New, innovative technologies often require in-depth knowledge of specific topics. Since the issues
make use of different technologies, the advice is to structure the available technologic knowledge
per issue. TIER is specialized in information technology and infrastructure.
New, innovative technology can also be a combinations of technologies with prior arts. In this case, the
bible of relief workers can bring simple and practical solutions.
Publications
Engineering in Emergencies - Davis / Lambert
The book Engineering in emergencies is a bible with practical solutions.
Innovations for emerging markets are often on a level of basic needs. This
practical guide for relief workers of Jan Davis and Robert Lambert could do
a great job, when you are looking for basic solutions of basic needs.
TIER
TIER (Technology and Infrastructure for Emerging Regions) is a research group at
the University of California at Berkeley, investigating the design and deployment
of new technologies for emerging regions. The aim of the TIER project is to address
the challenges in bringing the Information Technology revolution to the masses of
the developing regions of the world. TIER focuses on developing a hardware/software
infrastructure explicitly designed for the physical, political and economic realities
of developing areas.
Publications.
Technology per issue
Innovative technologies for emerging markets are often
issue-related.
At the Faculty of Industrial Design Engineering of Delft University of Technology,
we focus on six issues:
Education
Water
Energy
Health
Housing
Connectivity
