South Africa Report

SA FabLab footprint (planned & actual)

Planned

Actual

8 FabLabs planned 8 FabLabs planned by march 2007by march 2007

SA Government sees SA Government sees FabLabs as FabLabs as Infrastructure / Tool Infrastructure / Tool for Local Economic for Local Economic Development– Development– impacting on the impacting on the “second economy”“second economy”

Envisioned types of FabLabs

GIK (Great Invention Kit)

Fab Examples

Fab Examples

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Fab Examples

Letlotlo Phohole South Africa

FAB Degree (certification)

Objective

To develop a working model and

the required content of an Informal

Advanced Technical Training for the

users of the Fabrication Laboratory

(FabLab)

Inputs

Activities

Outputs

Outcomes

For/ With

Scope FAB

Test Content(verify& validate)

DevelopEvaluation

CriteriaIntegrate

Develop content

Deploy

Feedback Loops(not a linear process)

Accessible, Affordable informal advanced technical education for personal and employment capacity building.

HTM(A)A

Technical documentation

End-user requirement

Deployment options (CBT, Training models, ...)

Industry requirements

Qualifications authority

FAB Plans and Process

A recognition model for FAB Degree/ Certification

FabLab Users [ Innovators – students – SMEs – industry – entrepreneurs – scholars – school leavers]

Summary

• Flexible sustainable model needed

• One Global FAB Qualification

• Global participation

• Add value locally

Questions?