Social Enterprises and Industrial Markets for Smart Villages in developing countries technology breakthroughs over the next 10-15 years with potential applications
Definitions
Social enterprises or Inclusive businesses: Product or service which is socially beneficial
Inclusive markets: Industries that create jobs and affordable goods and services
Questions
What is the breakthrough opportunity in productive use of energy/electricity in remote villages enabled by current research, quantified as far as possible?
What are likely to be the key challenges to achieving successful deployment of the technologies, and what needs to be done to meet those challenges?
Social Enterprises and Industrial Markets for Smart Villages in developing countries technology breakthroughs over the next 10-15 years with potential applications
Definitions
Social enterprises or Inclusive businesses: Product or service which is socially beneficial
Inclusive markets: Industries that create jobs and affordable goods and services
Questions
What is the breakthrough opportunity in productive use of energy/electricity in remote villages enabled by current research, quantified as far as possible?
What are likely to be the key challenges to achieving successful deployment of the technologies, and what needs to be done to meet those challenges?
Social Enterprises and Industrial Markets for Smart Villages in developing countries technology breakthroughs over the next 10-15 years with potential applications
Definitions
Social enterprises or Inclusive businesses: Product or service which is socially beneficial
Inclusive markets: Industries that create jobs and affordable goods and services
Questions
What is the breakthrough opportunity in productive use of energy/electricity in remote villages enabled by current research, quantified as far as possible?
What are likely to be the key challenges to achieving successful deployment of the technologies, and what needs to be done to meet those challenges?
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Friday 18 December
9:00 The Smart Villages concept
John Holmes, Smart Villages Initiative Co-Leader, University of Oxford 9:30 Distributed manufacturing in smart cities and smart villages
Mike Gregory, Institute of Manufacturing, Cambridge 9:45 Advances in refrigeration and their application in remote villages in developing countries
Ian Tansley, Surechill, UK 10:15 Low cost thermally-powered pumps
Tom Smith, Thermofluidics Ltd., Oxford 10:45 Break 11:15 Service Value Test
Malcolm McCulloch and Anna Clements, University of Oxford 11:45 Low-powered direct current (DC) motors for fans and pumps
Paul Lefley, Leicester University 12:15 Off-grid compatible appliances for social and industrial enterprises in developing countries
Grant Kopec, University of Cambridge 12:30 Lunch 2:00 3D printing for rural villages
William Hoyle, techfortrade, London 2:30 Precision farming in developing countries
Harshal Galgale, Kisanhub 3:00 Break 3:30 Panel discussion – what are the key opportunities and challenges for the adoption of breakthrough enterprises and markets in the next decade?
Chair – John Holmes
A new concept in tidal turbines (Johnny Chan, City University of Hong Kong)
Identifying user-perceived value as a tool to long‐term success of initiatives targeting lower-income communities, (Stephanie Hirmer, Cairo)
Youth entrepreneurs and the Cambridge Development Initiative (Georgia Ware, Cambridge)
Frugal innovation: How to do more (and better) with less (Jaideep Prabhu, Cambridge) 4:30 Key messages discussion and closing statement. 5:00 Close
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Friday 18 December
09:00 Welcome and introduction
Bernie Jones and John Holmes (Oxford)
Smart Villages – concept and aims of workshop 09:30 Distributed manufacturing in smart cities and smart villages
Sir Mike Gregory, Institute of Manufacturing, Cambridge 09:45 Advances in refrigeration and their application in remote villages in developing countries
Ian Tansley, Surechill, UK 10:15 Low cost solar-powered pumps
Tom Smith, Thermofluidics Ltd., Oxford 10:45 Break 11:15 Service Vale Test
Malcolm McCulloch and Anna Clements, Oxford
Chair: Jaideep Prabhu 11:45 Low-powered DC motors for fans and pumps
Paul Lefley, Leicester 12:15 Off-grid compatible appliances for social and industrial enterprises in developing countries
Grant Kopec, Cambridge 12:30 Lunch 14:00 3D printing for rural villages
William Hoyle, techfortrade, London
Chair – Richard Hayhurst 14:30 Precision farming in developing countries
Harshal Galgale, Kisanhub, Cambridge 15:00 Break 15.30 Panel discussion – what are the key opportunities and challenges for the adoption of breakthrough enterprises and markets in the next decade?
Chair: John Holmes
Frugal productive Use (Jaideep Prabu, Cambridge)
User value (Stephanie Hirmer, Cairo)
Youth entrepreneurs (Georgia Ware, Cambridge)
New hydro (Johnny Chan, Hong Kong)
Key messages 17:00 End
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Friday 18 December
09:00 Welcome and introduction
Bernie Jones and John Holmes (Oxford)
Smart Villages – concept and aims of workshop 09:30 Distributed manufacturing in smart cities and smart villages
Sir Mike Gregory, Institute of Manufacturing, Cambridge 09:45 Advances in refrigeration and their application in remote villages in developing countries
Ian Tansley, Surechill, UK 10:15 Low cost solar-powered pumps
Tom Smith, Thermofluidics Ltd., Oxford 10:45 Break 11:15 Service Vale Test
Malcolm McCulloch and Anna Clements, Oxford
Chair: Jaideep Prabhu 11:45 Low-powered DC motors for fans and pumps
Paul Lefley, Leicester 12:15 Off-grid compatible appliances for social and industrial enterprises in developing countries
Grant Kopec, Cambridge 12:30 Lunch 14:00 3D printing for rural villages
William Hoyle, techfortrade, London
Chair – Richard Hayhurst 14:30 Precision farming in developing countries
Harshal Galgale, Kisanhub, Cambridge 15:00 Break 15.30 Panel discussion – what are the key opportunities and challenges for the adoption of breakthrough enterprises and markets in the next decade?
