A hands-on approach to Third World aid
July 14, 2008 | Source: KurzweilAI
About 60 people from 20 nations will descend on the MIT campus today to begin the International Development Design Summit, an intensive month-long process of creating technological solutions for the needs of people in the world’s developing nations.
The goal of the program is to develop simple, inexpensive devices that in some cases can be produced locally and make a real difference for people and communities.
Several of the technologies that were developed during last year’s summit, including transparent containers for transporting and sterilizing water, devices for reducing the smoke from cooking fires, and low-cost refrigeration systems, are on their way to being produced in various countries around the world.
More info: http://www.iddsummit.org/.