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New Technologies and Development : Experiences in "Technology Blending" / ed. by A.S. Bhalla, Dilmus James.

Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublisher: Boulder : Lynne Rienner Publishers, [2023]Copyright date: ©1988Description: 1 online resource (300 p.)Content type:
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  • 9781555871130
  • 9781685858582
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Frontmatter -- Contents -- Foreword -- Preface -- Contributors -- Introduction -- Part 1 CONCEPTS AND POLICY ISSUES -- 1 New Technologies and Old Debates -- 2 Some Conceptual and Policy Issues -- 3 Skill Requirements of New Technology Applications to Traditional Sectors -- Part 2 MICROELECTRONICS -- 4 Microelectronics Use for Small-Scale Production in Developing Countries -- 5 Information Technologies in Small-Scale Footwear Production: Some Lessons from the French Experience -- 6 The Use of High Technology in the Cottage Silk Industry in Como, Italy -- 7 Microcomputer Use by the Malaysian Rubber Industry Smallholders Development Authority -- 8 Pipeline Engineering and Microelectronics Applications in the Iron Ore Industry in Northern Mexico -- 9 Microcomputers in Schools in Developing Countries -- 10 Microcomputer Applications in the Health and Social Service Sectors of Developing Countries -- 11 Application of Microcomputers in Primary Health Delivery Services in Egypt -- Part 3 PHOTOVOLTAICS -- 12 Photovoltaic Applications in Rural Areas of Developing Countries: A Survey of Evidence -- 13 Photovoltaic Street Lighting in India -- 14 Photovoltaic Lighting in Fiji -- Part 4 OTHER TECHNOLOGIES -- 15 Laser Technology for Land Levelling in Egypt -- 16 Satellite Remote Sensing in Developing Countries: The Experience of West Africa -- 17 New Biotechnologies for Food Production in Developing Countries with Special Reference to Cuba and Mexico -- 18 Cloning of Tea in Malawi -- 19 Telecommunications for Rural Development -- Part 5 CONCLUSIONS -- 20 Conclusions and Lessons -- Appendix—Microcomputers and Small-Scale Production: Some Additional Examples -- Glossary of Technical Terms -- Bibliography -- Index
Summary: Using case studies of successful applications of new technologies to traditional activities in developing countries, the authors demonstrate that conscious government policies can harness new technologies for the satisfaction of essential human needs.
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Frontmatter -- Contents -- Foreword -- Preface -- Contributors -- Introduction -- Part 1 CONCEPTS AND POLICY ISSUES -- 1 New Technologies and Old Debates -- 2 Some Conceptual and Policy Issues -- 3 Skill Requirements of New Technology Applications to Traditional Sectors -- Part 2 MICROELECTRONICS -- 4 Microelectronics Use for Small-Scale Production in Developing Countries -- 5 Information Technologies in Small-Scale Footwear Production: Some Lessons from the French Experience -- 6 The Use of High Technology in the Cottage Silk Industry in Como, Italy -- 7 Microcomputer Use by the Malaysian Rubber Industry Smallholders Development Authority -- 8 Pipeline Engineering and Microelectronics Applications in the Iron Ore Industry in Northern Mexico -- 9 Microcomputers in Schools in Developing Countries -- 10 Microcomputer Applications in the Health and Social Service Sectors of Developing Countries -- 11 Application of Microcomputers in Primary Health Delivery Services in Egypt -- Part 3 PHOTOVOLTAICS -- 12 Photovoltaic Applications in Rural Areas of Developing Countries: A Survey of Evidence -- 13 Photovoltaic Street Lighting in India -- 14 Photovoltaic Lighting in Fiji -- Part 4 OTHER TECHNOLOGIES -- 15 Laser Technology for Land Levelling in Egypt -- 16 Satellite Remote Sensing in Developing Countries: The Experience of West Africa -- 17 New Biotechnologies for Food Production in Developing Countries with Special Reference to Cuba and Mexico -- 18 Cloning of Tea in Malawi -- 19 Telecommunications for Rural Development -- Part 5 CONCLUSIONS -- 20 Conclusions and Lessons -- Appendix—Microcomputers and Small-Scale Production: Some Additional Examples -- Glossary of Technical Terms -- Bibliography -- Index

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Using case studies of successful applications of new technologies to traditional activities in developing countries, the authors demonstrate that conscious government policies can harness new technologies for the satisfaction of essential human needs.

Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.

In English.

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