ABOUT THE SPEAKER
DK Osseo-Asare - Designer
DK Osseo-Asare creates architecture with and for the people that design overlooks.

Why you should listen

Africa today has the youngest population and fastest rate of urbanization on the planet. How can we amplify indigenous innovation continent-wide to accommodate the needs of Africa’s next billion urban dwellers? Collaborating with thousands of young people in West Africa over the past decade, DK Osseo-Asare has pioneered new approaches to design and deliver architecture and inclusive innovation to people living in resource-constrained environments: reframing the micro-architectures of "kiosk culture" as urban infrastructure for resilience; experimenting with "bambots," or bamboo architecture robots; and prototyping off-grid in the Niger Delta an open-source model of hybrid rural/urban development for Africa.

In 2012, Osseo-Asare and Yasmine Abbas launched the Agbogbloshie Makerspace Platform (AMP), a community-based project to empower grassroots makers in Africa and beyond. Co-designed with over a thousand youth in and around Agbogbloshie scrapyard in Accra, Ghana -- infamously mischaracterized as "the world's largest e-waste dump" -- AMP Spacecraft is an open architecture for "crafting space" that links a mobile structure with modular toolsets to help makers make more and better, together. AMP has deployed three spacecraft to date, with the goal of networking a pan-African fleet of maker kiosks that enable youth to reimagine (e-)waste as raw material for building digital futures, recycle better and unlock their creative potential to remake the world.

Osseo-Asare is co-founding principal of Low Design Office (LOWDO), a trans-Atlantic architecture and integrated design studio based in Ghana and Texas. He co-founded the Ashesi Design Lab as Chief Maker and is Assistant Professor of Architecture and Engineering Design at Penn State University, where he runs the Humanitarian Materials Lab (HuMatLab) and serves as Associate Director of Penn State’s Alliance for Education, Science, Engineering and Design with Africa (AESEDA).

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TEDGlobal 2017

DK Osseo-Asare: What a scrapyard in Ghana can teach us about innovation

DK 阿西歐阿薩里: 迦納的廢料場能教我們什麼是創新

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阿博布羅西是迦納阿克拉的一個社區,人們去那裡的廢料場開採電子廢物做成可回收的材料。這些都市礦工沒受過正式的訓練,通常透過拆解和重組的過程來自學。設計師和 TED 研究會員 DK 阿西歐阿薩里思考:結合這些自學的電子迷和 STEAM 領域的學生與教授,會如何?結果是個不斷成長的自造者社區。在那裡,大家參與同儕合作、親手實作的教育,能做出想要創造的東西。來進一步了解這個非洲自造者空間如何領導草根層級的循環經濟。
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Come with me to AgbogbloshieAgbogbloshie,
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跟我一起來阿博布羅西,
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a neighborhood鄰里 in the heart of Accra阿克拉,
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它是位在阿克拉中心地帶的街坊,
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named命名 after a god that lives生活
in the OdawOdaw River.
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它的名字是住在
奧道河裡的神的名字。
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There's a slum貧民窟, Old FadamaFadama,
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有個貧民窟叫做老法達瑪,
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built內置 on land土地 reclaimed回收
from the KorleKorle Lagoon潟湖,
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建在從科勒潟湖開墾出來的土地上,
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just before it opens打開
into the Gulf海灣 of Guinea幾內亞.
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就在快要到幾內亞灣的地方。
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There's a scrapyard廢品場 here where people
take apart距離 all kinds of things,
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這裡有個廢料場,
大家在此地拆解各種東西,
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from mobile移動 phones手機 to computers電腦,
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從手機到電腦,
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automobiles汽車 to even entire整個 airplanes飛機.
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汽車到甚至整架飛機。
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Agbogbloshie'sAgbogbloshie 的 scrapyard廢品場 is famous著名
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阿博布羅西的廢料場很有名,
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because it has become成為 a symbol符號
of the downside缺點 of technology技術:
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因為它已變成了科技的負面象徵:
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the problem問題 of planned計劃 obsolescence報廢.
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過時的報廢規劃。
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It's seen看到 as a place地點 where devices設備
from around the world世界 end結束 their life,
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它被視為是世界各地
廢棄裝置的墳場,
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where your data數據 comes to die.
