U.S. TIES: Diffusing technologies abroad

Journal Article · Sat Dec 31 04:00:00 EST 1994 · EPA

OSTI ID:31863

Koehler, J; Lingle, S

Technology transfer programs in the US have traditionally concentrated on the supply side of the market for environmental technologies. Using a procedure often referred to as ``technology push,`` these programs first identify a promising technology, then attempt to place it with a user who needs it. Conversely, US development assistance programs abroad have tended to focus on the user`s environmental problems and the consequent demand for environmental technologies and expertise--in other words, ``market pull.`` They have not, as a matter of course, tried to match an identified environmental problem overseas with the vendor of a technology or service in the US. Designed to enlist the private sector on behalf of the global environment, US Technology for International Environmental Solutions (US TIES) brings together the supply and demand sides of environmental technology in a way EPA has never done before. US TIES projects help strengthen environmental legislation and institutions worldwide. By focusing on the development of environmental assessment, monitoring, and human-resource capabilities, the programs help countries to deal with their environmental problems while creating the demand for US environmental technologies and expertise. US TIES projects assist developing countries in identifying and mitigating specific environmental problems, with a particular emphasis on the assessment of various technology, supplier, and financing options.

• OSTI ID: 31863
• Journal Information: EPA, Journal Name: EPA Journal Issue: 3-4 Vol. 20; ISSN 0145-1189; ISSN EPAJDB
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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