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Deutsches Zentrum für Entwicklungstechnologien - GATE
Deutsches Zentrum für Entwicklungstechnologien - GATE - stands
for German Appropriate Technology Exchange. It was founded in 1978 as a special
division of the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Technische Zusammenarbeit (GTZ) GmbH.
GATE is a centre for the dissemination and promotion of appropriate technologies
for developing countries. GATE defines "Appropriate technologies" as those which
are suitable and acceptable in the light of economic social and cultural
criteria. They should contribute to socio-economic development whilst ensuring
optimal utilization of resources and minimal detriment to the environment.
Depending on the case at hand a traditional, intermediate or highly-developed
can be the "appropriate" one. GATE focusses its work on three key areas:
- Dissemination of Appropriate Technologies: Collecting,
processing and disseminating information on technologies appropriate to the
needs of the developing countries; ascertaining the technological requirements
of Third World countries; support in the form of personnel material and
equipment to promote the development and adaptation of technologies for
developing countries.
- Research and Development: Conducting and/or promoting research
and development work in appropriate technologies.
- Environmental Protection: The growing importance of ecology
and environmental protection require better coordination and harmonization of
projects. In order to tackle these tasks more
effectively, a coordination
center was set up within GATE in 1985.
GATE has entered into cooperation agreements with a number of
technology centres in Third World countries.
GATE offers a free information service on appropriate
technologies for all public and private development institutions in developing
countries, dealing with the development, adaptation, introduction and
application of technologies.
Deutsche Gesellschaft fur Technische Zusammenarbeit (GTZ) GmbH
The government-owned GTZ operates in the field of Technical
Cooperation. 2200 German experts are working together with partners from about
100 countries of Africa, Asia and Latin America in projects covering practically
every sector of agriculture, forestry, economic development, social services and
institutional and material infrastructure.
- The GTZ is commissioned to do this work both by the Government
of the Federal Republic of Germany and by other government or semi-government
authorities.
The GTZ activities encompass:
- appraisal, technical planning, control and supervision of
technical cooperation projects commissioned by the Government of the Federal
Republic or by other authorities
- providing an advisory service to other
agencies also working on development projects
- the recruitment, selection,
briefing, assignment, administration of expert personnel and their welfare and
technical backstopping during their period of assignment
- provision of
materials and equipment for projects, planning work, selection, purchasing and
shipment to the developing countries- management of all financial obligations to
the partner-country.
Deutsches Zentrum für Entwicklungstechnologien - GATE in:
Deutsche
Gesellschaft für Technische Zusammenarbeit (GTZ) GmbH
P. O. Box
5180
D-6236 Eschborn
Federal Republic of Germany
Telephon: (06196) 79-0
Telex: 41523-0 gtz d
Fax: (0 61 96) 79 48 20
The Author: Klaus von Mitzlaff, born 1949 in Göttingen,
West-Germany, studied mechanical engineering and graduated in 1975.
He was
working as a lecturer in mechanical engineering at the University of Dar es
Salaam, Tanzania until 1985. Now he is working as an advisor and coordinator for
renewable energy and energy saving projects within a cooperation programme
between Tanzania and the Federal Republic of Germany.
CIP-Titelaufnahme der Deutschen Bibliothek
Mitzlaff, Klaus von: Engines for biogas: theory, modification,
econom. operation; a publ. of Dt. Zentrum für Entwicklungstechnologien - GATE
in: Dt.Ges. fur Techn. Zusammenarbeit (GTZ) GmbH / Klaus von Mitzlaff. -
Braunschweig;
Wiesbaden: Vieweg, 1988
ISBN 3-528-02032-6
The author's opinion does not necessarily represent the view of
the publisher.
All rights reserved.
© Deutsche Gesellschaft für
Technische Zusammenarbeit (GTZ) GmbH,
Eschborn 1988
Published by Friedr. Vieweg & Sohn Verlagsgesellschaft
mbH,
Braunschweig Vieweg is a subsidiary company of the
Bertelsmann
Publishing Group.
Printed in the Federal Republic of Germany by Lengericher
Handelsdruckerei, Lengerich
ISBN
3-528-02032-6
