Technology Policy Instrument (TPI): A Decision Model for Evaluating Emerging Technologies for National Technology Policy - Research Framework

In this paper, a model and process for strategic evaluation of emerging technologies for national technology policy is proposed. A decision model is built to assess the contributions of emerging technologies and evaluate their impacts on the country's objective. The "impact value" of the technology called "technology effectiveness". A hierarchical decision model which comprises with six hierarchies; national objective, industry's goals, industry's strategies, technological benefits, technological factors, and technologies, will be developed.