Intellectual Property and Acceptable Models in Technology Transfer in Albanian Economy

Abstract

Technology transfer is a part of wider activity in a certain company. First of all is connected with production and business procedure of the company. However, technology is only one of the ways to realize expected goals. Technology transfer can be presented in different ways and the most important transfers are the ones by license, joint-venture, long-term production cooperation, carrying out the investment works and franchising. Albania is facing with two challenges regarding technology transfer. The first one refers to the ability of effectively creating proper channels for technology transfer which will result in the conversion of the country’s research capacity and human capital into an asset for economic growth, competitiveness, and rising standards of living. The second is to enhance competitiveness and productivity in low and medium domestic technology sectors.

DOI: 10.5901/ajis.2015.v4n3s1p369