Science and Technology Policy for Economic Development in Africa

Science and Technology Policy for Economic Development in Africa

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Publisher: BRILL

Published: 2021-11-22

Total Pages: 160

ISBN-13: 9004474927

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The contributors to this volume present a broad canvas of science and technology policies as instruments of social and economic development, record the progress that has been made, and identify and analyze the problems that remain to be solved. Contributors are Aqueil Ahmad, Charles H. Davies, Thomas Owen Eisemon, John W. Forje, Jacques Gaillard, Eric L. Hyman, John E. Udo Ndebbio, Fola Osotimehin, Aaron Segal, Scott Tiffin, Paul B. Vitta, and Roland Waast.


Cities and Their Vital Systems

Cities and Their Vital Systems

Author: Advisory Committee on Technology and Society

Publisher: National Academies Press

Published: 1989

Total Pages: 1298

ISBN-13: 9780309037860

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Cities and Their Vital Systems asks basic questions about the longevity, utility, and nature of urban infrastructures; analyzes how they grow, interact, and change; and asks how, when, and at what cost they should be replaced. Among the topics discussed are problems arising from increasing air travel and airport congestion; the adequacy of water supplies and waste treatment; the impact of new technologies on construction; urban real estate values; and the field of "telematics," the combination of computers and telecommunications that makes money machines and national newspapers possible.


Traditional Palm Oil Processing

Traditional Palm Oil Processing

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Publisher:

Published: 1983

Total Pages: 66

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Research report on traditional food processing of palm oil by rural women, and experiences with choice of technology in Cameroon, Cote d' Ivoire and Sierra Leone - looks at trends and obstacles; discusses an oil press pilot project, as well as prospects for the economic role of women in improved palm-oil processing small scale industries; includes guidelines on the introduction, development and dissemination of new technologies. References.