3D Printing

How Sierra Leone is using 3D printing to become a model state

A concrete structure is 3D printed at Nanyang Technological University (NTU) in Singapore June 16, 2017.

The groundbreaking technology is being used to transform policy discussions in the African nation. Image: Reuters/Thomas White

David Sengeh
Chief Innovation Officer and Minister of Education, Government of Sierra Leone
Venkataraman Sundareswaran
Fellow, World Economic Forum
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A 3D map of Sierra Leone illustrating the distribution of the number of girls not attending primary school across the country.
A 3D map of Sierra Leone illustrating the distribution of the number of girls not attending primary school across the country. Image: David Sengeh
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