8 ways the Obama administration is blocking information | THE DEFINITIVE SOURCE

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Cybernetics | Olduvaiblog

Cybernetics | Olduvaiblog

IPTS Report issue 71

IPTS Report issue 71

"The need for a systemic approach to understanding the relationships between science, technology and innovation (STI) and socio-economic development: There is not a simple one-way relationship between the 'knowledge-production' and 'knowledge-absorption' aspects of an innovation system.

There is no simple one-way relationship between the 'knowledge-production' and 'knowledge-absorption' aspects of an innovation system, hence a systemic approach is needed to understanding the relationships between science, technology and innovation"

Santa Clara University - School of Engineering - Frugal Innovation Lab Blog

Santa Clara University - School of Engineering - Frugal Innovation Lab Blog

"Frugal innovation is a process of problem solving that focuses on ruggedization, simplification, sparing use of low-cost raw materials, an emphasis on earth-friendly practices and a philosophy that favors "doing more with less" in creating compassionate, user-centric design."

Seven Lessons from Crowd-Sourcing the World: How Grand Challenges and Prizes Have Helped Us Improve Development | LinkedIn

Seven Lessons from Crowd-Sourcing the World: How Grand Challenges and Prizes Have Helped Us Improve Development | LinkedIn

"5. Science and technology alone are not enough

What will make GCDs and prizes successful is not only the sourcing and acceleration of brilliant new science and technology innovations, but also an understanding of how to get them to scale. Scale and sustainability have to be envisioned from the beginning, in the selection process. This requires the innovator to clearly identify a customer or demand for the product. It means that we need to provide both financial and acceleration support to the innovators. It also means that we need to fund not only product innovations but also process innovations that enable adoption of the innovation. We have found that scale and sustainability have to be evaluated at all stages of the development of the innovation, even early on. There are multiple chasms that have to be crossed and challenges at different scales."

Les Éditions Diateino

Les Éditions Diateino

"Dans un pays où le soleil brille 12h par jour toute l’année, un artefact de ce type peut permettre par exemple à une couturière de travailler chez elle, ou d’éclairer une salle de classe. Avec un soleil au zénith, on obtient l’équivalent d’une ampoule de 60 Watts."

Pour une politique pragmatique au bas de la pyramide | Opinions

Pour une politique pragmatique au bas de la pyramide | Opinions

"À l’ordre du jour, l’« innovation inclusive », avec pour postulat que les fruits des innovations ne bénéficient pas automatiquement aux groupes à faible revenu — en Inde par exemple, alors que les centres urbains voient fleurir les plateformes technologiques (tech hubs), des centaines de millions de ruraux n’ont toujours pas accès à des dispositifs corrects de raccordement à l’électricité, l’eau et l’assainissement. "