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7 steps for building low cost open source technologies for global health
Although this article is pretty mainstream oriented, I am linking it here as an example of the move that is underway to treat health and medicine as a fertile terrain for open source efforts...
As it is today, there’s more effort marshaled toward developing clever kitchen robots and fun backyard kits than global health hardware. That said, we can learn from the hobby-tech industry, by applying a similar approach to open hardware projects in global health technology that Make Magazine has done for DIY projects. Highlighting successful projects could spark a similar spirit and energy, and even draw the attention and input of the creative, resourceful, and talented members of the Make community.
http://globalhealthideas.org/2009/07/7-steps-for-building-low-cost-...
As it is today, there’s more effort marshaled toward developing clever kitchen robots and fun backyard kits than global health hardware. That said, we can learn from the hobby-tech industry, by applying a similar approach to open hardware projects in global health technology that Make Magazine has done for DIY projects. Highlighting successful projects could spark a similar spirit and energy, and even draw the attention and input of the creative, resourceful, and talented members of the Make community.
http://globalhealthideas.org/2009/07/7-steps-for-building-low-cost-...
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