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Innovate for Impact: Siemens Design Challenge brings together entrepreneurial spirit, engineering communities dedicated to changing the world, and the resources of a global software company that’s been addressing the needs of society for more than 170 years. We’re doing this to provide engineers with platforms to expand what’s humanly possible, creating new spaces to dream, innovate and develop technology to help achieve the Sustainable Development Goals. Your inspiration to help us realize a more equal world by 2030 starts here.

Resources

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About the Sustainable Development Goals

Do you know all 17 SDGs?

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Tech for Good Case Study

Digitalization and drones transform medical supply delivery

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E4C Webinar

Tips for designing for adoption and success: spotlight on Agricultural devices

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E4C Webinar

Design for Impact with Solid Edge 3D Tools

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Solid Edge Community Training

Tutorial - User Interface introduction

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Solid Edge Community Training

Tutorial – Basic sketching in Solid Edge

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Solid Edge Community Training

Access a growing library of Solid Edge tutorial videos

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Introduction to Engineering for Global Development

E4C's online course prepares newcomers to the practice

Tools

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E4C Solutions Library

Search and compare existing essential technologies improving quality of life

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50 Breakthroughs

Explore the breakthrough technologies required to achieve the SDGs by 2030

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IDEO Design Kit

The Design Kit is a guide to solving problems by applying Human-Centered Design

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Household Water Treatment and Safe Storage (HWTS) Knowledge Base

Point-of-use water treatment solutions for emergencies in development contexts, from technology options to implementation best practices.

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Tech Applicability Framework

Technology Applicability Framework (TAF) is a decision support tool on the applicability, scalability and sustainability of a specific Water, Sanitation or Hygiene (WASH) technology to provide lasting services in a specific context and on the readiness for its introduction

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Global Water Scarcity Atlas

The Global Water Scarcity Atlas provides an introduction to water scarcity and showcases analyses that cover the whole world, based on cutting-edge research.

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Introduction to Human-Centered Design for Engineers

This webinar digs deeper into the mindsets, methods, and practices of Human-Centered Design with examples of field-tested approaches for sustainable design.

Articles

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Best Practices: User Needs and Impact

How to define a strategy focused on user needs and impact

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Best Practices: Human Centered Design

Practical steps to place people at the center of your research

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Best Practices: Prototyping and Testing Your Design

How to prototype and test your design

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Best Practices: Distributing and Scaling Your Technology

Practical tips to distribute and scale your technology

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Best Practices: Design

Design Your Product for Manufacturability and High Quality

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E4C eBook

How to Keep Food on the Table in a Changing Climate
Tools for adding value (quality control and safe storage)

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E4C News

Improving Farms in the World's Drylands, Part 2: New Tools and Challenges

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E4C News

How to improve the adoption of innovative technology in developing countries