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  <Title>TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER: PROBLEMS AND PROSPECTS</Title>
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1. INTRODUCTION
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    <Paragraph position="0"> For at least the last twenty years, DARPA and other government organizations have been sponsoring language processing research. The goal of this research is to develop processes to automate or semi-automate manu~ speech or text operations and to create new, capabilities to make it easier for humans to work with speech and textual data.</Paragraph>
    <Paragraph position="1"> During that time, a substantial amount of money has been provided to the nation's best organizations which have employed the most innovative and intelligent individuals. However, while there is a large body of objective evidence which demonstrates continuous progress toward the various technical goals of the programs, the fact remains there has been virtually no success to date in transferring any of the research effort into day-to-day operational use by any of the government sponsors. The purpose of this paper is to explore the reasons for the dearth of technology transfer in this technical area in the past, to forecast prospects for technology transfer in the future, and to suggest some ideas for stimulating the process.</Paragraph>
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