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ABSTRACT

Received 27 May 2019
Revised 07 Oct 2019

Accepted 29 Nov 2019

According to experts and managers in science and technology, technology transfer (TT) activities in Vietnam have not achieved the desired results that reflected the limited research results applying in production, number of TT contracts were few, and not many businesses considered investing in research and TT activities. This study is aimed to evaluate the current situation of TT and to determine the factors that affect the TT activities in 13 provinces and cities in the Mekong Delta (MD). The survey involved 80 respondents of organizations related to TT activities such as research institutes, universities, and enterprises. The exploratory factor analysis was used to analyze 12 observed variables related to the TT. The results showed that the TT activities were evaluated at average level due to some disadvantages on TT organization, methods, plans, and diversification of TT activities; professional qualifications of labor forces involved; ask-give mechanism in research and TT; limited awareness of enterprises in TT; and complicated financial payment procedures. The results of factor analysis showed that there were three factors: state governance, commercialization, and satisfaction explored, in which the state governance factor had the strongest effect on the TT activities. To improve the current TT activities in the MD, some solutions were proposed.

Keywords

Factor analysis, Mekong Delta, technology transfer

Cited as: Phong, L.T., Thien, D.V.H., Ngan, N.V.C., Tinh, T.T. and Dung, L.V., 2019. Factors affecting technology transfer in the Mekong Delta. Can Tho University Journal of Science. 11(3): x-x.