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你的資料來這裡壽終正寢。
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These are the images圖片
that the media媒體 loves to show顯示,
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媒體很愛刊出這些影像,
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of young年輕 men男人 and boys男孩
burning燃燒 wires電線 and cables電纜
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年輕人和男孩在燒電線和纜線,
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to recover恢復 copper and aluminum,
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以回收銅和鋁,
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using運用 Styrofoam泡沫塑料 and old tires輪胎 as fuel汽油,
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用泡沫塑膠和老輪胎來當燃料,
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seriously認真地 hurting傷害 themselves他們自己
and the environment環境.
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嚴重傷害他們自己的健康
也傷害了環境。
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It's a super-toxic超毒 process處理,
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這是個非常毒的過程,
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producing生產 pollutants污染物 that enter輸入
the global全球 ecosystem生態系統,
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產生出來的污染物會進到
全球的生態系統,
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build建立 up in fatty脂肪 tissue組織
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累積在脂肪組織中,
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and threaten威脅 the top最佳 of the food餐飲 chain.
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威脅到最上層的食物鏈。
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But this story故事 is incomplete殘缺.
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但這故事並不完整。
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There's a lot we can learn學習
from AgbogbloshieAgbogbloshie,
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我們能從阿博布羅西學很多,
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where scrap廢料 collected
from city-城市 and nationwide全國 is brought.
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全市及全國各地所收集來的
廢料被帶到這裡來。
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For so many許多 of us,
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對我們許多人來說,
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our devices設備 are black黑色 boxes盒子.
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我們的裝置就是黑盒子。
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We know what they do,
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我們知道它們能做什麼,
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but not how they work or what's inside.
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但不知道它們怎麼運作,
或裡面有什麼。
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In AgbogbloshieAgbogbloshie, people
make it their business商業
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在阿博布羅西,大家把探究出裡面
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to know exactly究竟 what's inside.
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有什麼變成是他們的事業。
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Scrap廢料 dealers經銷商 recover恢復 copper,
aluminum, steel, glass玻璃, plastic塑料
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廢料商人回收銅、
鋁、鋼、玻璃、塑膠,
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and printed印刷的 circuit電路 boards.
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以及印刷電路板。
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It's called "urban城市的 mining礦業."
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這稱為「都市挖礦」。
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It's now more efficient高效 for us
to mine materials物料 from our waste浪費.
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現今我們從廢棄物當中
挖出材料比較有效率。
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There is 10 times more gold,
silver, platinum, palladium
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一公噸電子產品中的
金、銀、鉑、鈀含量
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in one ton of our electronics電子產品
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比一公噸地下挖出的
礦物中的金屬含量
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than in one ton of ore礦石 mined開採
from beneath下面 the surface表面 of the earth地球.
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要高十倍。
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In AgbogbloshieAgbogbloshie,
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在阿博布羅西,
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weight重量 is a form形成 of currency貨幣.
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重量就是一種貨幣的形式。
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Devices設備 are dissected解剖 to recover恢復
materials物料, parts部分 and components組件
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裝置被拆解,以回收材料、
零件,和元件,
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with incredible難以置信 attention注意 to detail詳情,
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非常注意細節,
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down to the aluminum tips提示
of electric電動 plugs插頭.
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細到連電插頭的
鋁製尖端都不放過。
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But scrap廢料 dealers經銷商 don't destroy破壞
components組件 that are still functional實用.
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但廢料商人不會毀壞
還能夠用的元件。
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They supply供應 them to repair修理 workshops研討會
like this one in AgbogbloshieAgbogbloshie
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他們會把它們供應給維修工廠,
就像在阿博布羅西的這一間,
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and the tens of thousands數千
of technicians技師 across橫過 the country國家
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以及全國各地數萬名技工,
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that refurbish翻新 electrical電動
and electronic電子 equipment設備,
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他們會將電機
及電子設備重新整修,
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and sell them as used products製品
to consumers消費者 that may可能 not be able能夠 to buy購買
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當作二手商品販售給
可能買不起新電視
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a new television電視 or a new computer電腦.
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或新電腦的消費者。
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Make no mistake錯誤 about it,
there are young年輕 hackers黑客 in AgbogbloshieAgbogbloshie --
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別懷疑,在阿博布羅西
有年輕的駭客——
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and I mean that in the very best最好
sense of that word --
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且我所指的是那字面上
最好意義的駭客——
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that know not only
how to take apart距離 computers電腦
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他們不僅知道要如何拆解電腦,
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but how to put them back together一起,
how to give them new life.
