Intermediate Technology in Botswana
This paper looks at the Botswana Technical Centre (BTC), which was set up in 1975, in response to the need for a co-ordinating body for the collection and dissemination of information, and has been one of the few such ventures to be successful. The paper gives a brief account of the Botswana economy and of the numerous policies, programmes and agencies which relate to technology development and application. Some examples of their work is described and conclusions attempt to assess what can be learned from the BTC experience.
Published: 1984
Pages: 60
eBook: 9781780442549
Paperback: 9781853393662
Marilyn Carr
Marilyn Carr is Chief of the Economic Empowerment Section of the United Nations Development Fund for Women. She is a development economist with over 20 years experience in Asia and Africa and specializes in the fields of small enterprise development and technology choice and diffusion.
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