UEH Standard Programs

Today, technology plays an important role in socio-economic development in every organization, every country. This course provides knowledge and skills to students about technology, technology management in organizations. Technology governance is an important task and must be done through many steps. From assessment, forecasting, selection to the transfer of new technology...etc, all must be done carefully, especially in the context of countries, organizations with low technology capacity, the technological environment is still limited. The content of the subject is divided into 6 chapters, from concepts to tasks to be performed in the process of technology development.

In the section on technology and technology management, students will be equipped with concepts related to technology, technology governance, technology environment and operations related to public development strategies, technology of organizations. Next, students are equipped with knowledge and skills to assess technology and technological competencies, including the basis for assessment, with tools for analysis and measures to improve technological capacity. In addition to the assessment, technology forecasting and technology planning is also an important task because if the forecast and planning are not good, it will lead to the wrong choice of technology. After having the knowledge and skills to evaluate, forecast and plan, students are equipped with the knowledge to select and innovate technology. The task of choosing technology is important because the process of investing in technology is costly and time-consuming, so if choosing the right technology, it will bring a lot of damage to the organization. The reality is that technological developments are not the same between organizations leading to transfer, be it within or outside of a country. In order to the process of technology transfer to be successful, it is also necessary to understand the influencing factors in order for the new technology to work for the technology recipient. In the final chapter, students are equipped with knowledge related to technology management, which explores the role, goals and scope of this job as well as recognizes the relationship between technology development and socioeconomic development.