from idea to business!Technipedia

Technipedia platform

www.technipedia.org

www.technipedia.com

www.technipedia.net

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Technipedia: our first steps

Technipedia: our platform

Technipedia: the future

agenda

or how have we reached where we are now

Technipedia: our first steps

“The world needs dreamers. But the world also needs doers. And above all, the world needs dreamers who do”

S. Breathnach

Technipedia: Let’s Make Things Happen

Let’s talk about technology

Let’s talk about technology!

Technology means new ways of relating to people

That’s why technology means economic growth!

If technology provides new ways of relating with people we can do new things… or the same things in a different and more effective manner

does Technology change the world?

It is not technology, but people using technology, who change the world

People using technology change the world

“Access” not only means accessing contents or spaces on the web. It’s not just open the door. "Access" also means achieving the specific contents you need, and finding them in an intuitive and engaging way.

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Access and Engagement

It means to be able to apply contents

It means to share contents and enhance network around then

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Our goal: ensuring the Technipedia project responds to real needs and solves main problems people have when they want to start a business

The Technipedia Solution

Explore user needs and requirements

Design

Go back to the users with your design

Develop and test again!

The User Centered Design perspective

In-depth interviews with final users and key agents involved in the process: students of Business Administration, succesful cases of entrepreneurship, people from SME incubator, catalan investors…

Gathering User ’s Needs

The functions of the platform should be:

1. Finding information for starting up a business

2. Finding information about products and raw materials (database)

3. Fostering community and sharing experiences (social contact and networking)

4. Educating about what it means to be an entrepreneur

Technipedia Plaform: Goals

Archetypical Users

Archetypical Users

Scenarios

Wireframes

from idea to business

Technipedia: our platform

Technipedia: our platform

Find a Business Oportunity

Find a Business Oportunity

Create your own Business

Create your own Business

Participate on Techninet

Participate on Techninet

Join Technipedia:

Join Technipedia…

Participate on Techninet:

… and participate on Techninet!

My Profile

My Opportunities

My Opportunities

What’s going on?

Technipedia: the future

Local Content Providers, both Universities and Users

the Future of Technipedia is about Contents

Join us…

… and become a Technipedian!

the Future of Technipedia is about People

Meeting Point for African Entrepreneurs and Investors around the world

the Future of Technipedia is Global

Mobile Telecommunications impact positively on economic growth

2 thirds of the world’s people have access to a mobile network

Even though Mobile Telecommunications have this positive impact, we should take care because they can increase inequalities if people don’t have access to them

(Castells et al, 2011)

the Future of Technipedia is Mobile

Working together with…

Technipedia: the team

Thank you to everybody who has worked hard on Technipedia Project

Technipedia team

and see you there!Thank you…