This book contains: 1. Summary and synthesis of discussion 2. Technology: What kind of energy is sustainable for various consumption needs? 3. From an idea to a market: Sustaining the technology innovation process 4. Asia-Europe platform: From technology transfer to technology exchange 5. Conclusions
This publication suggests that Information kiosks can be a timely model based on lessons learned from Internet Cafes, placing the focus on using the technology as a tool to deliver information and services to the underserved. Thus, the rural and disenfranchised of the world are given a voice and the prospect for expanded self-determination and the pursuit of a better life, as well as the possib…
This publication, which is a reflection and synthesis of the dialogue among the Task Force community, illustrates the importance placed on understanding, exploring and integrating the myriad applications of ICT with the Millennium Development Goals, a framework agreed to by member governments of the United Nations at the Millennium Summit in 2000. The MDGs are a set of time-bound and measurable…
This publication contains a series of papers that look at how information and communication technologies can be used to tackle development problems in Africa. The papers look at: background on ICT in Africa; and its current state; ICT in service development; the Un ICT task force and ICT as an instrument to leverage the Millennium Development Goals; the role of ICT in the African development ag…
We are on the cusp of a massive shift in military technology that threatens to make real the stuff of I, Robot and The Terminator. Blending historical evidence with interviews of an amazing cast of characters, Singer shows how technology is changing not just how wars are fought, but also the politics, economics, laws, and the ethics that surround war itself. Travelling from the battlefields o…
This paper presents a historical perspective of the early Islamic science including its rise and decline. In addition, brief discussion covers the scientific and technological manpower potential in the OIC member states.
The main themes covered include the role and importance of technology and its transfer, the framework of technology transfer. Technology transfer framework includes issues related to channels and mechanisms for transfer and modes of transfer.