Creating an Environment for Environmental Technology
Know thy User ...
- Localization: It has to be ensured that the technology is properly localized to the scale at which it is to be used. This will mean that we need to keep in mind several issues such as user needs, industrial production capacities, ability of the market to absorb the product/service being produced and availability of support services such as transport, energy etc.
- Customization: The second keyword relates to ensuring that the technology is customized to the need of the area where it is to be used. This will mean that we need to keep in mind several issues such as specific user needs, situation of the market (and its saturation with respect to the product/service), innovativeness of the idea, and potential problems faced in the entire lifecycle of the product/service.
- Contextualization: The third keyword relates to ensuring that the technology is adequately contextualized to the situation where it is to be used. This will mean that we need to keep in mind several issues such as financial requirements/availability, legal and legislative obligations, human skills needed/available, material resources, inputs needed/available etc.
