Maker spaces in COVID-19 crisis – Cyprus
On the 13th of July 2022, CIP in association with the University of Central Lancashire in Cyprus (UCLan) run the joint event “Makerspace on Campus: Microcontroller Projects”. This event was organized as part of HEIDI’s Makerspaces in COVID-19 crisis activities, focusing on the fabrication of artifacts as co-creation opportunities for better societies.
A total of 23 students, civil action actors, professors, and HE staff collaborated and experimented with different Arduino projects on smart agriculture applications. Through a process of hands-on co-creation participants successfully created a wearable device monitoring patients’ vitals. The active engagement and co-participation of HE and civic actors with technological creation, enabled them to further realize their role and potential in providing solutions to problems surfacing in crises through Digital Actions.
We would like to extend our gratitude to Dr. Stelios Ioannou (Lecturer, Electrical and Electronic Engineering, UCLan CY) and Dr. Marios Raspopoulos (Associate Professor, Electrical and Electronic Engineering, UCLan CY) for their valuable contribution.