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appropriate technology movement  

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  • The underlying philosophy of the appropriate technology (AT) movement continues to be a provocative approach to directing development and studying technology. At the heart of the movement is the idea of technology choice: Alternative technologists assert that there are many possibilities for adopting technologies, each having a social consequence, and these possibilities must be evaluated in light of the long-range needs of the community where the technology will be used. [Source: Encyclopedia of Activism and Social Justice; Appropriate Technology Movement]

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