Nanotechnology in Latin America

Today in class a lot of challenges were discussed about bringing technology in rural areas of Latin America, specifically areas in Columbia. An important piece to keep in mind about introducing new ideas into rural areas is the people. Questions to consider include; do they want this new technology introduced? If not, how come? If so, what do they need? With this, one has to know the people. This can come from living in the area, learning the language or even having a translator to communicate. Another thing to consider about the people is their culture. Referring to the article from last week, the indigenous people Australia lost a part of their society because of the introduction of the axe. Although, the people had already had the axe, having it by large numbers changed its value. This is almost like a foreshadow of what would happen if a whole new invention was brought into an area. Besides people of an region, it is also key to examine the area’s needs and how the engineers native to the place think.