In the business market, intermediate technologies already allows people to surf the Internet from their phones.

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In technical terms, the process starts with the transformation of organic material using cost effective, intermediate technologies, into a highly digestive diet for pigs, ducks and chicken.

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Some might add shale gas to that list as an intermediate step on the way to true low-carbon technologies.

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In this field several terms have sprung up and have been indiscriminately used like (a) Intermediate technology or low technology, (b) appropriate technology, and (c) Innovative Technologies.

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