Manufacturing is devolving. More and more local innovators are making a difference in their communities by making physical things using digital fabrication machines, open-source software, open standards and open hardware – and by successfully competing against mass produced imports.
This session is based on ‘Scaling Distributed Manufacturing in Developing Countries’ research for UK Aid / FCDO. It will highlight the digital barriers to the localisation of production as a call to action for the audience. It will briefly share stories of case-studies from: the COVID-19 pandemic; attempts to address climate change by reducing supply chains, and; partnerships between entrepreneurs, factories and development organisations.
Find out more about the event from the Global Digital Development Forum website.
