A small step has been taken in the direction of a national agency with the creation of the Canadian Coordinating Office for Health Technology Assessment, funded by Ottawa and the provinces.

在渥太华和各省的资助下，加拿大成立了卫生技术评估协调办公室，朝建立一个全国性机构的方向迈出了一小步。

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For us, this is a fantastic step forward, this is a technology that needs to be evangelized and we would like to see a lot more effort from the vendors.

对我们来说，这是一个极大的进步，这是需要被传播的技术，我们也愿意看到更多的来自厂商的努力。

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If a discovery is patented, the next step is for the university or NIH technology licensing office to find a commercial partner to develop its professors' discoveries.

如果一项发现取得了专利，下一步是由大学或国家卫生研究院技术授权中心寻找商业伙伴来开发其教授的发现。

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Now, reckons Mr FitzGerald, the pieces are in place for technology to allow a step change in the business.

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According to the musician-turned-CEO, the keyboard is really just the first step for a technology that can be incorporated into all manner of devices, helping to add a level of tangibility that's so often ignored in modern digital instruments.

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But the BBC insisted that "the value and substantial savings created from the sale of BBC Technology and this procurement of our technology services is a significant step for us in ensuring the BBC is fit for the future".

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