Technologie intermédiairevignette|Les villageois comme cette femme à Zouzugu, Ghana, évite la Dracunculose et d'autres maladies véhiculées par l'eau en la pasteurisant dans un four solaire. La technologie appropriée ou intermédiaire est un mouvement idéologique initié par l'économiste Ernst Friedrich Schumacher dans son ouvrage Small is beautiful. Bien que les acceptions de la technologie appropriée varient en fonction des domaines et des applications, il est généralement admis que cela englobe les choix technologiques et applications à petite échelle, décentralisés, à forte utilisation de main-d'œuvre, économes en énergie, respectueux de l'environnement et localement contrôlés.
Private equity firmA private equity firm is an investment management company that provides financial backing and makes investments in the private equity of startup or operating companies through a variety of loosely affiliated investment strategies including leveraged buyout, venture capital, and growth capital. Often described as a financial sponsor, each firm will raise funds that will be invested in accordance with one or more specific investment strategies.
Technological convergenceTechnological convergence is the tendency for technologies that were originally unrelated to become more closely integrated and even unified as they develop and advance. For example, watches, telephones, television, computers, and social media platforms began as separate and mostly unrelated technologies, but have converged in many ways into an interrelated telecommunication, media, and technology industry.
