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Professional Ethics & Human Values / September 14, 2021

Write in brief about Technology Transfer and Appropriate Technology?

Technology Transfer: ‘The process of moving technology to a novel setting and implementing there.’ •           Novel setting is any situation containing at least one new variable relevant to success or failure of given technology •          Transfer of technology from a familiar to a new environment is a complex process Appropriate Technology: ‘Identification, transfer, and implementation of the most suitable technology for a new set of conditions’ •           Conditions  include  social  factors  that  go  beyond  routine  economic  and  technical engineering constraints •          Identifying them requires attention to an array of human values and needs that ma y influence how a technology affects the novel situation •          Intermediate technology

Technology Transfer:

‘The process of moving technology to a novel setting and implementing there.’

•           Novel setting is any situation containing at least one new variable relevant to success or failure of given technology

•          Transfer of technology from a familiar to a new environment is a complex process

Appropriate Technology:

‘Identification, transfer, and implementation of the most suitable technology for a new set of conditions’

•           Conditions  include  social  factors  that  go  beyond  routine  economic  and  technical engineering constraints

•          Identifying them requires attention to an array of human values and needs that ma y influence how a technology affects the novel situation

•          Intermediate technology