期刊名称：Development Studies Research: An Open Access Journal
电子版ISSN：2166-5095
出版年度：2015
卷号：2
期号：1
页码：33-50
DOI：10.1080/21665095.2015.1026610
出版社：Taylor and Francis Ltd
摘要：Processes of technological change – innovation, transfer, adaptation, implementation – are central to development. Yet they are typically black-boxed in research accounts so actors and practice remain hidden. This paper applies one aspect of actor–network theory (ANT) – moments of translation – to a case study of technological change in the Sri Lankan public sector. Such application has its challenges but ANT provides a rich, detailed account of technological change processes for development. It can offer three unique insights that expose: the formation and dissolution of socio-technical structure; the active role of technology; and the ‘translation’ of interests, identities and ideas during these processes.
关键词：technological change ; actor–network theory ; technology processes ; developing countries
