01.2007 http://www.ethnologue.

com
We believe that the diffusion of simple
technologies and practical knowledge is
fundamental for an autonomous and
sustainable development
Simple technologies are:
- Low cost
- Local materials
- Simple skills / low workforce
- Easy maintainance
- Environmentally compatible

Practical knowledge is:

-field related
-application oriented
-the transmission of a skill
Fog harvesting with meshes and bamboo pipes
The Tippytap: Handwashing with a few drops of clean water
The Desert Fridge: Cooling earthware pots with water evaporation
Lemon LED lamp “ Come on Beuys“ R. Keller
Biovision Tsetse Flie trap
The watermotor: a microhydro motor to operate tablesaws or mills
Charging systems
Rammed Earth: A traditonal, low cost and ecological construction way
The Nubian Vault: built without a woodform
Who are the potential users?
Those who produce, employ, optimize and look for
practical informations:
Internet users worldwide, development focused
organizations, small companies, Universities.

What are the benefits?

• The wide circulation of life-supporting knowledge
• The amelioration of knowledge transfer and
exchange - also between organizations.
• ± 50% of the people in dev. countries have a mobile phone
By 2013, it is estimated this number will raise to almost 90% (UN, 2009)

• 1 from 20 African went online in 2007 (UN, 2009)

03.2009 http://www.internetworldstats.com
Information sharing and diffusion relies on a network of
institutions and organisations
Where are we?

-The website is online as a beta version

-First funding money

- Collaboration with
Practical Action (ex. ITDG)
International Network for Technical Information
Engineers Without Borders

- Perspective of further funding for translations

Next Steps?

- Evaluation and adaptation of the interface

- Active content-network building

- First communication campaign

 Maud Chatelet
David Zumstein Ozlem Ayan
Architect
Architect Architect
Founder
President Member of the Board
CEO

Alain Bellet Pascal Flammer Stephan Bisse

Interaction Designer Architect Software developer
Member of the Board Member of the Board Member of the board

Alessandro Palmoso Michele Mazzucchi

International Relations Expert Computer Engineer
Progamm Officer Progammer
The academic world is a key actor of social
breakthrough as it leads the discovery and validation
of innovative technologies for development.

In many aspects, it is crucial that the applicable

results of its research reach their potential users.

Could howtopedia be a tool of this dissemination?

Contact:
Maud Châtelet: 00 41 76 422 3003
David Zumstein: 00 41 76 570 3348
Alessandro Palmoso: 00 41 79 224 5637

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