Inventors called upon to improve basic supply in poor regions

Posted on 2 Jul 2015 by Jonny Williamson

Siemens Stiftung (the Siemens Foundation) has launched its ‘empowering people. Award 2015’ to tackle issues such as water quality, disease and improve internet access in world’s poorest regions

The competition has a £35,000 first prize to develop the idea and the winners must show that the innovation can be used independently as a business model by individuals and communities in developing regions. The previous 1st prize went to OneDollarGlasses, an invention allowing anyone to manufacture affordable glasses where they are needed. [caption id="attachment_252330"…

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