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The Design and Development of a Web-Based E-Learning Platform for the Understanding and Acquisition of Various Entrepreneurial Skills in SMEs and Industry
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Ogunleye, Ayodele; Owolabi, Tunde; Adeyemo, Sunday – Online Submission, 2013
In recent times, the role of entrepreneurs has been recognized to be of great significance in accelerating the pace of growth of economic development of any country. Internet-enabled technologies have also challenged existing business models in numerous market sectors and offered innovation opportunities to a variety of stakeholders--not least…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Educational Games, Computer Games, Web Sites
Academia's New Role in Technology Transfer and Economic Development.
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Baldwin, Donald R. – Research Management Review, 1988
Changes in federal policies and new federal programs intended to improve American competitiveness in the world markets have spurred increased interest in university developed technologies and the technology transfer programs that attempt to move these technologies from the campus into commercial application. (Author/MLW)
Descriptors: College Role, Computer Software, Economic Development, Federal Government
The Role of USDA, Land-Grant Universities and Other Agencies in Assisting Rural America--Research, Education and Technology Transfer. Experiences of the 1890 Land Grant Universities and Tuskegee Institute.
Williams, Thomas T., Ed. – 1984
The Professional Agricultural Workers Conference (PAWC) provides a forum for participants to articulate strategies to improve the quality of life for rural people. The PAWC is designed to provide a forum for people involved with university programs to exchange ideas and information; encourage development of action-oriented activities directed at…
Descriptors: Agricultural Education, Agriculture, Economic Development, Federal Programs
Responding to Industry Demands: Advanced Technology Centers.
Smith, Elizabeth Brient – Community, Technical, and Junior College Journal, 1991
Discusses characteristics identified by the Center for Occupational Research and Development as indicative of fully functioning advanced technology centers, including the provision of training and retraining in such areas as design, manufacturing, materials science, and electro-optics; technology transfer; demonstration sites; needs assessment;…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Economic Development, Job Training, Needs Assessment
Partners for the Future: Business & Community Colleges Team Up.
Kent, Norma – Community, Technical, and Junior College Journal, 1991
Reviews labor market needs projected for the year 2000. Discusses specific efforts of community colleges nationwide to promote economic development through customized contract training programs. Examines the role of small businesses in contract training and the likely impact of changing telecommunications technology on customized training and…
Descriptors: College Role, Community Colleges, Contract Training, Cooperative Programs
The Evaluation of New York State's Centers for Advanced Technology Program: One Center's Perspective.
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Bitting, Robert K.; Spriggs, Richard M. – SRA Journal of the Society of Research Administrators, 1994
The program of the Center for Advanced Ceramic Technology at Alfred University (New York) is described, focusing on the center's role in technology transfer, management structure, funding, contract negotiation, intellectual property rights, and evaluation as part of a statewide system of research/development centers. An economic impact study is…
Descriptors: Administrative Organization, Contracts, Economic Development, Economic Impact