Criteria for Selecting Appropriate Technologies under Different Cultural, Technical and Social Conditions
Proceedings of the IFAC Symposium Bari, Italy, 21-23 May 1979
- 1st Edition - January 1, 1980
- Imprint: Pergamon
- Editors: A. De Giorgio, C. Roveda
- Language: English
- eBook ISBN:9 7 8 - 1 - 4 8 3 1 - 0 4 5 2 - 2
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Request a sales quoteCriteria for Selecting Appropriate Technologies under Different Cultural, Technical and Social Conditions covers the Proceedings of the IFAC symposium held in Bari-Italy on May 21-23, 1979. The book starts by presenting general introductory survey papers, including topics on the problem of appropriate technology, the redirection of technology, industrialization in developing countries, and proper technology transfer, and technical papers on general criteria. The text also tackles papers about the application of the social cost-benefit analysis to the problem of choosing among alternative production processes; economic evaluation of alternative techniques; and some social consequences of technology development in Europe. Case studies on microelectronics and survey and technical papers on infrastructure planning are also described. The book further deals with papers on human, social and educational factors that impact technological transfer and innovation, as well as the dynamics of technology transfer under different cultural, technical, and social conditions. The text is invaluable to engineers.
Opening Session
General Introductory Survey Papers
The Problem of Appropriate Technology
The Redirection of Technology
Industrialization in Developing Countries
Technology Transfer: What to Transfer
Technical Papers on General Criteria
Thinking about Appropriate Technology
Technology Transfer in the Italian Mezzogiorno: A Multicriteria Evaluation Method for Priority Assessment
The Dubiousness of Assessing Appropriateness: Empirical Evidence
Session 2. Economic Factors and Case Studies
Survey Papers
Application of Cost-Benefit Analysis to Choice of Technique
Techo-Economic Consideration Concerning Appropriate Technologies
Technical Papers
Economic Evaluation of Alternative Techniques: An Illustrative Case
Development Indices and Actual Benefits of World Models
A Land Use Model for Evaluating Appropriate Production Technology in Ashanti, Ghana
Main Problems to Transport Software Technologies to Developing Countries
Some Social Consequences of the Technology Development in Europe
Session 3. Microelectronics: Case Studies
Appropriate Informatics Technology
Experience in Making and Using Robots
Microcomputers: The Key to an Easy and Peaceful Transition to 20th Century Expertise by the Third World
Session 4. Infrastructures
Survey Papers
The Design of an Infrastructure for Technology Transfer in Southern Italy -Role of Regional Institutions
Planning of Infrastructures for Developing Countries
Technical Papers
Proposal for Implementation of Technology Centers
Organizational Systems for Technology Transfer
The Partnership Spirit between Buyers and Sellers of Technology
The Selection of Appropriate Technology for the Ghanaian Entrepreneur
The Choice of Technology in the Chemical and Process Industries
Technology Assessment and Decision-Aid Utility Analysis in Fossil Fuel-to-Fuel ConversionF
Appropriate Technologies Selection and Development through Community Polytechnics
Session 5. Human, Social and Educational Factors
Survey Papers
A Confluence of Feedback Loops in Social and Educational Structure
Expected Global Needs in the 21st Century for Qualified Engineers Both
Technical Papers
Appropriate Technologies and Development: The Role of Training within the Process of Technological Innovation
Toward an Operational Definition of Appropriate Technology Some Considerations of Theory and Practice
Cultural Discontinuities: Their Effect on Technology Transfer and Development
Place of Automatic Control in a Model for Successful Technology Transfer
A Normative Approach for Pragmatic Selection of Appropriate Technologies in Less Developed Countries
Reality, Ideality and Morality: Criteria for Technology Adoption in Rural Communities
The Systems Analysis Approach to the Educational Problem in Technological Transfer
Education and Training Schemes for the Promotion of Appropriate Skills
Closing Session
Synthesis Papers
The Dynamics of Technology Transfer under Different Cultural, Technical and Social Conditions
Author Index
- Edition: 1
- Published: January 1, 1980
- No. of pages (eBook): 320
- Imprint: Pergamon
- Language: English
- eBook ISBN: 9781483104522
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