This study emphasized on such issues as clarifying the meaning of the strategic partnership development in technology transfer, shaping the content of strategic partnership development, developing appropriate strategic partners for each channel of technology transfer. | JSTPM Vol 5, No 1, 2016 39 DEVELOPING STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIP IN TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER INTO VIETNAM Dr. Hoang Xuan Long Institute for Science and Technology Policy and Strategy Studies Abstract: Over the past, a lot of effort had been made to establish strategic partnership in technology transfer with a view to addressing strategic issues in technology import for the industrialization and modernization of the country. However, the results obtained so far in practice were still very limited. To develop strategic partnership in technology transfer to Vietnam for upcoming time, this study emphasized on such issues as clarifying the meaning of the strategic partnership development in technology transfer, shaping the content of strategic partnership development, developing appropriate strategic partners for each channel of technology transfer. Keywords: Technology transfer; Strategic partnership. Code: 16032801 The significance of strategic partnership is to enable us to solve strategic issues in technology import for industrialization and modernization, specifically the import of source, strategic technologies for economic and science and technology (S&T) development; at the same time, it facilitates to master, improve, develop imported technologies (along with technology transfer, it accompanies the transfer of capacity of technology mastering and innovation); products generated from imported technologies shall be available in local and the world market with national brands. The contribution to address strategic issues shall make strategic partners different to the other kind of partnership. To develop strategic partnership in technology transfer into our country, it should pay attention to some issues as follows: 1. Significance of strategic partnership development in technology transfer Technology is considered as a strategic commodity (because it includes strategic considerations of all the parties involved in the technology exchange), therefore the exchange .
