Publications
What do we try to achieve?
Some of the writings of Demotech have been published. When made accessible together, this may help to clarify the targets and the strategy of Demotech. Best is when each paper overlaps an other one as little as possible and if the total is reduced to a minimum. All should be clearly listed with a summary.
About our publications
When the need occurs for a new paper, earlier writings are critically examined and compared to recent findings. An old version of the paper should then be updated, the new one, which covers a different topic, has to relate to it. The Demotech publications together should form a unity.
- Technology for Ten Billion People
http://www.demotech.org/d-publications/designB.php?sub=36
This article centres on the question of how a designer can contribute to reduction of poverty and to design for sustainable products and production. What are the guidelines?
- 1986, Rope Pumps, a Review of Ten Years Experience
http://www.demotech.org/d-publications/designB.php?sub=45
Demotech published on the history of her design for the rope pump on behalf of Agromisa, a periodical on Appropriate Technology. In 1986 we worked in a project, first on Bandung/Java, later on the island of Ceram.
- Missing tools for U.N. Rights, Duties and Responsibilities
, Article 9 part c
The document "Rights, Duties and Responsibilities for the Third Millennium" is not very realistic in its expectations of how to achieve its targets. More attention for the reality of the economy would help to support human rights.
- Entrepeneurship after 9/11
http://www.demotech.org/d-publications/designB.php?sub=38
"Entrepreneurship after 11/9" got shape as a challenge for the people of Syntens, an agency sponsored by the Dutch Ministry of Economic Affairs, dedicated to promoting innovation and the use of ICT for small and middle scale enterprises.
- Open Source
http://www.demotech.org/d-publications/designB.php?sub=37
Demotech is dedicated to OPEN SOURCE development and user rights on knowledge. Knowledge is only a description of facts that always have been there, that no one can own.
- Appropriate for Women
http://www.demotech.org/d-publications/designB.php?sub=4
What makes a technology appropriate? No Technology can be called "appropriate", unless it is Appropriate for Women. How designing a rope water pump relates to women's empowerment.
- The basics of Demotech Design Initiatives
http://www.demotech.org/d-publications/designB.php?sub=172
The difference between the approach of Demotech and what is regarded as "Appropriate Technology" regards:
- A vision on what to adapt in Technology
- How to get people behind a new technical concept
- How to inform local people about new technical options
- Western technology as an expression of its own culture
- Tin Bicycle, the design contest motivation
http://www.demotech.org/d-publications/designB.php?sub=35
In 1972 Demotech took part in a Japanese design contest. It was about bicycles, anything bicycle-like for personal transport was welcome to be admitted.
- <Demotech; and the one man behind it all...
http://www.demotech.org/d-publications/designB.php?sub=212
In the student magazine 'Eloquent' of the faculty of General Studies of the Maastrcht University an article has been published by Joel Roszmann.
- (NL) 11/9 tussen Mahatma Gandhi en Pim Fortuyn
http://www.demotech.org/d-publications/designB.php?sub=46
O2, bestede in augustus en september aandacht aan ontwikkelingsvraagstukken in verband met de grote conferentie in Johannesburg over Armoede en Duurzaamheid.
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Here you can articles by others about Demotech or about the Demotech approach.