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也知道如何再組裝回來,
如何給予它們新生命。
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AgbogbloshieAgbogbloshie reminds提醒 us
that making製造 is a cycle週期.
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阿博布羅西提醒我們,
「製作」是一個循環。
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It extends擴展 to remaking再造 and unmakingunmaking
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它延伸至重製以及恢復原狀,
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in order訂購 to recover恢復 the materials物料
that enable啟用 us to make something anew重新.
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目的是回收材料,再製出新的東西。
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We can learn學習 from AgbogbloshieAgbogbloshie,
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我們能向阿博布羅西學習,
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where cobblers鞋匠 remake翻拍 work boots靴子,
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在那裡,鞋匠會重製工作靴,
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where women婦女 collect蒐集 plastic塑料
from all over the city,
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在那裡,女性會從
城市各處收集塑膠,
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sort分類 it by type類型,
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根據類別來分類,
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shred撕碎 it, wash it
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將之切碎、清洗,
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and ultimately最終 sell it back
as feedstock原料 to factories工廠
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最終再當作原料,售回工廠,
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to make new clothing服裝,
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來製造新衣服、
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new plastic塑料 buckets水桶
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新塑膠筒,
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and chairs椅子.
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和椅子。
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Steel is stockpiled儲備 separately分別,
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鋼會被分開存放,
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where the carcasses屍體 of cars汽車
and microwaves微波爐 and washing洗滌 machines
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在那裡,汽車、微波爐,
以及洗衣機的殘骸
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become成為 iron rods for new construction施工;
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會變成鐵棒,供新的建設用;
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where roofing屋面 sheets床單 become成為 cookstoves爐灶;
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屋頂板會變成烹調用爐;
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where shafts from cars汽車 become成為 chisels
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汽車的軸會變成鑿子,
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that are used to scrap廢料 more objects對象;
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用來拆解更多的物件;
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where aluminum recovered恢復
from the radiators散熱器 of fridges冰箱
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從冰箱及冷氣的冷卻器
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and air空氣 conditioners空調
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所取回的鋁
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are melted融化了 down
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會被熔解,
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and use sand casting鑄件 to make
ornaments飾品 for the building建造 industry行業,
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用沙模鑄造的方式,
來為建造產業製作裝飾品,
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for pots which哪一個 are sold出售 just down
the street in the AgbogbloshieAgbogbloshie market市場
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在這條街尾的阿博布羅西
市場中販售的罐子,
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with a full充分 array排列 of locally本地 made製作
ovens烤箱, stoves爐具 and smokers吸煙者,
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還搭配了一大堆當地製作的
烤箱、爐灶,及煙燻爐,
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which哪一個 are used every一切 day
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這些東西每天都用得到,
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to make the majority多數 of palm棕櫚 nut堅果 soups,
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用來製作城市中大部分的棕櫚仁湯、
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of tea and sugar breads麵包,
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茶及糖麵包、
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of grilled tilapia羅非魚 in the city.
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炙烤非洲鯽魚。
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They're made製作 in roadside路邊 workshops研討會
like this one by welders焊工 like Mohammed穆罕默德,
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它們都是在路邊的工作坊製作的,
就像這間,由焊工穆罕默德經營,
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who recover恢復 materials物料
from the waste浪費 stream
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他會從廢物流中取回材料,
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and use them to make all kinds of things,
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用它們來做出各種東西,
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like dumbbells啞鈴 for working加工 out
out of old car汽車 parts部分.
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比如用老舊汽車零件
來做健身用的啞鈴。
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But here's這裡的 what's really cool:
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但真正很酷的一點是:
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the welding焊接 machines
they use look like this,
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他們所用的焊接機器
看起來是這樣的,
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and they're made製作
by specially特別 coiling捲取 copper
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製作方式是將特製的銅盤繞在
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around electrical電動 steel
recovered恢復 from old transformer變壓器 scrap廢料.
