Scoop has an Ethical Paywall
If we build it, will they come…..MakerSpace takes a punt
If we build it, will they come…..MakerSpace takes a punt
(sticK - 26 June 2012 ) If we build it, will they come…….is one of many thoughts swirling in the active minds of Wellington MakerSpace founders, Nick Taylor and Lee Bennett.
The two, whose backgrounds sweep across coding, making (for Peter Jackson), creating and being socially/societally useful have taken a big punt along with their financial backers.
The first floor space at 6 Vivian St they’ve outfitted provides a workshop on steroids.
Click to read the rest of this story
For sticK – science, technology, innovation & commercialisation KNOWLEDGE - is a new Wellington based news service concentrating on following the money from ideas to income. Contact editor Peter Kerr at peter.kerr055 @ gmail.com
Peter Kerr
Message maker
Writer, communicator, simplifier, storyteller.
Versed in the art and science of translating something complicated into an understandable message.
Spark: New Report Sets Out Outcomes-Led Approach To Lift Rural Connectivity Using The Right Mix Of Technologies
Bill Bennett: Fixed Voice Rules Head For Deregulation
UN Department of Global Communications: United Nations Proposes New Global Dashboard To Measure Progress Beyond GDP
Banking Ombudsman Scheme: Fraud Check Delays Well Worth The Inconvenience, Says Banking Ombudsman
Asia Pacific AML: NZ’s Financial Crime Gap - Beyond The 'Number 8 Wire' Mentality
Westpac New Zealand: Kiwi Households Adapting Despite Widespread Cost Pressure Concerns, Westpac Survey Shows
