Tuesday, August 11, 2009

IDDS at Suame Magazine

IDDS (a Maker Faire Africa sponsor)reporting from Suame Magazine:
Crossman(of Suame Magazine) himself gave us an introduction into the history behind the Intermediate Technology Transfer Unit (I.T.T.U.) and how the centre came into existence. He told us that we were still “on KNUST soil” and the collaboration between these ingenious artisans from Suame and eager students from the University is perhaps the defining feature of Kumasi, and a small example of how co-creation can work at a localized level. The I.T.T.U. functions as a go-between in a sense as a means of making sure that technologies and techniques developed at the University make their way into the community.

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