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從變壓器殘骸取出的電磁鋼片上。
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There's an entire整個 industry行業
just next下一個 to AgbogbloshieAgbogbloshie
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在阿博布羅西旁邊,有一整個工業,
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making製造 locally本地 fabricated製造 welding焊接 machines
that power功率 local本地 fabrication製造.
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製造焊接熔接機器
給當地人做焊接用。
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What's really cool as well is that
there's a transfer轉讓 of skills技能 and knowledge知識
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還有很酷的一點是
能夠跨世代轉移技巧和知識,
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across橫過 generations,
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from masters主人 to apprentices學徒,
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從師父傳給學徒,
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but it's doneDONE through通過 active活性 learning學習,
through通過 heuristic啟發式 learning學習,
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但轉移的方式,是透過主動學習,
透過從錯誤中學習,
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learning學習 by doing and by making製造.
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從實做中學習。
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And this stands站立 in sharp尖銳 contrast對比
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這方式和學校許多學生的經驗,
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to the experience經驗
of many許多 students學生們 in school學校,
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成為很強烈的對比,
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where lecturers講師 lecture演講,
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在學校,會有老師授課,
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and students學生們 write things down
and memorize記憶 them.
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學生會把老師教的
寫下來、記下來。
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It's boring無聊, but the real真實 problem問題 is
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很無聊,但真正的問題是,
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this somehow不知何故 preempts會搶佔 their latent
or their inherent固有 entrepreneurial創業 power功率.
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學生潛在或天生的企業家本領
可能就沒得施展。
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They know books圖書 but not how to make stuff東東.
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他們會唸書,但不知道怎麼做東西。
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Four years年份 ago, my cofounder聯合創始人
Yasmine亞斯曼 Abbas阿巴斯 and I asked:
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四年前,我的共同創辦人
雅斯明阿巴斯和我問了這個問題:
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What would happen發生 if we could couple一對
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我們是不是能夠將
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the practical實際的 know-how知識 of makers製造商
in the informal非正式的 sector扇形
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非正式部門中自造者的
實際技巧與本事
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with the technical技術 knowledge知識
of students學生們 and young年輕 professionals專業人士
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和學生與年輕教授的
STEAM 技術知識
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in STEAM蒸汽 fields領域 --
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結合在一起——
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science科學, technology技術, engineering工程,
arts藝術 and mathematics數學 --
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STEAM 即科學、科技、
工程、藝術、數學——
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to build建立 a STEAM-powered蒸汽動力 innovation革新 engine發動機
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建立以 STEAM 推動的創新引擎,
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to drive駕駛 what we call
"SankofaSankofa Innovation革新," which哪一個 I'll explain說明.
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來帶動我們所謂的
「Sankofa 創新」,我會再解釋。
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We took forays突襲 into the scrapyard廢品場
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我們突襲廢料場,
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to look for what could be repurposed改變用途,
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尋找可能有其他用途的東西,
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like DVDDVD writers作家 that could
become成為 laser激光 etchersetchers,
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比如 DVD 燒錄器,
可以變成雷射蝕刻機,
06:37
or the power功率 supplies耗材 of old servers服務器
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或是老舊伺服器的供電器
06:40
for a start-up啟動 in Kumasi庫馬西
making製造 3D printers打印機 out of e-waste電子垃圾.
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可以給庫馬西的新興公司
用來與電子廢物製成 3D 印表機。
06:45
The key was to bring帶來 together一起
young年輕 people from different不同 backgrounds背景
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關鍵在於,要將不同背景的
年輕人結合在一起,
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that ordinarily按說 never have
anything to do with each other,
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因為平常一般情況下
他們是完全沒交集的,
06:52
to have a conversation會話
about how they could collaborate合作
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要讓他們能聚在一起,
談談他們能如何合作,
06:56
and to test測試 and develop發展
new machines and tools工具
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來測試和開發新的機器與工具,
07:00
that could allow允許 them to shred撕碎
and strip跳閘 copper instead代替 of burning燃燒 it,
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用來切、剝銅,以取代燒銅,
07:04
to mold模子 plastic塑料 bricks磚塊 and tiles瓷磚,
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來鑄造塑膠磚塊和瓦片,
07:07
to build建立 new computers電腦 out of components組件
recovered恢復 from dead electronics電子產品,
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用從壞掉的電子產品
所取得的元件來建造新的電腦,
07:13
to build建立 a drone無人駕駛飛機.
