1. South Africa Report

2. SA FabLab footprint (planned & actual) Planned Actual 8 FabLabs planned by march 2007 SA Government sees FabLabs as Infrastructure / Tool for Local Economic Development– impacting on the “second economy”

3. Envisioned types of FabLabs

4. GIK (Great Invention Kit) Fab Examples

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7. Letlotlo Phohole South Africa FAB Degree (certification)

8. Objective To develop a working model and the required content of an Informal Advanced Technical Training for the users of the Fabrication Laboratory (FabLab)

9. Inputs Activities Outputs Outcomes For/ With Scope FAB Test Content (verify& validate) Develop Evaluation Criteria Integrate Develop content Deploy Feedback Loops (not a linear process) Accessible, Affordable informal advanced technical education for personal and employment capacity building. HTM(A)A Technical documentation End-user requirement Deployment options (CBT, Training models,...) Industry requirements Qualifications authority FAB Plans and Process A recognition model for FAB Degree/ Certification FabLab Users [ Innovators – students – SMEs – industry – entrepreneurs – scholars – school leavers]

10. Summary Flexible sustainable model needed One Global FAB Qualification Global participation Add value locally

11. Questions?