Top 10 Emerging Technologies of 2009: Scores 2 out of 10
March 12th, 2009 by David J. GrimshawEach year the Technology Review, published by MIT, outlines 10 emerging technologies that will “change the way people live”. The current (March/April) issue list these technologies and reading it prompted me to ask “which people are going to be changed?” Almost all of these technologies are aimed at meeting the wants of people living in already rich countries.
Only two out of the 10 technologies have real potential to help developing countries.
- The first is a liquid battery which can allow solar power to be stored and then used at night. This would be wonderful in Nepal where there are currenly 20 hours each day without power and Kathmandu is dark each night.
- The second is a HashCashe which is a new method for storing frequently accessed Internet content that could make it cheaper for developing countries using the Net. The cost of Internet connections in the developing world is high (often in both relative and absolute terms). So there is a need to make effective use of bandwidth. HashCache slashes RAM and electricity requirements by roughly a factor of 10.
How long will it be before there is a higher “score” of emerging technologies of relevance to the developing world? Let us try to make technology relevant to the needs of people to live sustainable lives on the planet.
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