Never Gonna Desert You. Environmental sensing and irrigation solutions from the ground.

Critical making is about ensuring effective solutions, considering real word challenges. Our workshop introduces successful approaches from Asia, Latin America and Africa, shedding light on the co-creation of digital tools by the Global Majority and the global maker community. In our workshop, participants will engage with 3 compelling stories of how the potential of the Internet of Things (IoT) can be localized to respond to 3 different scenarios that are relevant for people on this planet: air pollution, water scarcity and deforestation.

Our speakers are not typical tech gurus and will help to demystify technical fixes, sharing the social context of the devices – literally - on the table. While participants can test and understand the functioning of each digital tool hands-on, they will also be sensitized about crucial boundary conditions: politics, economic sustainability, capacity building, supply chains, cultural acceptance and gender inclusiveness.