TECHNOLOGY POLICY AND PLANNING
TECHNOLOGY POLICY AND POLICY INSTRUMENTS
The need for technology policy springs from an explicit
commitment to a national goal and the acceptance of technology as an important
strategic variable in the development process. Technology policy formulation
ought to naturally follow the establishment of a development vision or
perspective plan. This plan is characterized, among others, by a desired mix of
the goods to be produced and services to be provided in the country in the
coming one or two decades. The formulation of a technology policy begins with
the establishment of a vision for the country and the corresponding scenario
of the mix of goods and services to be produced and provided. The policy framework
has to be broad and flexible enough, taking into account the dynamics of
change.
A technology policy is a comprehensive statement by the highest
policy making body (Cabinet/ Parliament) in the Government to guide, promote and regulate the generation,
acquisition, development and deployment of technology and science in solving
national problems or achieving national objectives set forth in the development
vision or perspective plan.