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建造無人機。
07:16
And here you can see it flying飛行
for the first time in AgbogbloshieAgbogbloshie.
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各位可以看見,這是它在
阿博布羅西的第一次飛行。
07:22
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(掌聲)
07:27
Yasmine亞斯曼 and I have collaborated合作
with over 1,500 young年輕 people,
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雅斯明和我已經與
超過 1500 位年輕人合作,
07:31
750 from STEAM蒸汽 fields領域,
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有 750 位是來自 STEAM 領域的,
07:34
and over 750 grassroots基層 makers製造商
and scrap廢料 dealers經銷商
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還有超過 750 位
草根自造者和廢料商人,
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from AgbogbloshieAgbogbloshie and beyond.
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來自阿博布羅西及以外的地區。
07:41
They've他們已經 joined加盟 hands together一起
to develop發展 a platform平台
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他們聯手開發了一個平台,
07:46
which哪一個 they call Spacecraft宇宙飛船,
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被他們稱為「太空船」,
07:49
a hybrid混合動力 physical物理 and digital數字
space空間 for crafting各具特色,
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它是個混合的物理
及數位空間,供製作使用,
07:53
more of a process處理 than a product產品,
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比較像是個過程而非產品,
07:56
an open打開 architecture建築 for making製造,
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供製作用的開放結構,
08:00
which哪一個 involves涉及 three parts部分:
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它包含三部分:
08:01
a makerspacemakerspace kiosk,
which哪一個 is prefab預製 and modular模塊化;
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組合式、模組式的自造者互動機台亭;
08:04
tool工具 kits which哪一個 can be customized定制
based基於 on what makers製造商 want to make;
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根據使用者的需求而客製的工具包;
08:09
and a trading貿易 app應用.
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以及交易應用程式。
08:10
We built內置 the app應用 specifically特別
with the needs需求 of the scrap廢料 dealers經銷商
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首先我們專門針對廢料商人的需求
08:14
in mind心神 first,
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構建了應用程式,
08:15
because we realized實現 that it was not enough足夠
to arm them with information信息
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因為我們知道
光是提供資訊和改良的技術
給他們是不夠的,
08:20
and upgraded升級 technology技術
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if we wanted them to green綠色
their recycling回收 processes流程;
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如果我們想要他們
將回收過程環保化的話,
08:25
they needed需要 incentives獎勵.
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他們會需要獎勵。
08:27
Scrap廢料 dealers經銷商 are always looking
for new scrap廢料 and new buyers買家
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廢料商人總是在找
新的廢料以及新的買主,
08:30
and what interests利益 them
is finding發現 buyers買家 who will pay工資 more
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他們感興趣的是找到那些
願意比買焚燒的銅
花更多錢來買乾淨的銅的買家。
08:35
for clean清潔 copper than for burnt.
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08:38
We realized實現 that in the entire整個 ecosystem生態系統,
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我們發現,在整個生態系統中,
08:40
everyone大家 was searching搜索 for something.
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每個人都在尋找某樣東西。
08:43
Makers莊家 are searching搜索 for materials物料,
parts部分, components組件, tools工具, blueprints藍圖
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自造者在尋找材料、
零件、元件、工具、藍圖,
08:49
to make what it is they want to make.
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來製造他們想要製造的東西。
08:51
They're also finding發現 a way
to let customers顧客 and clientele客戶
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他們也在找方法來讓客戶及委託人
08:55
find out that they can repair修理 a blender攪拌機
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知道他們可以修復攪拌機,
08:57
or fix固定 an iron
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或修好熨斗,
08:59
or, as we learned學到了 yesterday昨天,
to make a french法國 fry machine.
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或,我們昨天才知道的,
他們也能製造出薯條機。
09:03
On the flip翻動 side, you find
that there are end結束 users用戶
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另一方面,有終端使用者
09:06
that are desperately拼命 looking for someone有人
that can make them a french法國 fry machine,
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非常迫切地想要找人
幫他們製造薯條機,
09:10
and you have scrap廢料 dealers經銷商 who are
looking how they can collect蒐集 this scrap廢料,
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還有廢料商人,他們在想的
是要如何收集這類廢料、
處理,轉成再製新東西的材料。
09:14
process處理 it, and turn it back
into an input輸入 for new making製造.
