3. Building a global network to connect global
innovators to rural communities
Community
"Global Network” icon by Maxim Basinski, from thenounproject.com.
4. Explore the use of technologies in
sustainable rural development
Sustainability
"Light Bulb” icon by Till Teenck, from thenounproject.com.
5. Leverage open components and platforms
in AI and Robotics for rural needs
Artificial Intelligence
"Robotic Arm” icon by Eucalyp, from thenounproject.com.
7. projects from
around the world
Crowdsource
projects through
crowdfunding and grants
Fund
projects in the village
for real-life testing
Deploy
projects over time further
workshops and camps
Iterate
9. Fab Village is connected to the global community
of maker spaces, Fab Labs and future partners
Fab Lab Network
Fab Village is integrated in the powerful open
innovation ecosystem of Shenzhen and China
Open Innovation
11. The first Fab Village is located in Yangtou,
a small village near Ningde in the south of China.
First Fab Village Worldwide
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15. The rural area of Fab Village Ningde will be developed by the
government to reach the United Nations Sustainable Development
Goals and improve the live of village residents
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19. The first Fab Village in Ningde will inspire makers to
build up new Fab Villages in China and around the world.
Inspire
Successful projects and products created in Fab Village
Ningde can be adapted by other future Fab Villages
Resources
22. Co-create bootcamps to bring global innovators and
local community members together and experiment
with sustainable solutions in the village
Bootcamps
First year Second year Third year
23. Crowdfunding of the first projects and solutions
that have been co-created in the village
Crowdfunding
First year Second year Third year
24. Scale the solutions via best practice knowledge
sharing over web and a ready to supply ecosystem
Scale solutions
First year Second year Third year
25. June 2018!
Fab Village has obtained the
government’s first stage grant to kick
off the first batch of bootcamps in
26. Startups can deploy projects in Fab
Village without additional equity
Crowdfunding
via education
Educational Summer Camps will be
crowdsourced by tuitions of students
who plan to study abroad
“Global Education” icon by Becris, from thenounproject.com.
27. Regular fundings planned, first
cohorts starts in summer 2018
Fab Village
Seed Fund
Selected projects will be supported
directly with USD $50,000 to
$100,000 for 5-10% of equity
"Global Network” icon by Maxim Basinski, from thenounproject.com.