Appropriate Technology

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Welcome to the Nottingham hackspace Appropriate Technology group.


What is appropriate technology?

  • E F Schumacher – Wrote “Small is beautiful”
  • 'Appropriate size for everything'
  • General idea:
    • “encompassing technological choice and application that is small scale, labour intensive, energy efficient, environmentally sound and locally controlled”
  • People centred

Why do we do it?

  • 1 in 4 without access to electricity
  • 1 in 6 never touched a phone
  • 1 in 3 has access to a computer
  • 75% energy used in 'developed' countries
  • 1 in 5 does not have access to safe drinking water
  • 1 in 3 does not have access to adequate sanitation


Projects we are working on

Micro hydro electronic load controller


Useful links

Practical Action

Practical Action Geek Club

Engineers Without Borders UK

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