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09:18
We tried試著 to untangle排解
that knot of not knowing會心
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我們試著解開那個「不知道」的結,
09:21
to allow允許 people to find what they need
to make what they want to make.
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讓大家找到他們需要的東西,
來製造他們想要製造的東西。
09:24
We prototyped原型 the makerspacemakerspace
kiosk in AgbogbloshieAgbogbloshie,
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我們在阿博布羅西做出了
自造者互動機台亭的原型,
09:28
conceived設想 as the opposite對面 of a school學校:
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設計的想法和學校相反:
09:31
a portal門戶 into experiential體驗
and experimental試驗 making製造
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它是個通往體驗式
與實驗式製造的入口,
09:35
that connects所連接 local本地 and global全球
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將地方與全球連結,
09:37
and connects所連接 making製造
with remaking再造 and unmakingunmaking.
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結合製造與重新製造和恢復原狀。
09:41
We made製作 a rule規則 that everything
had to be made製作 from scratch
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我們訂了一條規則,
一切都得要從零開始,
09:45
using運用 only materials物料 made製作 in Ghana加納
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只能用迦納所產的材料,
09:47
or sourced來源 from the scrapyard廢品場.
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或是來自廢料場的材料。
09:50
The structures結構 essentially實質上 are
simple簡單 trusses桁架 which哪一個 bolt螺栓 together一起.
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基本上,這個結構是把
簡單的構架拴在一起。
09:54
It takes about two hours小時 to assemble集合
one module with semi-skilled半熟練 labor勞動,
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半熟練的勞工,組裝一個模組
大約要兩小時的時間,
09:59
and by developing發展 tooling工裝
and jigs夾具 and rigs鑽機,
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且藉由工具製造、
鑽模、器械的開發,
10:02
we were able能夠 to actually其實
build建立 these standardized標準化 parts部分
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我們得以真正在這個
工匠焊工的生態系統中
10:06
within this ecosystem生態系統 of artisanal手工 welders焊工
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建造出這些標準化的零件,
10:09
with the precision精確 of one millimeter毫米 --
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精準度達到一毫米——
10:12
of course課程, using運用 made-in-AgbogbloshieAgbogbloshie
welding焊接 machines,
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當然,用的是阿博布羅西
製造的焊接機器,
10:15
as well as for the tools工具,
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還有工具,
10:17
which哪一個 can lock, the toolboxes工具箱,
and stack to make workbenches工作臺,
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工具箱能上鎖,還能夠
疊起來變成工作台,
10:20
and again, customized定制
based基於 on what you want to make.
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同樣的,也能根據
你想要做什麼來客製化。
10:23
We've我們已經 tested測試 the app應用 in AgbogbloshieAgbogbloshie
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我們在阿博布羅西
測試了這個應用程式,
10:26
and are getting得到 ready準備 to open打開 it up
to other maker製作者 ecosystems生態系統.
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已經準備好要開放給
其他的自造者生態系統。
10:30
In six months個月, we'll have finished
three years年份 of testing測試
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六個月後,我們
為期三年的自造者互動機台亭
10:34
the makerspacemakerspace kiosk,
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就會完成測試,
10:36
which哪一個 I have to admit承認, we've我們已經 subjected
to some pretty漂亮 horrific可怕的 abuse濫用.
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我得承認,在測試中我們
遇到了一些很可怕的濫用狀況。
10:40
But it's for a good cause原因,
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但這是個很好的事業,
10:42
because based基於 on
the results結果 of that testing測試,
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因為依據測試的結果,
10:44
we've我們已經 been able能夠 to redesign重新設計
an upgraded升級 version of this makerspacemakerspace.
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我們重新設計和升級了
這個自造者空間,推出新版本。
10:49
If a fabFAB lab實驗室 is large, expensive昂貴,
and fixed固定 in place地點,
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如果製造實驗室很大、
很昂貴,又固定不動,
10:55
think of this as the counterpoint對位:
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那可以把這個發明想成對比:
10:58
something low-cost低成本,
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它的成本很低,
11:00
which哪一個 can be locally本地 manufactured製成的,
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可以在當地製造,
11:04
which哪一個 can be expanded擴大
and kitted配備 out incrementally增量
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若自造者需要資源,它還可以擴大,
11:07
as makers製造商 acquire獲得 resources資源.
