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On the Frontier of Localised Manufacturing
Each month we take one global critical challenge and explore what’s happening on the frontier of innovation. This month we're On the Frontier of Local Manufacturing.
Pilot learnings
Frontier Tech Hub
Pilot learnings
Frontier Tech Hub
Could localised, distributed manufacturing techniques ever become commercially viable in a remote region like the Pacific?
Supply chains in the Pacific Islands have always been long and expensive, and COVID-19 exposed the region’s vulnerability to disruption and exacerbated existing supply-chain constraints. But what can distributed manufacturing offer this community?