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FabFuse 2012 is the first international grassroots Fab Lab conference
 Amersfoort (The Netherlands), 8 - 11 August 2012 – www.fabfuse.org




SETTING-UP A FAB LAB IN SURINAME,
         A PLAY ON THREE BOARDS
                                                                     Pieter van der Hijden
                                                                        Sofos Consultancy

              2012 –Pieter van der Hijden (pvdh@sofos.nl) - This work is licensed under a Creative Commons
Attribution 3.0 Unported License.
                                                                                                             1
ABOUT THE AUTHOR

   Pieter van der Hijden
     Fab  Lab Suriname
     International Fab Lab Association

     Fab Academy Course “How to manage a Fab Lab”

 Amsterdam, The Netherlands
 Sofos Consultancy




                                                     2
AGENDA

 Welcome to Suriname
 Challenges

 Stakeholders

 Three playboards
     Mini Fab Lab
     Regular Fab Lab

     Official Fab Lab

   Conclusion
                         3
WELCOME TO SURINAME

   First 3 minutes of “Destination Suriname”, see
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZdZU4WgH
    giY




                                                     4
WELCOME TO SURINAME

                        Tropical country
                        400 * 400 km
                        Flat coastal strip 80 km
                        Hilly tropical rainforest
                         with some mountains
                        Sun & natural resources



Source: www.gov.sr
                                                     5
WELCOME TO SURINAME
   Population
       80% - urban
       10% - rural
       10% - forest
       500,000 in total
   Economy
       Mining
        (oil, gold, bauxite, etc.)
       Agriculture
       Tourism
       Offshore                     GDP pc – Computed by Wolfram Alpha =
                                     USD 15.3 per day per person

                                                                            6
WELCOME TO SURINAME
                                 Forest – (no maps on
                                 Google Earth), small
                                 villages far away from
                                 city, boat transport, no
                                 electricity, low quality
                                 education, poor.

                                 Rural area – close to
                                 city, low
                                 education, traditional, b
                                 oring.


City – Lively, shops, offices,
bars, schools, but also many
people (esp. young man)
with little education and
jobless


                                                             7
CHALLENGES
   Empower adults without
    education
   Give all children access to
    up-to-date education                              Invention

   Develop community to fulfill                    Job Creation
    its basic needs (electricity,
    clean water, sanitary                          Problem Solving

    conditions, repair)                             Education
   Stimulate new businesses
                                                  Empowerment
   Support small and medium
    enterprises to innovate         The tower of empowerment (CSIR South Africa)

   Connect to the world

                                                                                   8
Creative                                                                                               Internet
                 University                                      Research
campus                                                                                                 provider
                                                                 institutes


  STAKEHOLDERS                                                                                                                 Techn.
                                                                                                                               schools

                                                  Consulta
                                                   ncies                                                Colleges
                         Ministry                                                Women
                           of                                                   movement
                        education
    Embassy
                                                              Training
                                                               centre
                                                                                                                               Labour
                                                                                             Adult                              union
                                                                                           education

                                    Govern-
                                                                          NGO
                                     ment




Crafters

                                                                                                           Employers
              Bank
                                                                                                             ass.

                                                                                 Min. of
                                                                                labour &
                                                                                 techn.                              Min. of
                                                Big                                                                trade and
                                              company                                                               industry
                                                                                             Chamber
                                                                                                of
 Cultural                                                                                   commerce
  centre
                                                                                                                           Museum
               Waag                                Supra
              society                             nationals
                                                                                                                                         9
STAKEHOLDERS

   Subsequent initiators            Recurring pattern
       Waag Society Fab Lab             Initial interest and claim
       Local internet provider           of ownerschip
       Mixed creative campus            No follow-up actions
        initiative                       Focus shifts to other
       Chamber of Commerce               priorities
        and Industry                 Our policy
       Ministry of Technology           Who is the client?
       Government                       Which help is
                                          appreciated?

                                                                       10
THREE PLAYBOARDS

 Mini Fab Lab - private
 Regular Fab Lab - consortium

 Official Fab Lab - government




                                  11
MINI FAB LAB

   OLPC - One laptop per
    child




                            12
MINI FAB LAB




               13
MINI FAB LAB

   Computer class with
    open agenda




                          14
MINI FAB LAB

   Arduino




               15
MINI FAB LAB

   Simple cutting tool




                          16
MINI FAB LAB

   Game maker




                 Drawing by A. Fienieg, 1992




                                               17
MINI FAB LAB
   Internet connection




Movie: Devika (13) (while sweeping) explains the working of telephone line, splitter,
adsl router, wifi, mediadisk, ups, etc.                                                 18
REGULAR FAB LAB
   Mixed creative campus
    consortium (NL-SR)
   Mixed motives
    (social, economical)
   Fab Lab Waag Society
    involved
   Long term perspective
    1.   Raising money for
         campus
    2.   Developing campus
    3.   Developing Fab Lab

                              19
OFFICIAL FAB LAB

   Government initiated
   Mixed motives (boosting
    high tech, connecting to
    the world)
   Contacts with various
    NL Fab Labs
   Short term perspective
    1.   Funding available
    2.   Space available
    3.   People available
                               20
CONCLUSION
   Mini Fab Lab
       Autonomous and flexible
       Experiences in local
        context
       Resources for spreading
        the word
   Regular Fab Lab and
    Official Fab Lab
       Stay in touch
       Search for synergy
       Help where possible

                                  21
REFERENCES
   Destination Suriname;
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZdZU4WgHgiY
   Business model generation; a handbook for visionaries, game
    changers, and challengers; Alexander Osterwalder et al.; John
    Wiley & Sons, Inc., Hoboken NJ, USA, 2010.
   Design Thinking for Educators; Design Team Riverdale Country
    School and IDEO; 2011.
   International Fab Lab Association; web site;
    http://www.fablabinternational.org
   Special report: Manufacturing and Innovation; The Economist;
    print edition 21 April 2012.

