Low-Tech Innovation

Office for Science & Technology of the Embassy of FranceThe Office for Science and Technology (OST), a team of 24 staff members including professors, senior researchers and engineers located in the Embassy (Washington, DC) and 6 consular offices (Atlanta - Boston - Chicago - Houston - Los Angeles - San Francisco) is dedicated to bilateral FR-US collaborations in Science and Technology.The OST’s main priorities are tomonitor and reportadvances in Science and Technology in the US through newsletters and diplomatic channels,promote bilateral partnershipsin science, technology and innovation,foster exchangesand increase mobility of researchers, doctoral students and entrepreneurs,serve as a liaisonbetween French and American academic and scientific organizations as well as between the two countries’ central governments and the European Delegation,increase the visibilityof France’s foremost laboratories, universities and start-ups,supportyoung innovative companies and the internationalization of competitiveness clusters.Close collaboration between the OST and other diplomatic divisions, such as the Economic Department, the Cultural Services of the Embassy of France as well as French Research Organizations (CNRS,Inserm,CNES, CEA), allows the OST to efficiently handle the many economic and social implications of current science and technology issues.

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A discussion over the emerging topic of low-techs, with a panel at the crossroads of science and industry, at a timely moment for our Planet

<p>The Covid-19 global crisis shed light on the fragility of our current socioeconomic organization and systems but also showed the vulnerability of the very essential  ecosystems we rely on to survive. This unprecedented event raised questions about potential ways to live in adequate conditions with our environment and project ourselves into a desirable future. </p><p>The main solutions proposed by states, industries and scientists are mostly based on the development of high-technology research and innovation with a multitude of complex solutions. With a promise of steady and reliable performance, growth and productivity, small room is left for alternatives that consider the environmental, social, institutional and citizenship components. </p><p>Low technologies (Low-Tech) support sobriety in consumption and production, and promote the development of simple, inexpensive, accessible and repairable tools that use locally available resources. This approach takes into account the social and environmental aspects along the supply chain, from cradle (sourcing) to grave (recycling).</p><p>Even though this approach has gained visibility in recent years, validation is much needed for low-techs to be recognized, institutionalized and scaled up. A definition of low-tech that encompasses national specificities could provide a framework for bilateral collaborations and shared resources. The low-tech approach encompasses a large set of disciplines, from agriculture to energy, including construction and sanitation. This panel discussion will address low-tech as a holistic approach, and draw from a set of research and experimental examples.</p>

<h1>Program </h1><h3><strong>Moderator:</strong> Libby Hsu, MIT D-Lab</h3><h3></h3><h2>Why Low-Techs? Sustainability, Resilience &amp; Efficiency </h2><ul><li><strong>Towards a Technologically Sustainable Civilization</strong>, Philippe Bihouix, AREP( FR),</li><li><strong>Find, document and promote low-tech innovations from across the world</strong>, Corentin De Chatelperron, Low-Tech Lab (FR),</li></ul><ul><li><strong>The Future of Food: Local, Seasonal, Personal</strong>, Scott Johnson, Low-Tech Institute (USA),</li></ul><ul><li><strong>Identify past and present frugal innovations to face the current and future challenges of ecological transition</strong>, Cédric Carles, Atelier 21 (FR),</li><li><strong>Q&amp;A</strong>. </li></ul><h2>Low-Techs applications: Water, Solar Cooking &amp; Energy production </h2><ul><li><strong>Participatory Design in WASH at MIT D-Lab</strong>, Libby Hsu, MIT D-Lab (USA),</li><li><strong>Solar thermal energy for fuel-free cooking</strong>, Sophie Lyman, Solar Household Energy, (USA),</li><li><strong>Radically Inexpensive, Durable Household Renewable Energy Systems</strong>, Alexis Zeigler, Living Energy Farm, Virginia (USA),</li><li><strong>Design of a hybrid experimental measurement bench in direct current for energy self-sufficient isolated sites,</strong> Olivia Bory, Integrale, La Réunion (France),</li><li><strong>Q&amp;A</strong>.</li></ul><h2>Conclusion &amp; closing </h2><p></p>

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