Sentence examples for intermediate technology from inspiring English sources
Far from being incompatible with modernization, intermediate technology is a step in that direction.
To prepare for the transition, European operators started rolling out an intermediate technology, called GPRS.
If that happens, the Oyster card may eventually become an intermediate technology, rather like the fax.
Therefore, we cannot neglect small-scale industries and village crafts that could be greatly improved by intermediate technology.
What was needed, he maintained, was an intermediate technology adapted to the unique needs of each developing country.
Schumacher's emphasis on what he called "intermediate technology" (neither basic nor large-scale) as the solution to many of the world's problems led to the creation of the Intermediate Technology Development Group, now Practical Action, which recently hosted a celebration of his life.
"Some of these intermediate technologies can play a very big role, and really transform service delivery … rather than waiting for the grids to extend," he said.
Primarily out of self-interest, South Korea gradually agreed to participate in a division of labor and markets: Japan concentrated on lucrative high-tech exports to Western markets while South Korea developed low and intermediate technologies and exports to developing countries.
Many carriers that plan to upgrade their systems to carry data, especially those in Europe, are installing intermediate technologies, such as General Packet Radio Service, that avoid Qualcomm patents.
Cristiano Antonelli was one of the first researchers to use the phrase "leapfrogging" to describe the concept that countries can speedily adopt new technologies by skipping intermediate technologies used in more developed countries (e.g., copper wire).
Although the research initially seemed rather blue-sky, it required the development of a lot of intermediate technologies that could be patented and that were immediately applicable, such as an innovative wireless communication infrastructure.
