The presentation describes the impact of Maker ecosystem on the IoT ecosystem . A true multidisciplinary approach of makers is responsible for the boom.
Talk delivered at IEEE IoT Usecases workshop (4-5 Dec 2015 | Hotel Lalit Ashok).
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Maker movement and its impact on IOT ecosystem
1. Maker Movement and its
Impact on IoT Ecosystem
Darshan Virupaksha
Co-organiser
IoTBLR
www.iotblr.org
2. Maker Movement IoT Ecosystem
• Collaboration
• Disrupt large enterprises
• Emphasis on tailor made products
• Experiment over theory
• Resource sharing
• Convergence of forces last decade
innovations
Source : KenMiller Group
3. Maker Movement Impact on IoT
• Reduction in barriers of learning
• Communities and learning platforms
• Online communities - Meetups groups, startup forums, facebook, etc
• Alternative education - Encourage active learning at grassroot level
• Contribution to open source
• Knowledge Building activities
• Hands on sessions
• Community projects
• Hackathons
• Specific skill development
• Entrepreneurial education
4. Maker Movement Impact on IoT
• Reduction in barriers to entry
• Technology advancements
• For prototyping
• Hardware and software platforms (cost and availability)
• Access to Physical Infrastructure
• Makerspaces – Workbench Projects, IKP EDEN, The-Workshop
• Incubators – Co-Labs, Excubator, HAX, BOLT, Highway1
• Policy support from the government
• Discussions with the state government
• Government bodies keen on collaboration
5. Maker Movement Impact on IoT
• Reduction in barrier to commercialize
• Access to infrastructure to scale
• Collaborations for small scale production (Electronics and Mechanicals)
• Mentorship to join leading hardware accelerators
• Access to talent & experts
• Huge community to reach out to
• Strong network of experts
• Promote and nurture young talent
• Access to customers
• Community as a testbed – Feedback
6. Epic Journey - Maker to Entrepreneur
Makers
Maker Prototypes
Idea Validation, DFx and
User-centric Design,
Access to Right
Infrastructure & Seed fund
Prototype Products
Challenges of Scale –
Finance, Manufacturing
SUPPORTREQUIRED
30000
Makers
1000
50
Makers
Meetups, Workshops,
Community Projects
Maker Prototypes
Pitch sessions, Mentor
programmes, Advanced Tech
Events
Prototype Products
Design and Manf connects,
Expert connects
ACTIVITIES
Representation of the
Ecosystem
Startups
Product showcase events
7. IoTBLR – Phase 1
• Social Enterprise for the promotion of IoT
• 6,000 members on Meetup, 13,000 members on
Facebook - Students, professionals, entrepreneurs,
researchers, investors, media
• 30+ events – Industry talks, workshops,
hackathons
• Key focus areas:
• Learning and skill development – Workshops, talks,
internships, open syllabus
• Entrepreneurship support – Information directory,
programmes, advancement support
• High-impact R&D projects – Experiments in a failure
tolerant environment
• Corporate connect – Labs, events, insights
8. IoTBLR – Phase 2
Expansion
• Deeper locally – Tier
2 and 3 cities/towns
• Wider globally –
Knowledge and
expertise sharing
Impact
• Empower everyone
to build the Internet
of Things
• Solve real problems,
get real results
Impact Gaps in Current Ecosystem
• Learning and skill development
• Entrepreneurship support
• High-impact R&D projects
9. How You Can Engage with IoTBLR
• Entrepreneur Education Series
• 6-session series on various topics that IoT startups need to understand clearly
• By invitation only – must have completed POC at least
• Enable Makeathon – Maker Days for ICRC
• Dec 19-20
• Wildcards to join existing teams
• IoTBLR Projects Series – Project #5 coming up, open to ideas and
suggestions
• Multiple IoT meetups in Dec and Jan, join www.meetup.com/IoTBLR for
immediate updates and to RSVP
• Recruitment at IoTBLR
• Hacker Core and Ecosystem Core
• http://iotblr.org/careers
10. “Join me in building a vibrant IoT
ecosystem in India and achieve the
goal of making our country a product
innovation hub”
Darshan Virupaksha
www.meetup.com/IoTBLR
darshan@iotblr.org
https://www.facebook.com/groups/IoTBLR
11. Impact of Phase 1
Bootstrapped the IoT community in Bangalore in lean social
startup mode from a handful of like-minded enthusiasts to
12,000+ community
• Spurred the rise of a vibrant ecosystem consisting of leading
corporates, universities, students, industry associations, startups,
and manufacturers
• Meetups have led to development of the first IoT-focused learning
platform in India resulting in an organic growth of knowledge
amongst the community
• Companies started by IoTBLR members receive tremendous support
from the community – technology and manufacturing guidance,
shared resources, marketing and visibility, funding, etc
• International collaborations in 5 meetups, 10 meetups with experts
across the nation
• IoTBLR members have been active in publishing articles and content
in major national and international journals and magazines.
Over 3,000 attendees trained
or participated in 30+ events
Joint events and collaborations with
leading organizations in India and
across the globe
75% events focused on Technology
15% events focused on Entrepreneurship
15% events focused on Design Thinking