WilliamsMemo15

Williams Memo 15 Core Categories I believe that the idea of appropriate medical technology has been subtly and frequently repeated throughout discussions of health technology diffusion and design for the developing world. I believe that there are many variations of its definition depending upon the interests of the definer, and that investigating these definitions at different scales of power and expertise will form almost a backbone of my study. I believe that this core category of transnational organization fits well with two of the topical areas that Marcus and Fischer call for in __Anthropology as Cultural Critique__ as needing more investigation and academic scholarship: ICTs and Modernity and Science and Technology. Specifically the way that NGOs are using ICTS to self-organize into transnational networks, and, also, how a highly networked neoliberal society with speedy transactions simultaneously produces and is effected by transnational organizations.
 * Core Category 1 - Appropriate Medical Technology**
 * Core Category 2- Transnational Organization**