IEEE Smart Village: Power a Village, Empower Community

IEEE Smart Village Power a Village, Empower CommunityR TEXT HERE

Dr. Rajan Kapur Senior Vice-President, IEEE Smart Village 1

www.ieee.org

IEEE Smart Village Mission Our primary mission is to grow Local Enterprises in Neglected communities around the world

Our goal is to Improve Livelihoods in these communities through the Generation and Productive use of Renewal energy/technology, Education and Enterprise

We are committed to running a low overhead operation with an All-volunteer team, and one half-time support staff 2

Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers: IEEE aka I-triple-E IEEE is the largest technical society in the world, Advancing Technology for Humanity

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We focus on the Generation and Use of Electricity

*from SunMoksha

IEEE Smart Village: Motivation The other one billion All over the world, millions of people lack access to electricity – they depend on fuels such as wood, kerosene and diesel for lighting, cooking and their livelihoods.

Enter IEEE Smart Village: One Community Enterprise at a time

We work to bring Technology, education and Entrepreneurial solutions To improve livelihoods through Productive Use of Energy 4

*from our colleague Chief Edgar Bayani, Malawi, mid-2020 Photograph unattributed

IEEE Smart Village: Vision One Vision: ▸ Development in partnership with Community Three Pillars: ▸ Technology ▸ Education ▸ Enterprise 5

IEEE Smart Village: What do we do

▸ We are a Volunteer run Humanitarian initiative of IEEE ▸ Development through mentorship in Technology and Business Practice ▸ Seed fund Enterprises in Under-served communities ▸ Community guided ▸ Local enterprise ▸ With plans to scale 6

▸ With plans to be self-sustaining

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Our goal is to support development of rural and disadvantaged communities to improve their quality of life We mentor entrepreneurs to deploy technology and solutions for these communities We provide seed funds to create -

Local enterprise

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Community buy-in

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Plan for scaling

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Plan to be self-sustaining

ISV Development Approach

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IEEE Smart Village Growth: Lighting to Productive Use Empowerment Through Enterprise

2021 onwards

MISSION: LOCAL ENTERPRISE PRODUCTIVE USE OF TECHNOLOGY 2011-2020: Mission: Local Enterprise Solar Lighting

Solar Lighting 9

Telehealth Smart Irrigation TeleEducation Aquaculture TeleCommerce FoodProcessing Mushroom AgriVoltaics

Beekeeping & Honey Processing

Gem Cutting Jewelry Making

IEEE Smart Village Growth: Regional Working Groups REGIONAL WORKING GROUP (RWGs): FRONTLINE CONTACT FOR APPLICANTS ▸ Local presence, local sensitivities, local responsibility ▸ Application mentoring, deployment guidance, advisory resources, deliverable auditing

FIVE RWGS ▸ Africa ▸ China ▸ Latin America ▸ North America ▸ South Asia

Women’s Center, Honduras. Courtesy Dr. Morgan Kiani 10

IEEE Smart Village: Locations

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87 Projects funded in 18 Countries since 2009 Currently 16 Active Projects in 9 Countries -Cameroon, Ecuador (Galapagos), Honduras, India, Kenya, Nigeria, Rwanda, USA, Vietnam

IEEE Smart Village Growth: Proposal Intake and Funding

Funding Sources

Proposal Intake

2022

ENTERPRISES • 15 pilots (