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Indian Innovators | Discovery channel video

Posted by ameetdesh 696 days ago (Editorial)
Category: Appropriate Technology | Tags: video innovation appropriate technology cool | Location: All-India

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Awesome and really glamorous video, on how people are solving their problems on their own with creativity, and in the process generating 'my technology'

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written by parul8ue 696 days ago Rating: 0 | Rate Discussion: + -

Simple and elegant innovations! The tree climbing apparatus reminds me of a device we used for climbing using ropes mountaineering called a "Jumar". A jumar employs a cam which allows the device to slide freely in one direction (usually the intended direction of movement), and provide a firm grip on the rope when pulled on in the opposite direction.

Idea is the needed technology is often available around us - we just need to apply it "appropriately"

written by anupamagarg 678 days ago Rating: 0 | Rate Discussion: + -

These innovations are from National Innovation foundation (NIF http://www.nif.org.in/). Also it will be relevant to mention here that SRISTI(www.sristi.org) is a non-governmental organisation setup to strengthen the creativity of grassroots inventors, innovators and ecopreneurs engaged in conserving biodiversity and developing eco-friendly solutions to local problems. And both SRISTI and NIF are collaborators of the famous Honey Bee Network (http://www.sristi.org/honeybee.html). Honey Bee Network is a network of like-minded individuals, innovators, farmers, scholars, academicians, policy makers, entrepreneurs and non-governmental organizations (NGOs).The Network has been woven around three basic ideals.

The Network believes that a knowledge system in order to become sustainable has to be both just and fair. Hence, while collecting knowledge from the knowledge holder, the Network has made it a norm to acknowledge the knowledge provider with name and reference, if otherwise not desired by the knowledge provider. This particular practice has come handy in protecting the IPR of the knowledge provider.

In the second place, the source of knowledge i.e. in the case of Honey Bee Network, the traditional knowledge holders and grassroots innovators must be acknowledged, if otherwise desired so by the knowledge holders themselves.

Finally, any proceed that accrues from the value addition of local traditional knowledge and innovation; a fair and reasonable share must go back to the knowledge holders.

written by mynk 604 days ago Rating: 0 | Rate Discussion: + -

Love the pedal power innovations. Was wondering why these don't get commercialized at least the washing machine! :)

written by parulgupta8ue 603 days ago Rating: 0 | Rate Discussion: + -

I wonder how the effort in pedal powering the washing machine compares with washing by hand. Guess is it will be more, since typical wash-cycles in motorized washing machines are half-hour to one-hour! Plus, WMs are notoriously wasteful of water