Chris Watkins
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= Co-developer of the wiki website Appropedia which collects collaborative solutions in sustainability, appropriate technology and poverty reduction.
Bio
- Wikiholic.[1]
- Wiki consultant. (Open knowledge, collaborative communities, especially with a focus on sustainability, including the energy industry.)
- Founding director, Appropedia Foundation, 501(c)(3)
- Advocate for Open Design for Appropriate Technology (aka Open Source Appropriate Technology).
- Chemical engineer and water engineer by training (but focused on supporting others in the sharing of sustainable solutions).
- Formerly active in grassroots Green politics in Australia. These days being consciously as non-partisan as possible while advocating for a sustainable world.
Appropedia
Appropedia (appropedia.org) is the wiki for solutions in appropriate technology, open designs, food security, sustainability... people ask "Is X relevant for Appropedia?" and if it's anything to do with sustainability or improving human lives, the answer is usually "Yes!"
More Information
- Usual username is chriswaterguy, and the website is appropedia.org, so you can guess how to use that :-).
- GTalk (xmpp): first part sing, second part kong (one word... just being obscure to avoid spam)
- Skype: (Usual username.)
Appropedia in social media:
- Appropedia on Facebook
- Appropedia on Google+
- @Appropedia on Identica
- @Appropedia on Twitter
- Delicious) (planning to get going from approx July 2013)
- YouTube
- Flickr
Chris Watkins (personal) in social media:
Selected wiki profiles: