To think of technology as know-how is immensely useful. At its core, technology is knowledge. The artifacts of technology are essentially embodied-knowledge. Some of this technology is very sophisticated and we call it “hi-tech”. Examples of technological artifacts with embodied knowledge abound such as nuclear bombs, computers, DVD players, cell phones, shoes that make irritating squeaky noises and light up, digital cameras, jet planes, drugs that help people have fun, spam and spyware, laser guided cruise missiles, satellites, search engines, triple heart-pass surgeries, and nanotechnology.

Rajesh’s blog has an item on
Amartya
Sen on India and China. Of late Indians have been forced to accept
unfavorable comparisons between India and China. And with good reason.
But Indians find some grounds — often flimsy — to tilt the
comparison in India’s favor. Sen writes:

While India has much to learn from China about economic policy and also
about health care, India’s experience with public communication and
democracy could still be instructive for China…With stunning success,
China has become a leader of the world economy, and from this India—like
many other countries—has been learning a great …