Today in London, the UNDP launches a powerful 'manifesto', the Human Development Report (HDR) entitled 'Making new technologies work for human development'. Its focus is 'new' technology and the global policies that could turn, for example, biotechnology and information technology into powerful tools in the fight against global poverty. But while ITDG welcomes the HDR as a vital first and powerful contribution to trigger international debate, the UK-based 'appropriate technology' charity, feels that the UNDP have overlooked the real challenge.