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漸漸增加變得更齊全。
11:09
You can think of it as a toolshed工具棚,
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你可以把它想成是工具棚,
11:12
where makers製造商 can come and check out tools工具
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自造者能來這裡看看有什麼工具,
11:15
and take them via通過 handcart手推車
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再用手推車把工具拿走,
11:18
to wherever哪裡 they want in the city
to make what it is they want to make.
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拿到城市中任何地方,
去做任何他們想要做的東西。
11:21
And moving移動 into the next下一個 phase,
we're planning規劃 to also add
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我們要進入下一個階段了,
我們在計畫要加上
11:24
ceiling-mounted天花板安裝 CNCCNC bots機器人,
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安裝在屋頂上的
電腦數字控制機器人,
11:27
which哪一個 allow允許 makers製造商 to cocreateCoCreate的
together一起 with robots機器人.
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就能讓自造者和機器人
合作共同進行創造。
11:31
Ultimately最終,, this is a kit套件 of parts部分
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最終,它是個零件的套裝組,
11:33
which哪一個 can be assembled組裝 locally本地
within the informal非正式的 sector扇形
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可以在當地的
非正式部門內完成組裝,
11:37
using運用 standardized標準化 parts部分
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用的是標準化的零件,
11:38
which哪一個 can be upgraded升級 collectively
through通過 an open-source開源 process處理.
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這些零件可以透過開放原始碼的
處理程序來一起升級。
11:46
In totality整體, this entire整個
makerspacemakerspace system系統
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總的來說,這整個自造者空間系統
11:49
tries嘗試 to do five things:
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想要做到五件事:
11:50
to enable啟用 emerging新興 makers製造商
to gather收集 the resources資源 they need
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讓新興的自造者能夠
聚集他們需要的資源以及工具,
11:56
and the tools工具 to make
what they want to make;
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來製造他們想要製造的東西;
11:58
to learn學習 by doing and from others其他;
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透過實做學習和向他人學習;
12:01
to produce生產 more and better products製品;
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生產出更多、更好的產品;
12:04
to be able能夠 to trade貿易
to generate生成 steady穩定 income收入;
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能夠買賣,產生出穩定的收入;
12:06
and ultimately最終, to amplify放大
not only their reputation聲譽 as a maker製作者,
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最終,要來宣揚自造者的名聲
12:10
but their maker製作者 potential潛在.
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以及自造者的潛能。
12:13
SankofaSankofa is one of the most powerful強大
AdinkraAdinkra symbols符號 of the Akan阿寒湖 peoples人們
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迦納和象牙海岸的阿坎族
所用的阿丁克拉符號中
12:17
in Ghana加納 and Cote科特 d'Ivoire科特迪瓦,
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其中最強大的一個符號
是 Sankofa,
12:19
and it can be represented代表 as a bird
reaching到達 onto its back to collect蒐集 an egg,
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表示圖案是一隻鳥將頭
靠近牠的背以取得一顆蛋,
12:24
a symbol符號 of power功率.
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這是力量的符號。
12:27
It translates轉換 literally按照字面 from the TwiTWI
as "return返回 and get it,"
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字面上直譯為「返回去取得它」,
12:30
and what this means手段 is that if
an individual個人 or a community社區 or a society社會
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意思是,如果個人、社區,或社會
12:35
wants to have a successful成功 future未來,
they have to draw on the past過去.
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想要有成功的未來,
就得要利用過去。
12:40
To acquire獲得 and master
existing現有 ways方法 of doing,
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要習得並精通現有的做法,
12:43
access訪問 the knowledge知識 of their ancestors祖先.
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取得他們祖先的知識。
12:45
And this is very relevant相應
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如果我們想要為現在的非洲
12:47
if we want to think about an inclusive包括的
future未來 for Africa非洲 today今天.
