Title: Liberation and Technology : Development Possibilities in Pursuing Technological Autonomy
Publisher: Mkuki Na Nyoka Pub
Publication Date: 2018
Language: English
ISBN 10: 9987083293
ISBN 13: 9789987083299
Binding: Soft cover
Condition: New

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This study emphasizes the need for technological autonomy at all levels in developing countries. The author asserts that if developing societies want human and socioeconomic development, they must also seek technological autonomy. The book provides an alternative framework to understand the evolution and diversity of technological development in developing countries, and interrelated cultural and political issues. Its readership includes those in development, as well as political leaders, economists, engineers, technologists, sociologists, scientists, planners, and activists. Distributed in North America by the African Books Collective. Annotation �2018 Ringgold, Inc., Portland, OR (protoview.com)

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Gussai H. Sheikheldin has broad knowledge and experience from the study and practice of sustainable development, technology localization, and relevant advocacy. He holds a PhD from the University of Guelph (Canada), a Master of Engineering and Public Policy (MEPP), and a BSc. in Manufacturing Engineering Technology. Born in 1982, Sudan, a native of Sudanic Africa and a resident of various regions of the world during a lifetime, Gussai seeks to understand and illuminate the dynamic interactions between technologies and institutions, at local and global scales, and how they influence social transformation and human worldviews. He is a research fellow with STIPRO (Science, Technology and Innovation Policy Research Organization), a think tank of national, regional and global outreach, based in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania.

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