Hello i'm sorry if i'm posting this at the wrong forum but i really need help with this particular competition and the deadline is on 31st of March T__T I posted in this forum before regarding my science competition last year and i have received a good feedback resulting me winning my 1st place to NASA in US so i'm really grateful. So now, i decide to join another competition (yeh i'm a very competitive freak -.-) and i hope you guys can help me in this one.

 

The question of the compeition is:

How is technology and engineering driving change in a country of your choice?

 

Further information: http://www.independent.co.uk/student/the-independentbosch-technology-horizons-award-395604.html

 

I haven't decide what country to do yet but i'm thinking of to write about my own country which is Malaysia but i really can't find any technology that they created to create a big impact in the world << So are there any suggestions on what country to write on and what shall i write about?

I'm thinking to do Japan or China but then, alot of competitors must have chose the same two countries so i want mine to be quite unique ^^'

 

Thanks

I am pretty sure that the biodiesel industry (using palm oil to make diesel) is having quite a big impact on Malaysia.

What about water distillation technology in an arid climate? It might not be too relevant, but here's what made me think of it (a five minute interview after you get past the initial 30 seconds of humor):

 

http://www.comedycentral.com/colbertreport/videos.jhtml?videoId=164485

 

 

Vapor compression distilling? How cool is that?

The question of the compeition is:

How is technology and engineering driving change in a country of your choice?

 

I haven't decide what country to do yet but I'm thinking of to write about my own country which is Malaysia but i really can't find any technology that they created to create a big impact in the world.

- Malaysia seems like a good choice to me. Probably an interesting choice for the guys who have to read your essay, too.

- The question is not which Malaysian technology had a big impact on the rest of the world but how technology and engineering (wherever their research origins) affect Malaysia.

- Obvious choices for technologies that certainly influenced Malaysia are computers and telecommunication. That obviousness makes them pretty boring choices, though.

hi guys!!

thanks for all of your replies. well true, i don't think the question ask what technology does Malaysia created and how does that create a big impact on them rather i think the question just means how does technology and engineering in general make an impact on malaysia. well that's my interpretation of the question anyways.

i'm thinking of starting my paragraph off as imagine Malaysia without technology, there would be no internet, computers etc and how Malaysia survived without it or something like that. Any more ideas? I really can't think of how to write my essay and what to put in it It;s 500 words maximum though so i don't have to write alot in my article