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設想出一個包容的未來,
這點是非常重要的。
12:51
We have to start開始 from the ground地面 up,
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我們得要從頭開始,
12:54
mining礦業 what already已經 works作品
for methods方法 and for models楷模,
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開採已知可用的方法和模型,
12:58
and to think about how might威力 we
be able能夠 to connect,
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並思考我們要如何才能
13:02
in a kind of "both-and既-又,"
not "either-or或者" paradigm範例,
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用「—和—」的範式,
而非「—或—」,
13:06
the innovation革新 capacity容量
of this growing生長 network網絡
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來連結這個不斷成長的創新能力網,
13:09
of tech高科技 hubs集線器 and incubators孵化器
across橫過 the continent大陸
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因為這網路連結了整片非洲大陸的
科技中心與育成中心。
13:13
and to rethink反思 beyond national國民 boundaries邊界
and political政治 boundaries邊界,
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還要重新思考,將思考延伸至
國家界線與政治界線之外,
13:17
to think about how we can network網絡
innovation革新 in Africa非洲
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來思考我們要如何
在非洲將創新連結成網路,
13:22
with the spirit精神 of SankofaSankofa
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用 Sankofa 的精神,
13:24
and the existing現有 capacity容量
of makers製造商 at the grassroots基層.
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以及草根層級自造者的既有能力。
13:30
If, in the future未來, someone有人 tells告訴 you
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如果在未來有人告訴你,
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AgbogbloshieAgbogbloshie is the largest最大
e-waste電子垃圾 dump傾倒 in the world世界,
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阿博布羅西是世界上
最大的電子廢物垃圾場,
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I hope希望 you can correct正確 them
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我希望你能糾正他們,
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and explain說明 to them that a dump傾倒
is a place地點 where you throw things away
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向他們解釋,所謂的垃圾場,
是指把不要的東西丟過去之後
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and leave離開 them forever永遠;
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就會永遠留在那裡。
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a scrapyard廢品場 is where
you take things apart距離.
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而廢料場則是拆解東西的地方。
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Waste浪費 is something
that no longer has any value,
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廢物是不再有價值的東西,
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whereas scrap廢料 is something
that you recover恢復
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而廢料則是可以回收回來
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specifically特別 to use it
to remake翻拍 something new.
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並用來重新製造新東西的。
13:57
Making製造 is a cycle週期,
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製造是一個循環,
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and African非洲人 makerspacesmakerspaces
are already已經 pioneering創舉 and leading領導
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而非洲的自造者空間
已經在草根的等級上
扮演先鋒,領導循環經濟。
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circular economy經濟 at the grassroots基層.
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Let's make more and better together一起.
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讓我們一同製造更多、更好的東西。
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Thank you.
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謝謝。
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(Applause掌聲)
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(掌聲)
Translated by Lilian Chiu
Reviewed by Helen Chang

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ABOUT THE SPEAKER
DK Osseo-Asare - Designer
DK Osseo-Asare creates architecture with and for the people that design overlooks.

Why you should listen

Africa today has the youngest population and fastest rate of urbanization on the planet. How can we amplify indigenous innovation continent-wide to accommodate the needs of Africa’s next billion urban dwellers? Collaborating with thousands of young people in West Africa over the past decade, DK Osseo-Asare has pioneered new approaches to design and deliver architecture and inclusive innovation to people living in resource-constrained environments: reframing the micro-architectures of "kiosk culture" as urban infrastructure for resilience; experimenting with "bambots," or bamboo architecture robots; and prototyping off-grid in the Niger Delta an open-source model of hybrid rural/urban development for Africa.

In 2012, Osseo-Asare and Yasmine Abbas launched the Agbogbloshie Makerspace Platform (AMP), a community-based project to empower grassroots makers in Africa and beyond. Co-designed with over a thousand youth in and around Agbogbloshie scrapyard in Accra, Ghana -- infamously mischaracterized as "the world's largest e-waste dump" -- AMP Spacecraft is an open architecture for "crafting space" that links a mobile structure with modular toolsets to help makers make more and better, together. AMP has deployed three spacecraft to date, with the goal of networking a pan-African fleet of maker kiosks that enable youth to reimagine (e-)waste as raw material for building digital futures, recycle better and unlock their creative potential to remake the world.

Osseo-Asare is co-founding principal of Low Design Office (LOWDO), a trans-Atlantic architecture and integrated design studio based in Ghana and Texas. He co-founded the Ashesi Design Lab as Chief Maker and is Assistant Professor of Architecture and Engineering Design at Penn State University, where he runs the Humanitarian Materials Lab (HuMatLab) and serves as Associate Director of Penn State’s Alliance for Education, Science, Engineering and Design with Africa (AESEDA).

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