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Abstract
Technology can be employed successfully in developing countries if programmes are adequately planned and carefully implemented. This paper deals with the problems that arise when an educational television project is implemented in a developing country without adequate planning. The Educational Television project (EDUTEL) in Bophuthatswana got off the ground without external financial assistance and without the expertise needed for a technological project. Criticism in the past has been directed at interference and dominance by donor countries and financial agencies; in this case failure cannot be attributed to those factors, but to lack of expertise, research and adequate planning. It is recommended that similar projects be planned using the systems approach to eliminate some of the problems before implementation. The approach adopted should also be sensitive and responsive to the unique features of the nation. For countries implementing technological projects without external financial assistance, it is absolutely necessary to scale down the project to realistic financial constraints.