Patrick Thomson is lead researcher for the Smith School’s Water Programme. Patrick’s research focuses on the use of technology to enable institutional change and bring reliable water services to rural communities. To this end, Patrick developed the first Smart hand-pump for water use, the story of which is the subject of this talk. Patrick Thomson is lead researcher for the Smith School’s Water Programme. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at https://www.ted.com/tedx
Development of Smart Handpumps | Patrick Thomson | TEDxOxford