Donner une pompe à eau, et faire en sorte qu'elle puisse être réparée par la communauté. World Bank

Comment mettre les technologies au service du développement

L’aide au développement mobilise des milliards de dollars. Encore faut-il que les fonds soient utilisés à la mise en œuvre de technologies adaptées au contexte local et relevant du marché.
Even something as simple as a water pump might not work if it requires parts or power not readily available where it’s installed. World Bank

Where aid fails, appropriate technology can succeed

Much international aid fails to achieve its ends because the technology employed is not “appropriate” to its intended environment or culture. This needs to change.
College day betting lead to a fascination with the stockmarket for this physicist. Dan Raustadt Flikr

A rocket scientist’s view of the stockmarket

The last Space Shuttle recently returned to Earth. That reminded me that 45 years ago I was undertaking a PhD in physics at Australian National University, investigating the re-entry of the space shuttle…

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