Published Resources Details
Conference Paper
- Title
- Some aspects of Australian participation in regional technology for development programmes
- In
- Technology for Developing Third World Countries 1988: Preprints of Papers
- Imprint
- Institution of Engineers Australia, 1988, pp. 44-48
- ISBN/ISSN
- 0858254042
- Url
- https://search.informit.org/doi/10.3316/informit.542363822807572
- Abstract
The objectives of technology for development programmes, as stated by UNESCO, ASEAN and others, are to transfer technology by research, training and international cooperation to countries requesting development. A UNESCO Regional Network of National Points of Contact, supported by a National Network of research, educational and industrial organisations, has been established to facilitate communication and to create data bases of relevant information. Network topics include microelectronics, biotechnology, instrumentation and control, housing, waste utilization and appropriate technology, which are not adequately serviced by other aid programmes. As an example, the Alternative Energy Network is considered in detail and shown to have been successful in promoting energy awareness in agriculture. The technology and its infrastructure may conflict with traditional values and may need to be adapted to suit different cultures. Australian aid in the above areas is directed mainly to certain ASEAN programmes in SE Asia though support of UNESCO programmes may be quite cost-effective.