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Title:

TRAINING AND TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER FOR LOW-VOLUME ROADS IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES

Accession Number:

00763254

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Order URL: http://worldcat.org/isbn/0309065240

Abstract:

Experience in promoting suitable technologies and improving operational performance is drawn on to enable developing countries to make more effective use of local resources in the construction and maintenance of low-volume roads. Training and technology transfer projects require multidisciplinary consulting and advisory support, which may include courses and on-the-job training but may also require "twinning" and other linkages between institutions for a more substantial transfer of skills over a longer period. The process is illustrated by case studies from a range of national and international technical cooperation projects, including the global Management of Appropriate Road Technology research initiative and the World Road Association's World Interchange Network. The cases are set within a framework of basic models of ways in which training and technology transfer can contribute to international construction industry development, which suggests an inverse relationship between project predictability and recipient autonomy. The analysis offers several general lessons for engineers involved in international technology transfer, including (a) the importance of assessing local administrative, social, cultural, and regulatory environments at the project design stage; (b) the need for an open-minded approach to the choice of technology; (c) the scope for working with and through the local private sector; (d) deciding on an appropriate mix of technical and management training; and (e) applying the principle of sustainability through recognition of recipient autonomy and maintained contact between provider and recipient institutions to build confidence through collaboration.

Supplemental Notes:

This paper appears in Transportation Research Record No. 1652, Seventh International Conference on Low-Volume Roads, May 23-26, 1999, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, Volume 1.

Language:

English

Corporate Authors:

Transportation Research Board

500 Fifth Street, NW
Washington, DC 20001 United States

Authors:

Miles, DWJ

Pagination:

p. 43-51

Publication Date:

1999

Serial:

Transportation Research Record

Issue Number: 1652
Publisher: Transportation Research Board
ISSN: 0361-1981

Conference:

Seventh International Conference on Low-Volume Roads

Location: Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Date: 1999-5-23 to 1999-5-26
Sponsors: US Forest Service; Federal Highway Administration; US Bureau of Indian Affairs; Louisiana State University; World Road Association; Department of International Development-UK; Louisiana Transportation Research Center; Louisiana DOT

ISBN:

0309065240

Features:

Figures (2) ; References (23) ; Tables (2)

Subject Areas:

Administration and Management; Education and Training; Highways; I10: Economics and Administration

Files:

TRIS, TRB, ATRI

Created Date:

May 21 1999 12:00AM