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ENCYCLOPEDIA

OF WORLD PROBLEMS

AND HUMAN POTENTIAL

  2. World problems
  3. Incompatibility of traditional and new technologies

Incompatibility of traditional and new technologies

Broader

Uncontrolled environmental impact of technology
Presentable
Modern disruption of traditional symbol systems
Presentable
Incompatibility
Unpresentable
Obsolete methods
Yet to rate

Narrower

Decline of handicrafts and cottage industries
Presentable
Incompatibility of document classification systems
Unpresentable

Aggravates

Resistance to new methods
Presentable
Frustration
Presentable
Elimination of traditional skills
Presentable
Discrimination against women in education
Presentable
Westernization of traditional modes of life in developing countries
Yet to rate
Wasted woman power
Yet to rate
Ineffectiveness of tradition-bound small business methods
Yet to rate
Dysfunctional adaptation to technological advance
Yet to rate
Dehumanization of man in the technological process
Yet to rate

Aggravated by

Limited social context in developing technology
Presentable
Inferior status employment
Unpresentable
Tradition-bound purchasing habits
Yet to rate
Tradition-bound employee hiring practices
Yet to rate

Related

Reverse transfer of technology
Unpresentable
Inequality of opportunity
Unpresentable

Value

Incompatibility
Yet to rate
Compatibility
Yet to rate

Reference

International Labour Organization: Blending of New Technologies with Traditional Activities

SDG

Sustainable Development Goal #9: Industry, Innovation and InfrastructureSustainable Development Goal #16: Peace and Justice Strong Institutions

Metadata

Database
World problems
Type
(F) Fuzzy exceptional problems
Biological classification
N/A
Subject
Content quality
Yet to rate
 Yet to rate
Language
English
1A4N
E3337
DOCID
11533370
D7NID
135296
Editing link
Official link
https://encyclopedia.uia.org/problem/incompatibility-traditional-and-new-technologies
Last update
May 20, 2022