Exit “Make in India”. Enter “Makers in India”
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The Indian government’s inability to respond to the oxygen crisis shows the limitations of its centralized “Make in India” strategy.
Given its vast diversity, however, India needs a decentralized manufacturing strategy.
Makers in India are showing the way.
In 2020, the M19 Makers Collective built 1 million face shields in a decentralized manner in record time, saving thousands of lives.
Now the M19 Collective is activating local communities across India to crowdsource production of 2900 M19 Oxikit, an open-source oxygen concentrator, using locally sourced parts and materials in over 290 cities, towns and villages in India.
The goal is to build capacity to manufacture locally and in a decentralised manner.
Support the M19 Oxikit initiative: https://lnkd.in/gCMnzaY
Read this inspiring STIR world article on M19 Oxikit project:
https://lnkd.in/gJqP--c
