Technology transfer program for SMEs in Indonesia

Technology transfer is a way to improve technology capability, especially for Small to Medium Enterprises (SMEs) in Emerging Economies such as in Indonesia. SMEs are often thought to have insufficient resources for advancing their in-house technology development. Therefore, SMEs need technology transfer programs to increase their technology capability. Government, Business, Universities have been involved in technology transfer program in this country. Using data from about 200 Javanese metal-based SMEs, this paper discovers the technology transfer program from Government, Business, Universities in advancing the SMEs technology capability in Indonesia. The results show that substantial numbers of small to medium enterprises are actively involved in technology transfer program