the Program Booklet - IEEE Global Humanitarian Technology ...

Tuesday, October 23, 2012
5:00pm – 6:00pm
South Room, 3 rd Floor
Panel:
MIT International Development Design
Summit (IDDS)
Abstract:
International Development Design Summit (IDDS) is an annual summit that
promotes intense hands-on design experiences to create technologies and
enterprises that improve the lives of people in poverty. It was founded in 2007
by Amy Smith, an MIT lecturer head of D-lab, a series of courses and field trips
that focus on international development, appropriate technologies and
sustainable solutions for communities in developing countries. This past
summer, IDDS was held in Sao Paulo, Brazil, being organized by a local team
for the first time. During the summit, 6 projects were developed in areas of
recycling, sanitation, eco constructions, leisure, flooring and financial
management.
During the panel, IDDS principles and projects from summit this year as well as
previous years will be introduced. Since the major IDDS principles are “cocreation”,
“hands-on learning” and “creative capacity building”, the audience
will be exposed to IDDS both in discussion manner as well as hands-on manner.
For more information about IDDS, please visit our website: http://iddsummit.org
2012 GHTC Page 69