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Leapfrogging Nations Forward

By dmuren - December 16, 2004

in Object Culture

Even though developing nations may not have all the technological infrastructure that their industrialized neighbors are so proud of, they have a unique opportunity to advance themselves using some of it. This "Leapfrogging" process allows them to bypass most of the growth needed to reach a certain technology, and lets their country develop in different way which bypasses some of the mistakes made previously to get there. For example, many developing nations are adopting cellular phone technology, since it is much less costly to install miles of cable than it is to put up a satellite dish and a few cellular base stations. And, by doing this, they bypass the ecological ravage that comes from clearing forest and building roads to install the wire. Check out some more about this trend at WorldChanging.com

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