"I have no doubt that it is possible to give a new direction to technological development, a direction that shall lead it back to the real needs of man, and that also means: to the actual size of man. Man is small, and, therefore, small is beautiful."

- E. F. Schumacher

• • What types of technology are available?
  • How expensive is it to buy this technology?
• • Who has access to these technological resources?
• • Is there innovation and research taking place locally?
• • What types of technology are imported from other places?

• • What technology is available for education?
  • Computers, calculators, abacuses, slide rules, chalkboards?
• • How available is educational technology?
• • At what levels of education is this technology available?

• • Is there an electricity grid?
  • Is it reliable?
• • Who has access to electricity?
  • How much does it cost?
• • What is electricity used for?
  • Is electricity used primarily for lighting?
• • How do local businesses get electricity?

• • Is electricity available to private homeowners?
  • Is natural gas available?
  • How much do they cost?
• • Do people have televisions in their homes?
  • Computers?
• • Do people have telephone service in their homes?
• • What types of appliances exist in homes?
  • How advanced is the technology?

• • What types of industrial machines are used?
• • Is industry using modern or old equipment?
• • Who owns machinery?
  • Individuals, local corporations, international Corporations?

• • How prevalent is the media?
  • How exposed to media are people?
• • What forms does the media take?
  • What information is available in each form?
  • Who has access to each form?
• • Where does the news come from?
  • Who controls the media?
• • Is there a local newspaper?
  • How often is it printed?

• • How much is technology used in everyday life?
• • What types of technology would be hard for people to do without?
• • Do people rely on technology for emergency situations?

• • What types of personal technology are available?
  • Laptop computers, cellular phones, wristwatches, eyeglasses, CD players?
  • Who are the users?
• • Is there a market for cellular phone technology?
  • Are there local suppliers?
• • Where do personal technologies come from?
• • What is the demand for personal technology products?

• • Are technology products being created in the area?
  • Are these products for local consumption or for export?
• • Does this industry produce jobs for the locals?
  • How many?
• • Are there any technologically advanced companies are in the area?
  • Which?

• • How advanced are the tools used for activities like farming or building?
• • Are they tools requiring power?
  • What kind of power?
• • Who is trained to use these tools?
  • Are skilled laborers required?

• • What modes of transportation are used to get around?
• • Are there cars?
  • Who owns them?
  • How much do they cost?
• • What is the condition of the roads?
  • Paved, dirt, cobblestone.