Editing Appropriate technology (section)

===Potential resurgence===
Despite the decline, several appropriate technology organizations are still in existence, including the ITDG which became [[Practical Action]] after a name change in 2005.<ref name=practicalactionname>{{cite web|last=Practical Action|title=Practical Action is the new name for ITDG|url=http://practicalaction.org/history?id=practicalaction|access-date=24 April 2011}}</ref> Skat (Schweizerische Kontaktstelle für Angepasste Technology) adapted by becoming a private consultancy in 1998, though some Intermediate Technology activities are continued by Skat Foundation through the Rural Water Supply Network (RWSN). Another actor still very active is the charity CEAS (Centre Ecologique Albert Schweitzer). A pioneer in food transformation and solar heaters, it offers vocational training in West Africa and Madagascar. There is also currently a notable resurgence as viewed by the number of groups adopting [[open source appropriate technology]] (OSAT) because of the enabling technology of the Internet. These OSAT groups include: [[Akvo Foundation]], Appropedia, [[The Appropriate Technology Collaborative]], [[Catalytic Communities]], [[Centre for Alternative Technology]], Center For Development Alternatives, [[Engineers Without Borders]], [[Open Source Ecology]], [[Practical Action]], and [[Village Earth]]. Most recently [[ASME]], Engineers Without Borders (USA) and the [[IEEE]] have joined together to produce [[Engineering for Change]], which facilitates the development of affordable, locally appropriate and sustainable solutions to the most pressing humanitarian challenges.{{cn|date=January 2024}}