Transfer of technology

DESPITE SLOW START AND DELAYS IN SEVERAL SCHEDULED ACTIVITIES, PROJECT FOR TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER (PTT) IS ON COURSE AND PICKING UP MONENTUM. RECRUITMENT OF FIELD AGENTS WAS SLOW, BUT ALL THREE ARE PRESENTLY ESTABLISHING CONTACTS WITH INDUSTRY AND GENERATING DEMAND FOR SERVICES. ALTHOUGH IT IS TOO EARLY TO ASSESS FEASIBILITY OF THE TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER PROJECT AS EMPLOYED IN THIS PROJECT A REPORTING/RECORDING SYSTEM HAS BEEN ESTABLISHED TO MONITOR DEMAND. INITIAL INDICATIONS ARE FAVORABLE. CONTRACTOR SUPPORT FROM DENVER RESEARCH INSTITUTE (DRI), GEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY, AND ILLINOIS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH INSTITUTE (IITRI) HAS BEEN VERY SATISFACTORY, AND ADDITIONAL CONTRACTS WITH ALL THREE INSTITUTIONS ARE CONTEMPLATED. ROCAP EVALUATORS SUGGEST IMPROVEMENTS IN REPORTING BY ICAITI (CENTRAL AMERICAN INSTITUTE FOR INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY AND INVESTIGATION), AS WELL AS EFFORTS TO COORDINATE PPT FIELD STAFF AND ADMINISTRATIVE COMMITTEE. PUBLICATION OF A PPT MANUAL SUGGESTED. SPECIAL ATTENTION SHOULD BE PAID TO ACTIVITIES IN COSTA RICA, WHERE PROJECT IS BEHIND SCHEDULE AND ICAITI LACKS EXPERIENCE. ICAITI SHOULD ALSO TRY TO INCREASE PERCENTAGE OF COSTS RETURNED THROUGH FEES TO CLIENTS.