Intermediate Technology Transfer Unit (Paperback)

John Powell

ISBN 10: 1853393142 / ISBN 13: 9781853393143

Published by Practical Action Publishing, Rugby, 1995

About this Item

Paperback. A highly successful network of Intermediate Technology Transfer Units has been established within Ghana, serving to foster and develop small-scale, informal industry. Since the founding of the first ITTU in 1980 the idea has flourished with such units being set up throughout Ghana. This handbook provides detailed guidelines on the workings of the unit. Whilst its primary purpose is to serve as a training manual for those involved in the operation of ITTUs, it also aims to introduce the idea to a wider audience, perhaps inspiring others to reproduce the practice elsewhere. A highly successful network of Intermediate Technology Transfer Units has been established within Ghana, serving to foster and develop small-scale, informal industry. The idea has flourished with such units being set up throughout Ghana. This handbook provides detailed guidelines on the workings of the unit. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Intermediate Technology Transfer Unit (Paperback)
• Publisher: Practical Action Publishing, Rugby
• Publication Date: 1995
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1853393142
• ISBN 13: 9781853393143
• Binding: Paperback
• Condition: new

About this title

Synopsis

A highly successful network of Intermediate Technology Transfer Units has been established within Ghana, serving to foster and develop small-scale, informal industry. Since the founding of the first ITTU in 1980 the idea has flourished with such units being set up throughout Ghana. This handbook provides detailed guidelines on the workings of the unit. Whilst its primary purpose is to serve as a training manual for those involved in the operation of ITTUs, it also aims to introduce the idea to a wider audience, perhaps inspiring others to reproduce the practice elsewhere.

About the Author

After teaching at the University of Science and Technology Kumasi, Ghana, John Powell was appointed Director of the Technology Consultancy Centre and in 1987, he was appointed the first Director of the GRATIS Project.