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
AppendixβMicrocomputers and Small-Scale Production: Some Additional Examples
Glossary of Technical Terms
Bibliography
Index