The Technology Administration ( TA ) was an agency in the United States Department of Commerce that worked with United States industries to promote economic competitiveness. The TA used the web domain technology.gov. The TA was most recently led by former Under Secretary of Commerce for Technology Robert Cresanti .
4-713: The TA oversaw three agencies: The Technology Administration was created by the Stevenson-Wydler Technology Innovation Act of 1980 , 15 U.S.C. 3704. The TA was abolished by the America COMPETES Act of 2007. NIST and NTIS continue on as agencies. The Office of Technology Policy was abolished. The Office of Technology Policy ( OTP ) was an office of the Technology Administration. The office worked with industry to promote competitiveness and advocated integrated policies for maximizing
8-782: A means for accessing federal laboratory technologies. The primary focus of the Stevenson–Wydler Act was to disseminate information from the federal government to the public and to require federal laboratories to actively engage in the technology transfer process. The law requires laboratories to set apart a percentage of the laboratory budget specifically for technology transfer activities. The law, specified in 15 USC § 3710, also established an Office of Research and Technology Applications (ORTA)-- staffed by at least 1 full-time person—in any laboratory with 200 or more scientific, engineering, or related technical positions, in order to coordinate and promote technology transfer. The Act created
12-587: The impact of technology on economic growth . The OTP's stated goals included the creation of high-wage jobs and improvements in the United States' quality of life . Stevenson-Wydler Technology Innovation Act of 1980 The Stevenson–Wydler Technology Innovation Act of 1980 (Pub.L. 96–480) (94 Stat. 2311) was the first major U.S. technology transfer law . It required federal laboratories to actively participate in and budget for technology transfer activities. The Stevenson–Wydler Technology Innovation Act
16-605: Was signed into law by U.S. President Jimmy Carter on October 21, 1980. The Stevenson–Wydler Act specifies, that inventors at government laboratories receive the first $ 2,000 of royalties each year plus 15% of any additional royalties. Such details are in contrast with the Bayh–Dole Act , which leaves up to the universities the decision how to split the revenue between the inventors and the institution. The Act made it easier for federal laboratories to transfer technology to nonfederal entities and provided outside organizations with
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