Jalalabad Fab Lab

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Diary NoteSGER Abstract0832234Jalalabad Fab LabNeil GershenfeldMITJune 9, 2008Fab Labs are portable rapid prototyping facilities that can be deployedworldwide to allow local manufacture of physical objects. Over the severalyears that they have been in existence, they have been used for making RF components in Norway, copier gears in India, and for education in the inner city of Boston. A FabLab network has permitted the individual facilities toshare ideas and solutions.A Fab Lab has been established in Jalalabad, Afghanistan, both as a base for research and an experiment in itself in the impact of providing modern means for invention rather than remotely-developed solutions to local problems. The initial focus on applications in healthcare is targetingsome of the most immediate needs, which are currently constrained by the needfor long supply chains or large local inventories. As solutions are developedand tested in the Jalalabad fab lab, they will be shared throughout the globalfab lab network. The connection with this network, along with access to rapid-prototyping capabilities, is also expected to contribute to the regionaldevelopment of educational and economic activity.