SUMMARY
WoeLab is Togo's first FabLab (for "Fabrication Laboratory"). It is a collaborative workspace that makes machine tools and high technologies available to project leaders. The WoeLab is based on two principles: LowHighTech, i.e. access to cutting-edge technology at lower cost, andopen source. The example that best illustrates this philosophy is the 3D printer made from recycled objects developed within the FabLab.
Keywords: co-design, co-creation, crowfunding, economic development, collaborative economy, FabLab, participatory financing, 3D printing, innovation, Internet of Things, IoT, connected objects, storytelling, technology, urban planning, Lomé, Togo, Africa.
Illustration: The Woelab in Lomé | ©For cities
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