2. Transfer in the context of innovative technologies

According to NEDO "technology has been transferred when an organization incorporates into its production system elements that it did not previously use... technology transfer can take the form of the progressive development of new products or the introduction of methods and materials entirely new to the organization".

Technology transfer can therefore involve providing an organization with a technology that will enable it to innovate its products or processes. Provided that it uses this technology to carry out new technological developments on its products...