Technological innovation combined with scientific research has
always constituted a driving force of transformation in our
societies. At the same time, it is no longer simply possible to
transfer technologies from the North to the South; it is also
essential to consider technical innovations that are adapted to the
social, environmental, cultural and economic conditions of
receiving countries, and which can be appropriated by their
potential users and as such prove to be real technologies for
fostering development.
The first International Scientific Conference on the topic
organized by the UNESCO Chair Technologies for Development at the
Ecole Polytechnique Federale de Lausanne in 2010 focused on its
four priority sectors: Technologies for Sustainable Development of
Habitat and Cities, ICTs for the Environment, Science and
Technology for Disaster Risk Reduction, and Technologies for the
Production of Sustainable Energy.
This volume reflects the main outcomes of the conference and
provides some significant orientation and success criteria for the
effective implementation and use of innovative technologies, their
aims, their particular applications in the context of developing
countries, their accessibility for users, and their appropriation
by producers and stakeholders in the field of development both in
the North and South, thus ensuring their sustainability. This kind
of scientific cooperation also highlights the added values for
northern researchers in sharing their knowledge and know-how,
leading to a real win-win partnership.
The authors gathered within this book include representatives
from academic and research institutions and other organizations
from diverse countries and offer a significant synergy of
competences, approaches and disciplines. "
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