She was recognised for her contributions to national policy development and governance in science and engineering, her promotion of technology research and future energy supply, and for being a role model to young scientists.
What should rightly be decried is the promotion of technology without consideration of its impact in the learning situation.
Thus, after the war Britain attempted to expand agricultural production through agricultural research stations, extension programs, promotion of technology, and conservation measures.
Investors, lawyers and others have criticized Merrill and its former Internet stock analyst, Henry Blodget, among others on Wall Street, as having engaged in overly bullish promotion of technology stocks in recent years.
"Democratic idealism holds that there are legitimate areas for government activity -- from education to the promotion of technology, to social protection for the aged and the disadvantaged," he says.
Voters who might otherwise welcome reform in health care, farming, construction, work practices and countless other aspects of Japanese life are less keen on changes that look invented abroad.The promotion of technology, by contrast, is definitely an authentic Japanese value.
"We used to beat them at football not now," he groans.Malaysia has also spent heavily on universities and the promotion of technology but its efforts have been stymied by the country's messy racial politics (including preferential university places for the Malay majority) and by the handing of state contracts and concessions to undeserving government cronies.
The result is three types of incubator, depending on the orientation retained: promotion of technology, local development, or mixed.
Albert et al. (2003) propose a typology of incubators based on several criteria: the final aim (for profit or not), the dominant activities of the projects (general or high tech), and aims (economic development, promotion of technology, etc).
Together with similar experiences from related market-based instruments, this suggests that the promotion of technology neutrality has far-reaching implications for the environmental effectiveness of climate and energy policies.
