Technology from a global perspective

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Technology from a Global Perspective

Research assignment 1

Use the specific example of Iraq and research the type of boundaries that Iraq has with each of its neighbor countries. Discuss the factors that either impede or encourage the diffusion of technology with each of its neighbor cultures (Hint: Address all cultural universals)

Impede diffusion of technology

War with Iran

Constant conflict with two religious organizations

Educational system

Refugee, ethnicity, border, sanctions

Shia, Sunni conflict

Political uncertainty

Encourage diffusion of technology

Stable economic, educational and social system

Common law, common currency (different ethnicity)

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