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: Received: 27 November 2023 / Approved: 28 November 2023 / Online: 29 November 2023 (04:51:41 CET)
How to cite:
Townes, M. A Generalized Technology Readiness Level Scale for Measuring Technology Maturity: Development and Pilot Validation Study. Preprints2023, 2023111771. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202311.1771.v1
Townes, M. A Generalized Technology Readiness Level Scale for Measuring Technology Maturity: Development and Pilot Validation Study. Preprints 2023, 2023111771. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202311.1771.v1
Townes, M. A Generalized Technology Readiness Level Scale for Measuring Technology Maturity: Development and Pilot Validation Study. Preprints2023, 2023111771. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202311.1771.v1
APA Style
Townes, M. (2023). A Generalized Technology Readiness Level Scale for Measuring Technology Maturity: Development and Pilot Validation Study. Preprints. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202311.1771.v1
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Townes, M. 2023 "A Generalized Technology Readiness Level Scale for Measuring Technology Maturity: Development and Pilot Validation Study" Preprints. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202311.1771.v1
Abstract
Recently considered modifications to public policy and trends in technology transfer practices have underscored the need for validated instruments to assess the maturity of technologies. This paper details a study that aimed to develop and present a generalized technology readiness level (GTRL) scale that a variety of professionals and researchers could use to assess the maturity of technologies in a range of contexts. Of particular interest is developing and validating an instrument that technology transfer professionals in federal laboratories, universities, and the private sector in the United States of America can use to assess the maturity of technologies to facilitate their technology transfer efforts. The primary goal of the research study was to highlight the need for validated measurement instruments for assessing the maturity of technologies in these contexts, test methods for validating the GTRL scale and other readiness level scales, and fill the knowledge gap regarding methods for properly validating such instruments. This included producing insights to inform future efforts to validate the GTRL scale as well as efforts to develop and validate other instruments to measure technology maturity. The study provides specific recommendations relevant to determining the face validity, content validity, inter-rater reliability, and intra-rater reliability of the GTRL scale and other such instruments for assessing technology maturity.
Keywords
technology; technology maturity level; technology readiness level; technology transfer; gap fund; science and technology policy
Subject
Social Sciences, Other
Copyright:
This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
