International Joint Study Programme
on History of Technology Interaction
Investigating R&D Committee for Technology Interaction History

ContentsI.

Executive Summary

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Previous Work

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III-IV Education
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Transfer--HistoryofThe Survey Gist on the contract foreign
workers in modern Japan

History Study on Technology Transfer

II-II Technology

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III-IV-II The Immigrant Engineer as a means ofElectricalTechnology Interaction

Engineering in Korea

III-IV-III Intellectual exchange on university reforms

II-III Current status of Investigation Study of History ofTechnology Interaction in Japan
II-IV From

TechnologyTransfer

IV. Discussion
toTechnologyInteraction

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Three points of view

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What is proved by facts

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IV-III Key Factors for Successful TI
III. Case study

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III-I Information / Computers
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V. Remarks

Technology Transfer:

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Establishment of IC

The IBM System/360 Case

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Mobilization of the Maui Meeting

Computer Technology

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Global Contribution for the Future

Transfer History in Japan
III-I-III Technology
betweenexchangethedifferent

investigation
fieldsondevelopment of computer
III-II Power / EMTP
III-II-I

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Historical Study of Technology Interactionin EMTP in Japan

III-II-II Activities of the Korean EMTP User
Group and Future Direction
III. III Equipment

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III-III-I Historical Study of Technology Interaction
in Circuit Breakers in Japan
III-III-II International

InteractionStudies

Research and Development(R&D）

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Investigating R&D Committee for Technology Interaction History

Members
Chairperson F. Arakawa
Secretary M.Takahashi
Member D.Okada
Y. Okamoto
K. Yoshiba
A.Kumada
H.Konishi
K.Hoshina
H.Matsubara
A.Matsuda
N.Tezuka
R.Nebeker
J.K.Park
M. N. Geselowitz
M.H. Nam

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(Toshiba)(Tokyo University of Pharmacy and Life Sciences)(Utsunomiya University)(Tohoku University)(Tokyo University)(NTT Facilities)(Toshiba)(Central Research Institute of Electric Power Industry)(Panasonic communications)(Higashi-murayama city)(Rutgers University)(Seoul University)(IEEE History center)(Konkuk University)電気学会技術報告 第1366号 3I.

Executive Summary

The Investigation Committee for International Joint Study Programme on History of Technology Interaction (IJSP/HTI) wasestablished under the Technical Committee for History of Electrical Engineering (HEE) in the Institute of Electrical Engineers ofJapan (IEEJ) on the 1st day of July, 2005, composed of members from not only IEEJ but also IEEE and KIEE.

The scope ofstudy includes technology on power systems (EMTP), computers, circuit breakers, AV machine product R&D and technicaleducation in terms of immigrant engineers or university reform.

1.

Purpose of Study

The Technical Committee for History of Electrical Engineering(HEE) in the Institute of Electrical Engineers of Japan (IEEJ) has
authorized the establishment of The Investigation Committee forInternational Joint Study Programme on History of Technology
Interaction (IJSP/HTI) with its purpose of study as follows;(1)
to investigate and analyze the issues of Technology
Interaction (TI) from historical point of view on engineering forthe purpose of appropriate and successful TI, so that keys to thesuccess could be found through the study,(2)
to investigate and analyze the issues of TI, which isone of the basic issues in the study of engineering history, fromglobal point of view, so that TI should be promoted forengineering innovation and(3)to establish the framework for global cooperation topromote the study of engineering history.
As the background for HTI to initiate its study on the history ofTechnology Interaction there are following concept and joint
efforts between IEEJ and IEEE as well as ICEE.
The history study of technology interaction will provide
engineers on the globe with internationally common interest andconcern, so far as it is discussed on the common historical facts
from global point of view. This is the reason why the study ontechnology interaction history will be one of the most appropriate
programme for the international joint effort promoted by global
engineers in the world. IJSP/HTI has been proposed from thiskind of idea carrying such objectives as to find the key forsuccessful TI, to TI for innovation and to productive framework
for IJSP.
In the political and/or industrial arena the terminology of TT(Technology Transfer) has so fur been used for technology
transferred to make under developing region economically grow.
From engineering point of view TT would be much morepositively understood as a measure for creating innovativetechnology. Technology that has supported and developed thecivilization is such as transferred beyond the boundary ofdistance, sector and time, as the Renaissance in Italy and theIndustrial Revolution in Britain show to prove.
On the base of this understanding, IJSP/HTI promotes its study
with the terminology of not TT but TI (Technology Interaction),
which is composed of three categories of region, sector andgeneration. Much more important is the understanding thathuman being has been deeply involved in the TI. In anotherexpression, TI without humanity is almost meaningless. This is
the reason why IJSP/HTI includes the subject of education (TIbetween generations) in the programme. The Investigation
Committee for International Joint Study Programme on History

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day of July, 2005, composed of members from not only IEEJ but
also IEEE and KIEE. The scope of study includes technology
on power systems (EMTP), computers, circuit breakers, AV
machine product R&D and technical education in terms ofimmigrant engineers or university reform.
As the background of HTI activities both the Maui Meetingand ICEE are inevitable from its promotional point of view,
because sessions and discussions they organized have supported
HTI activities from both organizational and substantial point ofview. For instance, rephrasing of TI from TT is one of theresults in the discussion of the Maui Meeting VI in London.
Much of substance on EMTP discussed in the Report comes fromthe contents of ICEE Sessions.

2. Previous Work
Dr. Nebeker, F., made an excellent introduction to the study ofTI (TT at that time) as an introduction to Technology Transfer
Session in IEEE/PES Winter Meeting in Singapore, 2000. He
discussed firstly the similarity between biological evolution andthe historical development of technologies. Then, he discussed
the change in historiography over time, concluding his discussion
to sa y, “the stud y of te chnology trans fer is vit al.”Dr. Nam, M. H. reviewed the history of Electrical Engineeringin Korea to discuss the essence of Technology Transfer,
introducing the research activities in Universities, Korean Society
for the History of Technology and Industry (KSoHTI) and themuseum. One of important comments in his discussion is that,sixteenth century onwards, Western missionaries worked as
envoys of Western medieval science and technology to China

Maui Meeting 1995 in Maui