Enabling technology

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An enabling technology is an invention or innovation that can be applied to drive radical change in the capabilities of a user or culture. Enabling technologies are characterized by rapid development of subsequent derivative technologies, often in diverse fields. See General purpose technology.

Equipment and/or methodology that, solely or in combination with associated technologies, provides the means to increase performance and capabilities of the user, product or process.^[1] An enabling technology have capability to radically improve or positively change the status quo. It is in recognition of this potential that the United Nations Sustainable Development Goal 5 targets the use of enabling technology to promote the empowerment of women.^[2]

^ "What is enabling technology? definition and meaning". BusinessDictionary.com. 2016-12-05. Archived from the original on 2010-08-25. Retrieved 2016-12-11.
^ "Sustainable Development Goal 5: Gender equality". UN Women. Retrieved 2020-09-23.

[1] "What is enabling technology? definition and meaning". BusinessDictionary.com. 2016-12-05. Archived from the original on 2010-08-25. Retrieved 2016-12-11.

[2] "Sustainable Development Goal 5: Gender equality". UN Women. Retrieved 2020-09-23.

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