Factors Affecting the International Transfer of Technology Among Developing Countries: Report of the Panel on International Transfer of Technology to the Commerce Technical Advisory Board

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Page 13 - Representative and the appropriate agencies of the Department of State, the Department of the Treasury, and the Department of Commerce...
Page 7 - ... need a vast generation and exchange of new technology . . . practically all economists agree that a free flow of technology contributes in important ways to a rising standard of living both in this country and elsewhere. . . . The exchange of technology among economically developed nations and its application to research, production, and management are increasingly seen as vital elements in the development and maintenance of buoyant national economies."15 However, the optimistic views of economists...
Page 6 - If we are going to solve the major problems facing humanity-- overpopulation, air pollution, water pollution, and many others—we need a vast generation and exchange of new technology. . .Practically all economists agree that a free flow of technology contributes in Important ways to a rising standard of living both In this country and elsewhere. . .The exchange of technology among economically developed nations and its application to research, production, and management are increasingly seen as...
Page 4 - Director, Office of Science and Technology, Executive Office of the President James M.
Page 11 - United States, the Honorable John T. Connor. J. HERBERT HOLLOMON became Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Science and Technology in May 1962, having been nominated by President Kennedy and confirmed by the Senate. In this position he supervises the Patent Office; the National Bureau of Standards; the Environmental Science Services Administration; and the Office of State Technical Services. He also is the principal advisor on scientific and technical matters to the Secretary of Commerce, and he...
Page 14 - December 17, 1950, under the authority of section 5 (b) of the Trading with the Enemy Act. These regulations block the assets in the United States of Communist China, North Korea, and nationals thereof, and prohibit, except pursuant to license, trade and financial transactions on behalf of such countries and their nationals or involving their property. Licenses are issued authorizing prohibited transactions which are not considered inimical to the interests of the United States.
Page 19 - ... companies in Cameroon that are directly or indirectly under foreign control and those made by branches or subsidiaries of foreign companies in Cameroon) require prior declaration to the MEF, unless they take the form of a capital increase resulting from reinvestment of undistributed profits; the MEF has a period of two months from receipt of the declaration during which it may request postponement. The full or partial liquidation of direct investments in Cameroon...

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