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SETTING-UP A FAB LAB IN SURINAME,
A PLAY ON THREE BOARDSPieter van der Hijden
Sofos Consultancy
2012 –Pieter van der Hijden ([email protected]) - This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported License.
FabFuse 2012 is the first international grassroots Fab Lab conference
Amersfoort (The Netherlands), 8 - 11 August 2012 – www.fabfuse.org
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ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Pieter van der Hijden Fab Lab Suriname International Fab Lab Association Fab Academy Course “How to manage a
Fab Lab” Amsterdam, The Netherlands Sofos Consultancy
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AGENDA
Welcome to Suriname Challenges Stakeholders Three playboards
Mini Fab Lab Regular Fab Lab Official Fab Lab
Conclusion
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WELCOME TO SURINAME
First 3 minutes of “Destination Suriname”, see http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZdZU4WgHgiY
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WELCOME TO SURINAME
Tropical country 400 * 400 km Flat coastal strip 80
km Hilly tropical
rainforest with some mountains
Sun & natural resources
Source: www.gov.sr
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WELCOME TO SURINAME
Population 80% - urban 10% - rural 10% - forest 500,000 in total
Economy Mining (oil, gold,
bauxite, etc.) Agriculture Tourism Offshore
GDP pc – Computed by Wolfram Alpha = USD 15.3 per day per person
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WELCOME TO SURINAME
City – Lively, shops, offices, bars, schools, but also many people (esp. young man) with little education and jobless
Forest – (no maps on Google Earth), small villages far away from city, boat transport, no electricity, low quality education, poor.
Rural area – close to city, low education, traditional, boring.
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CHALLENGES
Empower adults without education
Give all children access to up-to-date education
Develop community to fulfill its basic needs (electricity, clean water, sanitary conditions, repair)
Stimulate new businesses Support small and medium
enterprises to innovate Connect to the world
Invention
Job Creation
Problem Solving
Education
Empowerment
The tower of empowerment (CSIR South Africa)
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STAKEHOLDERSUniversi
ty
Colleges
Museum
Crafters
Cultural centre
Chamber of
commerce
Min. of labour & techn.
Min. of trade and
industry
Internet provider
Creative campus
Employers ass.
Research
institutes
Embassy
Bank
Big compan
y
NGO
Supra national
s
Techn. schools
Adult educati
on
Women moveme
nt
Training centre
Consultancies
Govern-ment
Labour union
Ministry of
education
Waag society
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STAKEHOLDERS
Subsequent initiators Waag Society Fab
Lab Local internet
provider Mixed creative
campus initiative Chamber of
Commerce and Industry
Ministry of Technology
Government
Recurring pattern Initial interest and
claim of ownerschip No follow-up actions Focus shifts to other
priorities Our policy
Who is the client? Which help is
appreciated?
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THREE PLAYBOARDS
Mini Fab Lab - private Regular Fab Lab - consortium Official Fab Lab - government
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MINI FAB LAB
OLPC - One laptop per child
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MINI FAB LAB
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MINI FAB LAB
Computer class with open agenda
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MINI FAB LAB
Arduino
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MINI FAB LAB
Simple cutting tool
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MINI FAB LAB
Game maker
Drawing by A. Fienieg, 1992
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MINI FAB LAB
Internet connection
Movie: Devika (13) (while sweeping) explains the working of telephone line, splitter, adsl router, wifi, mediadisk, ups, etc.
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REGULAR FAB LAB
Mixed creative campus consortium (NL-SR)
Mixed motives (social, economical)
Fab Lab Waag Society involved
Long term perspective1. Raising money for
campus2. Developing campus3. Developing Fab Lab
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OFFICIAL FAB LAB
Government initiated Mixed motives
(boosting high tech, connecting to the world)
Contacts with various NL Fab Labs
Short term perspective1. Funding available2. Space available3. People available
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CONCLUSION
Mini Fab Lab Autonomous and
flexible Experiences in local
context Resources for
spreading the word Regular Fab Lab and
Official Fab Lab Stay in touch Search for synergy Help where possible
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REFERENCES
Destination Suriname; http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZdZU4WgHgiY
Business model generation; a handbook for visionaries, game changers, and challengers; Alexander Osterwalder et al.; John Wiley & Sons, Inc., Hoboken NJ, USA, 2010.
Design Thinking for Educators; Design Team Riverdale Country School and IDEO; 2011.
International Fab Lab Association; web site; http://www.fablabinternational.org
Special report: Manufacturing and Innovation; The Economist; print edition 21 April 2012.
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THANK YOU!
Pieter van der HijdenSofos Consultancy, The Netherlands
www.sofos.nl – [email protected]
Fab Lab - Where to start?International Fab Lab Association
www.fablabinternational.org
