The Globalization of Technology Available to Purchase

Technology is directly linked to our national economic growth, just as it is to the growth of other nations. The globalization of technology poses difficult challenges for policymakers, not just in technology policy, but in areas such as trade and regulatory policy. Technology‐related policy issues are made all the more difficult as one struggles to interpret our national interest; after all, much of the technology needed for national growth is developed and managed by multinational companies whose markets, operations and sources of capital are distributed throughout the globe.