Applied investigation of technology and ways of its transfer, focusing on agricultural mechanization |
Paper ID : 1327-NICAME1402 |
Authors: |
Mehdi Saeidmohammadi, Adel Taherihajivand *, Alireza Gholamshahi, Mohammad Nouri Department of Biosystem Engineering, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Tabriz, Tabriz, Iran |
Abstract: |
Throughout history, humans have sought to create technology in order to improve their standards and quality of life and survival. After many years of trial and error, creativity and perseverance and gaining experience, man was able to achieve the knowledge of producing and designing tools. Technology has always provided a path for social, economic and even in some cases cultural progress by creating new business opportunities and creating wealth. Therefore, technology has had such a strong effect on human life that the progress of civilization in each era is identified and evaluated based on the dominant technology of that era. The speed and volume of technological progress in recent decades is so amazing that these developments have changed the shape of today's world and in practice, have affected most aspects of human life. In this article, the importance of technology in development and progress, creating more wealth, social changes and the importance of technology transfer methods have been tried to be explained to the audience according to the conditions of the technology created and its demand, and definitions such as technology, the concept of technology, technology components and ways of technology transfer have been discussed. |
Keywords: |
Technology, technology transfer, development, agriculture. |
Status : Paper Accepted (Poster Presentation) |