Light industry is one of the most important sectors of the national and world economy. Due to the strategic priority of the science development in many countries, the issues of technology transfer are included in the economic development current agenda. The main purpose of the research is to identify the key strategic foundations of industrial technology transfer. To do this, the following methods were used: analysis and synthesis, analogy, comparison, generalization, inductive and deductive methods. The article reveals the economic essence of industrial technology transfer, shows that technology transfer should be understood as a combination of exchange operations with production functions that reduce transaction costs and create added value. The article considers the strategic role of technology transfer as the most vital factor in the transition to Industry 4.0, focused on the technologies transfer from research organizations to the real economy sector. A special mechanism for implementing technology transfer in light industry and the fashion industry is shown, which provides flexibility and competitive advantage of manufacturing enterprises in a complex and rapidly changing environment. The article scientific novelty is related to the disclosure of the channels and tools essence for the industry transfer of the research results, development and technological work aimed at achieving the light industry and fashion industry enterprises innovative goals. The digital platform solutions role for the long-term cooperative chains formation is emphasized, which allows using this tool to implement a step-by-step industry transfer process in the future for light industry enterprises and the fashion industry. One of the promising areas of further research may be the platform solutions impact study on the social and economic efficiency of technology transfer. For light industry and fashion companies, it is recommended to create digital platforms for activating the work of all industry actors in technology transfer, creating projects and innovative proposals database and providing access to them in real time.
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