Technological Capacity Building through the Establishment and Management of Technological Organization in Developing Countries: A Case Study of Nepal Technology Innovation Center in Nepal

The technological capacity building is one of the critical factors for the national development in developing countries. Especially, the establishment and management of relevant technological organization is a prerequisite for the technological capacity building in one's nation. In developing countries, not like developed countries, there are more factors to consider in the establishment of technological organization such as governance issue and sustainability. In this paper, the case of National Technology Innovation Center in Katmandu University, which is supported by Korean International Cooperation Agency, is analyzed. In the technology transfer related literature, it is argued that the absorptive capacity and transfer capacity are important in external technology learning and commercializing process. The case study shows that the absorptive capacity of developing country and transfer capacity of donor country are important as noted in the literature. In addition, the willingness to learn from the recipient organization is also critical in utilizing foreign technological aids. Even the study of one country case is not enough, it will give some practical knowledge to understand the establishment of technological infrastructure in the developing countries.