SIEMENS PROMOTES THE USE OF SIMPLE TECHNOLOGICAL SOLUTIONS TO SAVE LIVES

The Siemens Stiftung’s ‘empowering people.
Network’ offers inventors, practitioners and
social entrepreneurs a platform for dialogue
and cooperation. It creates transparency,
exchange knowledge, advance the use of
simple technology in practice Technologies for
basic needs”.
The core of this Network is the database
comprising intelligent low-tech innovations,
which enable a sustainable improvement in
basic needs in developing regions. These
solutions are the best rated innovations
submitted to the international “empowering
people. Award” competition.
The platform also offers the opportunity to
connect and create stronger and more goal-
oriented ties. These entrepreneurial initiatives
can counterbalance existential shortfalls in
supply as well as empower people to improve
the situation of their families and social
environment. Appropriate innovations were
identified by the “empowering people. Award“
– and the best valued solutions are being
added to a database that is available to the
public, thereby helping to promote both the
innovation and its practical application.
“The ’empowering people. Network‘ is an
online and offline platform which offers
ractitioners, social entrepreneurs, and
inventors the chance to dialogue with each
other. A transfer of knowledge on the content
of the internet platform is just as important as
a personal exchange of experiences on
successful business and financing models”,
states Rolf Huber, Managing Director of
Siemens Stiftung.
Together with partners, the foundation will be
implementing webinars for inventors and
social entrepreuners with topics that include
financing or evaluation. As from September
regional workshops will take place starting
with a practical workshop on marketing &
communication in East Africa. An
international“empowering people. Workshop”
for inventors and entrepreneurs will also take
place at the Research Conference of the Global
Social Business Summit in Mexico City in
November.
The Network also includes the social
entrepreneurs of the Community Impact
Development Group (CIDG), initiated by
Siemens Stiftung and Ashoka. In addition, the
International Research Network on Social
Economic Empowerment IRENE l SEE, jointly
founded by Siemens Stiftung and Zeppelin
University Friedrichshafen, will also be
integrated