Overview

We examine the unique manufacturing ecosystem that has emerged, gaining access to the world’s leading hardware-prototyping culture whilst challenging misconceptions from the west. The film looks at how the evolution of “Shanzhai” – or copycat manufacturing – has transformed traditional models of business, distribution and innovation, and asks what the rest of the world can learn from this so-called “Silicon Valley of hardware".

Details

20 min YouTube Returning Series NO GB EN Documentary

Episodes

• E01 Shenzhen: The Silicon Valley of Hardware07. 06. 2016
• E02 Shenzhen: The Maker Movement14. 06. 2016
• E03 Shenzhen: A New Breed of Intellectual Property21. 06. 2016
• E04 Shenzhen: Reinventing 35 Years of Innovation28. 06. 2016

Overview

Season two takes us inside one of the world’s biggest startup nations. With the most tech startups and venture capital per capita in the world, Israel has long been hailed as The Startup Nation. We look beyond Tel Aviv’s vibrant, liberal tech epicentre to the wider Holy Land region – the Palestinian territories, where a parallel Startup Nation story is emerging in East Jerusalem, Ramallah and the West Bank, as well as in the Israeli cybersecurity hub of Beersheba. We also learn how the fertile innovation ecosystem of Silicon Wadi has evolved as a result of its unique political, geographical and cultural situation and explore the future challenges – and solutions – these nations are facing.

Details

20 min YouTube Returning Series NO GB EN Documentary

Episodes

• E01 Holy Land: The Era of Permanent Revolution14. 02. 2017
• E02 Holy Land: The Innovation Hubs of Tel Aviv & Ramallah21. 02. 2017
• E03 Holy Land: The Power of Fantasy28. 02. 2017
• E04 Holy Land: How to Create a Sustainable Ecosystem07. 03. 2017
• E05 Holy Land: Global Convergence and the Future of Progress14. 03. 2017