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Peer reviewedNicholls, Paul; Majid, Shaheen – Canadian Library Journal, 1989
Discusses how the lack of information infrastructures supporting scientific and technical research hampers attempts to transfer certain information technologies, such as online database searching, to developing nations. It is argued that laserdisk information storage technologies, such as CD-ROM, conform more closely to the prevailing conditions…
Descriptors: Appropriate Technology, Cost Effectiveness, Databases, Developing Nations
Download full textNational Academy of Engineering, Washington, DC. Committee on Technology Issues That Impact International Competitiveness. – 1988
This report focuses primarily on the technological dimensions of competitiveness in the United States with its capability to: create and effectively use technology; increase the value added to goods and services through the application of technology; manage technology in industry for more effective relationships among companies, universities, and…
Descriptors: Appropriate Technology, Competition, Engineering, Engineering Education
VanBiervliet, Alan; Parette, Howard P., Jr. – 1990
The Arkansas Technology Information System (ARTIS) was developed to fill a significant void in existing systems of technical support to Arkansans with disabilities by creating and maintaining a consumer-responsive statewide system of data storage and retrieval regarding assistive technology and services. ARTIS goals also include establishment of a…
Descriptors: Agency Cooperation, Appropriate Technology, Assistive Devices (for Disabled), Communication Aids (for Disabled)