                                                                    22
THANK YOU!

      Pieter van der Hijden
     Sofos Consultancy, The Netherlands
        www.sofos.nl – pvdh@sofos.nl



    Fab Lab - Where to start?
       International Fab Lab Association
          www.fablabinternational.org

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Setting-up a Fab Lab in Suriname, a play on three boards

  • 1. FabFuse 2012 is the first international grassroots Fab Lab conference Amersfoort (The Netherlands), 8 - 11 August 2012 – www.fabfuse.org SETTING-UP A FAB LAB IN SURINAME, A PLAY ON THREE BOARDS Pieter van der Hijden Sofos Consultancy 2012 –Pieter van der Hijden (pvdh@sofos.nl) - This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported License. 1
  • 2. ABOUT THE AUTHOR  Pieter van der Hijden  Fab Lab Suriname  International Fab Lab Association  Fab Academy Course “How to manage a Fab Lab”  Amsterdam, The Netherlands  Sofos Consultancy 2
  • 3. AGENDA  Welcome to Suriname  Challenges  Stakeholders  Three playboards  Mini Fab Lab  Regular Fab Lab  Official Fab Lab  Conclusion 3
  • 4. WELCOME TO SURINAME  First 3 minutes of “Destination Suriname”, see http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZdZU4WgH giY 4
  • 5. WELCOME TO SURINAME  Tropical country  400 * 400 km  Flat coastal strip 80 km  Hilly tropical rainforest with some mountains  Sun & natural resources Source: www.gov.sr 5
  • 6. WELCOME TO SURINAME  Population  80% - urban  10% - rural  10% - forest  500,000 in total  Economy  Mining (oil, gold, bauxite, etc.)  Agriculture  Tourism  Offshore GDP pc – Computed by Wolfram Alpha = USD 15.3 per day per person 6
  • 7. WELCOME TO SURINAME Forest – (no maps on Google Earth), small villages far away from city, boat transport, no electricity, low quality education, poor. Rural area – close to city, low education, traditional, b oring. City – Lively, shops, offices, bars, schools, but also many people (esp. young man) with little education and jobless 7
  • 8. CHALLENGES  Empower adults without education  Give all children access to up-to-date education Invention  Develop community to fulfill Job Creation its basic needs (electricity, clean water, sanitary Problem Solving conditions, repair) Education  Stimulate new businesses Empowerment  Support small and medium enterprises to innovate The tower of empowerment (CSIR South Africa)  Connect to the world 8
  • 9. Creative Internet University Research campus provider institutes STAKEHOLDERS Techn. schools Consulta ncies Colleges Ministry Women of movement education Embassy Training centre Labour Adult union education Govern- NGO ment Crafters Employers Bank ass. Min. of labour & techn. Min. of Big trade and company industry Chamber of Cultural commerce centre Museum Waag Supra society nationals 9
  • 10. STAKEHOLDERS  Subsequent initiators  Recurring pattern  Waag Society Fab Lab  Initial interest and claim  Local internet provider of ownerschip  Mixed creative campus  No follow-up actions initiative  Focus shifts to other  Chamber of Commerce priorities and Industry  Our policy  Ministry of Technology  Who is the client?  Government  Which help is appreciated? 10
  • 11. THREE PLAYBOARDS  Mini Fab Lab - private  Regular Fab Lab - consortium  Official Fab Lab - government 11
  • 12. MINI FAB LAB  OLPC - One laptop per child 12
  • 14. MINI FAB LAB  Computer class with open agenda 14
  • 15. MINI FAB LAB  Arduino 15
  • 16. MINI FAB LAB  Simple cutting tool 16
  • 17. MINI FAB LAB  Game maker Drawing by A. Fienieg, 1992 17
  • 18. MINI FAB LAB  Internet connection Movie: Devika (13) (while sweeping) explains the working of telephone line, splitter, adsl router, wifi, mediadisk, ups, etc. 18
  • 19. REGULAR FAB LAB  Mixed creative campus consortium (NL-SR)  Mixed motives (social, economical)  Fab Lab Waag Society involved  Long term perspective 1. Raising money for campus 2. Developing campus 3. Developing Fab Lab 19
  • 20. OFFICIAL FAB LAB  Government initiated  Mixed motives (boosting high tech, connecting to the world)  Contacts with various NL Fab Labs  Short term perspective 1. Funding available 2. Space available 3. People available 20
  • 21. CONCLUSION  Mini Fab Lab  Autonomous and flexible  Experiences in local context  Resources for spreading the word  Regular Fab Lab and Official Fab Lab  Stay in touch  Search for synergy  Help where possible 21
  • 22. REFERENCES  Destination Suriname; http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZdZU4WgHgiY  Business model generation; a handbook for visionaries, game changers, and challengers; Alexander Osterwalder et al.; John Wiley & Sons, Inc., Hoboken NJ, USA, 2010.  Design Thinking for Educators; Design Team Riverdale Country School and IDEO; 2011.  International Fab Lab Association; web site; http://www.fablabinternational.org  Special report: Manufacturing and Innovation; The Economist; print edition 21 April 2012. 22
  • 23. THANK YOU! Pieter van der Hijden Sofos Consultancy, The Netherlands www.sofos.nl – pvdh@sofos.nl Fab Lab - Where to start? International Fab Lab Association www.fablabinternational.org 23