Technology and the people of Fondwa: an incremental absorption

Winston Tellis

International Journal of Management and Enterprise Development, 2006, vol. 3, issue 6, 548-557

Abstract: The author worked with the residents of a small rural village in Haiti. In addition to the environmental stress of the region, there was an absence of basic infrastructure to support the basic necessities of life. This article reports on the introduction of a solar cooker to the community in a culturally sensitive manner. The community absorbed that change and went further, into computer networking. The literature particularly in the area of technology transfer was used to guide the researcher during interaction with the local people.

Keywords: appropriate technology; rural development; technology transfer; Haiti; solar cooker; solar energy; solar power; computer networking; rural communities; technology acceptance. (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2006
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