TechShop's for Africa?

More from the world of fabbing,David Schneider at IEEE Spectrum writes about Techshop a model worthy of emulation throughout the continent:

Its a high‑tech workshop open to anyone who pays a modest membership fee. Think of it as a health club for geeks. Instead of treadmills and elliptical trainers, you’ll find laser and plasma cutters, milling machines and lathes, oscilloscopes and frequency generators. What’s more, you’ll run into like-minded folk who can give you tips on everything from tungsten inert-gas welding to computer-aided design, either through organized classes or informal coaching.

And a possible future pipeline for investments...

TechShop indeed caters to budding entrepreneurs. It hosts “inventors-alliance meetings” and, Newton hopes, may eventually be able to offer them seed money to get their businesses launched...[continue reading]

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