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from idea to business!Technipedia
Technipedia platform
www.technipedia.org
www.technipedia.com
www.technipedia.net
You can find it at
Technipedia: our first steps
Technipedia: our platform
Technipedia: the future
agenda
or how have we reached where we are now
Technipedia: our first steps
“The world needs dreamers. But the world also needs doers. And above all, the world needs dreamers who do”
S. Breathnach
Technipedia: Let’s Make Things Happen
Let’s talk about technology
Let’s talk about technology!
Technology means new ways of relating to people
That’s why technology means economic growth!
If technology provides new ways of relating with people we can do new things… or the same things in a different and more effective manner
does Technology change the world?
It is not technology, but people using technology, who change the world
People using technology change the world
“Access” not only means accessing contents or spaces on the web. It’s not just open the door. "Access" also means achieving the specific contents you need, and finding them in an intuitive and engaging way.
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Access and Engagement
It means to be able to apply contents
It means to share contents and enhance network around then
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Our goal: ensuring the Technipedia project responds to real needs and solves main problems people have when they want to start a business
The Technipedia Solution
Explore user needs and requirements
Design
Go back to the users with your design
Develop and test again!
The User Centered Design perspective
In-depth interviews with final users and key agents involved in the process: students of Business Administration, succesful cases of entrepreneurship, people from SME incubator, catalan investors…
Gathering User ’s Needs
The functions of the platform should be:
1. Finding information for starting up a business
2. Finding information about products and raw materials (database)
3. Fostering community and sharing experiences (social contact and networking)
4. Educating about what it means to be an entrepreneur
Technipedia Plaform: Goals
Archetypical Users
Archetypical Users
Scenarios
Wireframes
from idea to business
Technipedia: our platform
Technipedia: our platform
Find a Business Oportunity
Find a Business Oportunity
Create your own Business
Create your own Business
Participate on Techninet
Participate on Techninet
Join Technipedia:
Join Technipedia…
Participate on Techninet:
… and participate on Techninet!
My Profile
My Opportunities
My Opportunities
What’s going on?
Technipedia: the future
Local Content Providers, both Universities and Users
the Future of Technipedia is about Contents
Join us…
… and become a Technipedian!
the Future of Technipedia is about People
Meeting Point for African Entrepreneurs and Investors around the world
the Future of Technipedia is Global
Mobile Telecommunications impact positively on economic growth
2 thirds of the world’s people have access to a mobile network
Even though Mobile Telecommunications have this positive impact, we should take care because they can increase inequalities if people don’t have access to them
(Castells et al, 2011)
the Future of Technipedia is Mobile
Working together with…
Technipedia: the team
Thank you to everybody who has worked hard on Technipedia Project
Technipedia team
and see you there!Thank you…
