Project origin

The Project emerges from the exchange of ideas between the responsible of the Parque de las Ciencias and two experts closely related and compromised with the cooperation for development: Dieter Seifert (Germany) and Robert Knüsel (Switzerland).

The experience with the Terra Foundation in the “Solar Encounter”, with the support of the Andalusia Government or the actions with the Red Cross are fertile precedings of this kind of work.

A good antecedent: “Deutsches museum” 23 years ago

In the year 1984 the Deutsches Museum (Munich) together with UNICEF realized an exhibition with the subject “Human dimension technique - Rural Technique for women in countries for development” (Technik nach menschlichem Maß - Dorftechnik für die Frau in Entwicklungsländern) showing simple utensils of appropriate technology especially in areas of power, water and food and explaining every day problems of rural population.

Preparatory meeting in Granada: 4th June 2007

With the objetive of exchanging ideas, establishing a specific frame for the Project and setting a first calendar, a preparatory meeting was held on 4th June in Parque de las Ciencias. A small group of representatives from involved entities and international cooperation experts attended that meeting.

International colloquium

As an intermediate step and approximately in December 2007 an international colloquium will be held, where relevant people and institutions will participate in the objective of this project. The work will continue during 2008 for the developing of an attractive and consistent expositive project.