Doing things on a personal level is very small scale and doesn't get the attention it needs to be something big. Also doing everything personally is very wasteful of money.
Say for example, something everyone among us can relate to, a DSLR camera. An entry level DSLR camera costs around 40,000Rs, that too with normal lens. One has to save up for about 4 or 5 months and buy it. Soon you'll realise that the DSLR camera is not being used as much as it should be. Most of the times it sits idle in the bag. The camera in the mobile gets more use than the DSLR. Still the quality of pictures is much better. Instead of buying personally, if he had bought with 3 other friends, with each contributing 10,000 rs, he could have saved 30,000rs, and sharing with friends means the camera also would've been utilized to the maximum.
This is the basic philosophy behind the technology library.
There are things that don't make much sense doing on own, or becomes too expensive to be doing alone. There are many things like the camera in the example that can be shared and used. On the top of my head, theres drilling machine, welding machine, 3d printer, Raspberry pi, film making equipments, Lights etc etc.
Buying physical equipments is not the limit of this concept though.
Safa tempos have been running in the street of Kathmandu for some time now, more than 10years I guess. The tempos haven't changed that much from the time it first appeared. Still it makes few rounds around the valley with around 10-15 people. I don't know how much exactly a safa tempo costs but around 5lakhs will be a reasonable guess. A personal version of safa tempo with better engines and batteries can work very well for day to day use. Also, Nepal's greatest import is on petroleum products and the vehicles itself. Such vehicles can save millions of dollars in Nepal. So, who will research in these things.
We all know its not just the safa tempos thats the problem in Nepal. In fact for a normal Nepalese its the least of their problems. Who will research the water not coming in Nepali taps, we could've researched the load-shedding problem, if we are not mindful, load-shedding might come back soon enough. There is no mass transport system, and no plan to make in near future I guess.
In Nepal the concept I think that is being followed is if it ain't broke don't fix it. We don't like creating trouble. And in some level its the right approach too. Our country is peaceful now. There are problems but not as big as wars and such. There is corruption, but in all developing countries its a problem and won't go right away. The dire condition of Nepal's economy is pushing more and more Nepalese to leave the country, that in turn is helping bring in foreign currency back to Nepal. Nobody even speaks about the 300% tax on vehicles, the revenue from the petroleum products. All those help feed the government, and the rich get richer. The politicians are happy, they don't have to pay taxes for their pajeros and land cruisers. The problem is for the poor, but that too can be mitigated by going for work in foreign countries, their own lifestyle would be an upgrade from how they were living here, and its good for the family too. And its not like Nepal is not developing at all, the internet speeds have risen, the internet on mobile means we can connect with anyone in any part of the world. The only problem I see is for those middle class people who choose to stay behind. And they too can work hard and make a name for themselves or go abroad :D.
The question is if we want to do something or die watching how things unfold.
Say for example, something everyone among us can relate to, a DSLR camera. An entry level DSLR camera costs around 40,000Rs, that too with normal lens. One has to save up for about 4 or 5 months and buy it. Soon you'll realise that the DSLR camera is not being used as much as it should be. Most of the times it sits idle in the bag. The camera in the mobile gets more use than the DSLR. Still the quality of pictures is much better. Instead of buying personally, if he had bought with 3 other friends, with each contributing 10,000 rs, he could have saved 30,000rs, and sharing with friends means the camera also would've been utilized to the maximum.
This is the basic philosophy behind the technology library.
There are things that don't make much sense doing on own, or becomes too expensive to be doing alone. There are many things like the camera in the example that can be shared and used. On the top of my head, theres drilling machine, welding machine, 3d printer, Raspberry pi, film making equipments, Lights etc etc.
Buying physical equipments is not the limit of this concept though.
Safa tempos have been running in the street of Kathmandu for some time now, more than 10years I guess. The tempos haven't changed that much from the time it first appeared. Still it makes few rounds around the valley with around 10-15 people. I don't know how much exactly a safa tempo costs but around 5lakhs will be a reasonable guess. A personal version of safa tempo with better engines and batteries can work very well for day to day use. Also, Nepal's greatest import is on petroleum products and the vehicles itself. Such vehicles can save millions of dollars in Nepal. So, who will research in these things.
We all know its not just the safa tempos thats the problem in Nepal. In fact for a normal Nepalese its the least of their problems. Who will research the water not coming in Nepali taps, we could've researched the load-shedding problem, if we are not mindful, load-shedding might come back soon enough. There is no mass transport system, and no plan to make in near future I guess.
In Nepal the concept I think that is being followed is if it ain't broke don't fix it. We don't like creating trouble. And in some level its the right approach too. Our country is peaceful now. There are problems but not as big as wars and such. There is corruption, but in all developing countries its a problem and won't go right away. The dire condition of Nepal's economy is pushing more and more Nepalese to leave the country, that in turn is helping bring in foreign currency back to Nepal. Nobody even speaks about the 300% tax on vehicles, the revenue from the petroleum products. All those help feed the government, and the rich get richer. The politicians are happy, they don't have to pay taxes for their pajeros and land cruisers. The problem is for the poor, but that too can be mitigated by going for work in foreign countries, their own lifestyle would be an upgrade from how they were living here, and its good for the family too. And its not like Nepal is not developing at all, the internet speeds have risen, the internet on mobile means we can connect with anyone in any part of the world. The only problem I see is for those middle class people who choose to stay behind. And they too can work hard and make a name for themselves or go abroad :D.
The question is if we want to do something or die watching how things unfold.
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