The Cooperative Extension Service has been in the technology transfer business for nearly eighty years, and the National Science Foundation's Internet computer communication system can aid this process. This article explains how the use of the Internet channel can be viewed as another tool, similar to newspapers, TV, and radio, for transferring technology. The technology transfer process is presented with six interactive phases to distinguish progress through a flow-system model. The process is presented to promote awareness and understanding of the role Internet service can play within the Extension community.
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