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Abbreviations
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AT |
Appropriate Technology |
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AT-Verband |
Verband zur Forderung angepaBter, sozial- und umweltvertraglicher Technologien (German AT Association) |
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BMZ |
Bundesministerium fur wirtschaftliche Zusammenarbeit und Entwicklung (Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development) |
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EC |
European Community |
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ECU |
European Currency Unit |
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FAO |
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations |
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GATT |
General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade |
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GATE |
German Appropriate Technology Exchange |
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GTZ |
Deutsche Gesellschaft fur Technische Zusammenarbeit |
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ILEIA |
Information Centre for Low-External-Input and Sustainable Agriculture |
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ILO |
International Labour Organization |
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IMF |
International Monetary Fund |
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INSTEAD |
Information Service on Technological Alternatives for Development (ILO) |
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INTIB |
Industrial and Technological Information Bank (UNIDO) |
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ISAT |
Information and Advisory Service on Appropriate Technology (GTZ/GATE) |
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ITDG |
Intermediate Technology Development Group |
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NGO |
Non-Governmental Organization |
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OAU |
Organization of African Unity |
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OECD |
Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development |
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PO |
People's Organization |
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PTD |
Participatory Technology Development |
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R&D |
Research and Development |
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T.A.R.A. |
Technology and Action for Rural Advancement |
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TCDC |
Technical Cooperation among Developing Countries |
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TOOL |
Technologie Overdracht Ontwikkelings Landen (Transfer of Technology for Development) |
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UN |
United Nations |
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UNCED |
United Nations Conference on Environment and Development (1992) |
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UNDP |
United Nations Development Programme |
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UNESCO |
United Nations Educational, Cultural and Scientific Organization |
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UNICEF |
United Nations Children's Fund |
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UNIDO |
United Nations Industrial Development Organization |
The abbreviation AT stands for Appropriate Technology as an approach and a mode of technology practice, while the term appropriate technologies refers to specific technologies or technical artefacts To avoid the widespread confusion over this differentation, the terminology is used in the sense of WILLOUGHBY:
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technology |
Ensemble of artefacts intended to function as relatively efficient means. |
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technology practice |
Ensemble of operations, activities, situations or phenomena which involve technology to a significant extent. |
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appropriate technology |
Artefacts which have been tailored to fit the context prevailing in a particular location and period. |
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Appropriate Technology |
Mode of technology practice aimed at ensuring that technology is compatible with its context. The term also denotes a general concept, social movement or innovation strategy associated with this mode of technology practice. |
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