TPAC - Technology Policy and Assessment Center at the Georgia Institute of Technology

In today’s leaner, more responsive working environment, the modern firm, government agency, or non-profit organization must enhance its technological intelligence capabilities. The Information Economy will be characterized by rapid change and by a dynamic set of threats to existing businesses -- but with countervailing opportunities for new businesses. Technological change is the primary driver of this volatile business environment.

With decades of experience in analyzing and predicting technological change, we can offer a potent approach with specific techniques to help organizations manage technological change. Technology management concerns vary widely -- R&D resource allocation, wise technology acquisition, implementation of improved production or service processes, taking technology-based products to market. We use an active learning approach that helps you find out about emerging technologies, screen for those relevant to your interests, and assess the attendant opportunities.

Needs assessment - we help you specify your technology needs
Design for Technology Management - consulting on the development of in-house technological intelligence and planning
Technology Opportunity Analysis (TOA) - application of proprietary TOA software to profile bibliographic search sets from extensive publication and patent database resources.