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Encyclopedia > Technology Administration

The Technology Administration (TA) is an agency in the United States Department of Commerce that works with United States industries to promote economic competitiveness.


The TA oversees three agencies:

External link

  • Technology Administration website (http://www.ta.doc.gov/)

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Technology alignment - encyclopedia article about Technology alignment. (1407 words)
When technology is changing very rapidly in an industry, the aligning of business terms to the distinctions that the technology requires tends to dominate any enterprise taxonomy development effort.
When, as in California or Canada, new leadership and massive change to operations is required, technology alignment may simply excuse a massive business process re-engineering and downsizing Downsizing is a euphemism referring to layoffs initiated by a company in order to cut labor costs by reducing the size of the company.
Accordingly, technology alignment is probably not a passing fad, but, seems to be driven by factors built into business and technology culture.
Putting Technology to Work For America's Future (5786 words)
The Administration is continuing to pursue and encourage research alliances in several other strategically important technology areas, such as new construction technologies, intelligent control and sensor technologies, rapid prototyping, and environmentally conscious manufacturing.
The principle underlying the Administration's technology policy is that technology development is not an end in itself but rather a means to enhancing the standard of living of the American people and the competitiveness of American business.
As the Administration's technology initiatives break important new ground, they must be held to high standards to ensure a high rate of return on the public investment.
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