ANSA Technology Transfer Activities

Objective

The objective the ANSA technology transfer programme is:

• to make technology, ideas and prototypes developed in the context of the ANSA programme available to and usable by sponsoring companies, and
• to make requirements, problem context and product developments in the context of sponsoring company's business visible and where appropriate available to the ANSA team.

Approach

The technology transfer process is in two parts. One for new sponsors, where the emphasis is on building up a working relationship and agreeing a technology transfer plan. The other is for existing sponsors where the emphasis is on executing and maintaining the technology transfer plan.

Sponsoring companies have very different cultures. Tailor-made plans are therefore necessary. For some companies technology transfer does not need as rigorous a plan as others.

Typical methods by which tewchnology transfer is effected are:

• Workshops: tailored to individual needs of sponsors. It is a one or two day event for English speaking sponsors, longer where culture dictates.
• Secondment: for periods of typically no less than 1 year
• Team member exchange: for periods of up to 2 months
• Visitors: for periods of up to 2 or 3 weeks
• Visits: typical duration of 1 to 2 days
• Personal contact: between technical staff at ANSA and sponsor development teams.
• Adoption of prototypes built by ANSA staff
• Reviews of plans and designs drawn up by sponsors
• Electronic access by FTP and WWW
• Management Committee meetings
• Technical Committee meetings
• Training courses: training material developed by APM are available to provide in-depth briefings to groups of technical staff at advantageous rates
• Consulting: help with specific projects, reviews, designs or strategic advice on products is also available.

Dates

Technology transfer takes place upon request from sponsoring companies. However, we plan two phases of workshops, to be held at sponsor premises. For each tour companies state which projects are of most interest to them and we will tailor workshops accordingly.

• First tour: Spring of 1996.
• Second tour: Fall 1996.

Contacts

For further details, to help tailor a workshop for your staff, or to arrange dates, contact Rob van der Linden (rvdl@ansa.co.uk).

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