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Mensing, Friedhelm – 1987
In order to adapt new technologies and special processes to the particular conditions of developing nations, the German Appropriate Technology Exchange (GATE) was established in 1978 within the German Agency for Technical Cooperation (GTZ). This document traces the major aspects of cooperation between the Federal Republic of Germany and its…
Descriptors: Developed Nations, Developing Nations, Economic Development, Economic Progress
Wicklein, Robert C., Ed. – 2001
These eleven papers focus on the need for technology education (TE) to address technological problem solving from a more holistic and appropriate level--less high tech, more thoughtful, and using available resources. "Philosophical Rationale for Appropriate Technology (AT)" (Robert C. Wicklein, Charles J. Kachmar) discusses concerns and…
Descriptors: Appropriate Technology, Case Studies, Citizen Participation, Cultural Differences
