fab lab paramaribo suriname; update 2013; presentation at fab9 international conference; yokohama,...

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Presentation at Fab9 International ConferenceYokohama, Japan, 21-27 August 2013

FAB LAB PARAMARIBO SURINAMEUPDATE 2013

Project Team Fab Lab Paramaribo - John Watkin (project manager, Cabinet Vicepresident), Pieter van der Hijden (consultant, Sofos Consultancy), Anand Kalpoe (Anton de Kom University of Suriname), Djoemarlan Kasanmoesdiran (Cabinet Vicepresident) en Reina Raveles (Cabinet President)

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THREE ISSUES

1. Where on earth is Paramaribo Suriname?

2. What makes Fab Lab Paramaribo special?

3. What can we do together?

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WHERE ON EARTH IS PARAMARIBO SURINAME

City: Paramaribo Country: Suriname Region: South

America And: Part of

Caribbean Timezone: GMT -3

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WHERE ON EARTH IS PARAMARIBO SURINAME

Area Pop. Activity

Coastal plains

10% 90% Agricul-tureServices

Interior

90% 10% Minerals (gold), petroleum

Total 400 x 400 kms

530,000

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WHERE ON EARTH IS PARAMARIBO SURINAME

From: three initiatives Creative campus

initiative (commercial) Innovation center

initiative (government) Mini Fab Lab (private)

To: one Fab Lab(Cabinet of the Vicepresident)

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WHAT MAKES FAB LAB PARAMARIBO SPECIAL

Context System dynamics Scorecard

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WHAT MAKES FAB LAB PARAMARIBO SPECIAL

Context Suriname is a

developing country Fab Lab is policy

instrument for innovation

Fab Lab is embedded in government organization

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Acquisition Creation Processing Archiving Dissemination

WHAT MAKES FAB LAB PARAMARIBO SPECIAL

System dynamics People flow

Knowledge flow

introducing empowering

incubatingflowflowin-

coming

out-going

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WHAT MAKES FAB LAB PARAMARIBO SPECIAL

Our scorecard Vision Material base Expertise Services

Vision

Material base

Expertise

Services 0

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Planned Actual

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WHAT CAN WE DO TOGETHER

What do we have to offer Access to tropical

rainforest Plethora of interesting

challenges Short lines in

government Sharing Fab Moments

and Fab brainware Springboard to

Caribbean

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WHAT CAN WE DO TOGETHER

What do we need Online helpdesk Hands-on help Fab nomads Bootcamps Fab Academy 2014

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