The End of Development? #WEF24

HOW TO 

...continue progress in rising living standards around the world?

from Davos, 2024

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GovTech #GOVTECH GovTech

🏦 Explore the top 10 #GovTech #startups to watch in 2023 & learn how they enable transparent payment systems, public health decision support, AI-based city maintenance & more 👉 https://t.co/CraP60d61s@govmind_tech @us_abstract @PamojaAfya @alceba_ai @RaizitCom @urbanpinion

— StartUs Insights (@StartUsInsights) June 12, 2023

There is still hope - always remember that!

Simple and short introduction to GovTech using four examples.  

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It's better than just complaining

🌸🍍 oh, much better 🍍🌺

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no borders. no boundaries. let's go there.

Just hired a developer from Nigeria (I’m in South Africa). Seriously underrated place to find tech talent.

— Shai Unterslak (@shaiunterslak) February 1, 2021

Nigeria is a reality show.
Please call momager @KrisJenner you don't have to be unemployed, come and produce content to your heart's delight. https://t.co/gd6IJWWfyC

— REALbubbler (@realbubbler) February 13, 2021

Check this: 

If an African man (ok, African-American) could become the president of the United States, there's no reason we can not invite Angela Maerkel (when she finishes working in Germany/Europe) to come and head one of our major political parties or the African Union.  

Let's be progressive, not regressive.  

WE DON'T HAVE TO BE UNEMPLOYED.

WE OPEN UP TO FIX UP!   

CH live now: Guy Kawasaki wants to be a honorary Nigerian! cc @LolaABakare 😃

— Opeyemi Awoyemi (@opeawo) February 1, 2021

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in this season of changes...changes

Coronavirus has destroyed the myth of the deficit | Yeva Nersisyan and L Randall Wray https://t.co/0gRrfmx9Zn

— The Guardian (@guardian) April 17, 2020

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the cure https://t.co/W1qTXRi3wU pic.twitter.com/0wJ7TDgCOT

— REALbubbler (@realbubbler) April 18, 2020

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Affordable Housing - How To Succeed

1. Stop complaining about the price of cement.  Start Digging.   
Wise civilizations have always built homes with what they have, not with what they have to obtain with difficulty.  Today's Nigeria is not a wise civilization I suppose, or we would use laterite bricks more. 
What is laterite?  The answer may be beneath your feet at the construction site.

2. Build more units than you need
Sell or rent to others, and make some money.  Be an answer to the housing crunch...Nigerians need answers.  Do you want to become an expert in affordable and sustainable building technology?  Start here. 
http://olojauk.com/article/with-n3m-15000-you-can-build-your-own-house-in-nigeria.html
http://thenationonlineng.net/building-a-functional-low-cost-house/
http://www.nairaland.com/1495068/build-red-bricks-hugely
http://www.nairaland.com/2209886/alternative-building-technique-affordable-housing
http://www.nairaland.com/1006963/affordable-low-cost-housing-option
http://www.vanguardngr.com/2012/04/affordable-housing-with-bricks-you-can-reduce-cost-by-40/
https://ng.boell.org/2015/03/03/affordable-green-housing-nigeria

Meet the experts, read their books and study their works, for example The Architecture of Renowned Master Demas Nwoko

3. Lower your running costs too
Fire NEPA/PHCN/xxDC , throw away the noisy generator (or give it to your enemy lol) and be your own solar power provider.  Also remember to build in time-tested natural ventilation and passive cooling systems from day 1, from the first drawing your architect makes.       

Thermal ventilation and Cross-ventilation

Get inspired: See more natural heating and cooling systems via snelhai's pinterest page

Ventilation Blocks

We can learn a lot about Passive Cooling from Cairo/Egypt, Yemen/Arabia, Iran/Iraq, and the Middle East in general.  Example: E.M. Okba (Cairo University) has notes on Building Design for Passive Cooling

Middle Eastern - style wind tower for ventilation

Traditional Badgir (wind-catcher) system

Apply wisdom.  Come back with a testimony. 

You may also like:  
http://upnaira.blogspot.com.ng/2015/12/still-trying-to-find-your-passion-what.html ,  
Using electric power at home ,  
http://lifelib.blogspot.com.ng/2011/01/agric-chic.html

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