The phrase "a lack of technology" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe a situation or condition where technology is insufficient or absent.
Example: "The rural community faced significant challenges due to a lack of technology, hindering their access to information and resources."
Alternatives: "insufficient technology" or "absence of technology".
Respondents also highlighted a lack of technology and commercial management skills within public services– skills that are readily available in the private sector.
The bank found Spanish spending on research and development is 70% below the US or EU average, and said the economy suffered from low skills and a lack of technology in the workplace.
The most common answers were not about a lack of technology, but were related to cultural barriers and incentives, such as "unclear accountability" and "overly centralised control from headquarters".
A study presented last week to the United Nations Commission on Sustainable Development found that the high losses in developing nations "are mainly due to a lack of technology and infrastructure" as well as insect infestations, microbial growth, damage and high temperatures and humidity.
The study says: "Both Gates and the Rockefeller Foundation regard technological innovation and close cooperation with the food and agricultural industries as key to overcoming hunger … In 2006 they together launched the Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa (Agra), based on the premise that hunger in Africa is mainly the result of a lack of technology and functioning markets.
"A lack of technology and communication is a real issue here," says Calvert. "The main employers are farming and tourism, but if we can bring in well-paid jobs through 'remote working' then we can offer something to attract the young families we so need to keep our community alive".
Currently, there is a lack of technologies that can reliably link genotype to phenotype and address the crucial question of how genetic modifications, whether natural or therapeutic, impact molecular and biological processes involved in disease.
Another problem in recycling end-of-life (EOL) products is a lack of technologies to handle the very complex products that are being discarded today, because the knowledge of how to do so is owned by the recycler.
However, there is a lack of enabling technology, as the majority of newly developed POC devices focus on the same underlying core technologies.
"The common theme among the laggers is a lack of a technology base".
Weil, of Scientific Games, has acknowledged that a lack of updated technology may have been a factor.
