The utilization outcome is increased awareness about the market opportunities and competitive advantage available through technology transfer, and about the external resources and intermediaries available to the private sector. Product Consumers Product Consumer stakeholders encompass end users with disabilities, family members, professional care providers and physicians who prescribe devices. Our dissemination materials primarily focus on the functional value of the products described, particularly in comparison to other products available. The materials describe the Product Consumer's role in the technology transfer process, particularly in how to effectively communicate unmet needs through the demand pull process. The utilization outcome is better informed Product Consumers actively participating in defining new or improved product features and functions.
Utilization starts with accessibility.
Our dissemination materials are prepared in accessible formats to reach the Product Consumers. The materials stress the role of Product Consumers in the technology transfer process, and the resulting product's value to their daily life. The fifth stakeholder group, Resource Providers, are government agencies, insurance companies, or technology transfer intermediaries providing resources and expertise. The Tech Transfer RERC is considered a resource provider. They are primarily interested in issues of public policy, cost vs. benefit, quality of life improvement, and outcome measures for the constituents they serve.