Global Sustainability in the Presence of Green Technology Transfer

Resumen La transferencia de tecnología sostenible es compleja para las firmas de construcción. Una posible solución es analizar esa clase de transferencia como una red social ya que, si se identifican las diferentes relaciones entre los actores del sector construcción, es posible evaluar la capacidad de adaptación tecnológica de dichos actores. El objetivo fue evaluar la transferencia de tecnología sostenible entre empresas constructoras internacionales que se dedican a construir vivienda social o accesible. Para esto, se identificaron dos países con capacidad de transferencia de tecnología sostenible (Reino Unido y Estados Unidos) y dos países de menor capacidad tecnológica y con potencial de adaptarse a dichas tecnologías (Brasil y Colombia); posteriormente, se seleccionaron cinco firmas constructoras por cada país, con las cuales se hizo un análisis de redes (grado, intensidad, cercanía y densidad), y luego, procesos de simulación. Como resultado se identificó la capacidad de transferencia tecnológica que tienen las empresas latinoamericanas para aceptar y adaptar tecnologías de empresas de países industrializados, y se espera poder desarrollar indicadores de medición del proceso de transferencia tecnológica que permitan comprender mejor la complejidad de este proceso en el área de la vivienda social. Palabras clave: adaptación tecnológica, edificaciones sostenibles, industria de la construcción, sector de la construcción, transferencia tecnología, vivienda accesible, vivienda social Abstract The transfer of Green technology is complex for construction firms. A possible solution is to analyze it as a social network since, if the different relationships between the actors in the construction sector are identified, it is possible to evaluate the technological adaptation capacity of these actors. The objective was to evaluate the transfer of sustainable technology between international construction companies that are dedicated to building social or accessible housing. For this, two countries with the capacity to transfer sustainable technology (United Kingdom and the United States) and two countries with less technological capacity and with the potential to adapt to these technologies (Brazil and Colombia) were identified, then 5 construction firms were selected for each country with which an analysis of networks (degree, intensity, proximity and density) and then simulation processes was carried out. As a result, the technological transfer capacity of Latin American companies to accept and adapt technologies from companies in industrialized countries was identified and it is hoped to be able to develop indicators of measurement of the technology transfer process that allows a better understanding of the complexity of this process in the area of Social Housing Keywords: technological adaptation, sustainable buildings, construction industry, construction sector, technology transfer, accessible housing, social housing Recibido: enero 3 / 2019 Evaluado: julio 9 / 2019 Aceptado: noviembre 4 / 2019 Publicado en línea: noviembre de 2019 Actualizado: noviembre de 2019

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The role of patent protection in (clean/green) technology transfer

10.3386/w16323 ◽

2010 ◽

Cited By ~ 22

Author(s):

Bronwyn Hall ◽

Christian Helmers

Keyword(s):

Technology Transfer ◽

Patent Protection ◽

Green Technology

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A new analysis: Do multilateral trade rules promote green technology transfer?

Engineering Technology, Engineering Education and Engineering Management ◽

10.1201/b18566-118 ◽

2015 ◽

pp. 499-502

Author(s):

Jiang Jiani

Keyword(s):

Technology Transfer ◽

Green Technology ◽

Multilateral Trade

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Enhancing Technological Responses to Climate Change

10.1093/oso/9780198805373.003.0009 ◽

2018 ◽

Author(s):

Menno van der Veen

Keyword(s):

Climate Change ◽

Developing Countries ◽

Technology Transfer ◽

Intellectual Property ◽

Intellectual Property Rights ◽

Institutional Design ◽

Green Technology ◽

Technology Licensing ◽

Green Climate Fund ◽

Environmentally Sound

The main goal of this chapter is to contribute to the (institutional) design of technology transfer arrangements so as to overcome obstacles to the transfer of environmentally sound technologies (ESTs) to developing countries that are posed, in particular, by stalemated discussions on intellectual property rights (IPR). The answer is to move past IPR discussions to focus on licensing practices; specifically, on reinforced efforts to license ESTs on favorable terms in developing countries through a Green Technology Licensing Facility (GTLF), as part of the UN’s Green Climate Fund. A license is, in this context, framed as a contract of transfer and may also consist of pro-active duties by the IPR owner, for example, to assist with the implementation of the technology.

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