's activities to transfer knowledge and skills to local government to improve, for example, its work zone safety practices; and (2) that of pulling technology in for use from other units or organizations external to the organization; for example, a state DOT research or operating unit that wants to apply a technology that is currently being used by another DOT or through AASHTO TIG or an LTAP/TTAP center that is seeking to find applicable innovations for its customers with particular needs.
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... shows that 0 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 Access to Technical Expertise Openness to Use in New Projects T2 Process Mgmt. Assistance Senior Management Support T2 Process Training Additional Funding Time for T2 N ee d Number of Responses n = 38 FIGURE 10 Needs -- Pushing technology out -- State DOTs.
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... As discussed earlier in this document, groups like the Technology Deployment Work Group in Indiana and the AASHTO TIG seek to identify technologies and innovations that are market ready and that can be applied to practice with relatively modest modifications. State DOTs reported that additional funding, added time for conducting technology transfer, and greater senior management support for bringing in new technologies as the three most frequently mentioned areas of need when pulling promising technologies into the organization (see Figure 14)
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... Transfer Process Efficiency Enhancement FIGURE 14 Needs -- Pulling technology in -- State DOTs. (Multiple responses were permitted.)
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... • Develop a guide to support implementation activities, including contract verbiage, implementation plans, reporting mechanisms, and training tools. • Develop a framework and strategies for engaging endusers in all steps of the research process.
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