How to Measure Technological Capabilities (Case study: Cooperative Investment Guarantee Fund)

Abstract

"Technology Assessment" is a tool or intellectual framework thought whose aim is to have a better understanding on technology and helps make decisions about it. Today, technology assessment at the macro level as an information source that injects data into the policy making process, is presented. Technology Assessment needs to analyze and evaluate the results intended and unintended, opportunities and risks of technologies, including new technologies or immobilized ones. The study was conducted in investment guarantee fund of cooperation and its statistical sample is fund members and they seek to evaluate technological capabilities of one case study and finally seek to present practical solutions for improving it. In this study using questionnaire data related were collected and analyzed. The results showed that the level of technological capabilities in Guarantee Fund investment cooperation is located in classes of (companies) Group C and close to organizations (companies) in Beginner Group D. Meanwhile the results indicated there is a gap between appropriate level of technological capabilities (score 100%) and level present. Therefore, the fund is required to do the right action for solving this capability gap