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<P ALIGN=CENTER STYLE="margin-bottom: 0.14in"><FONT SIZE=4><SPAN LANG="en-US"><U><B>COLLABORATION
PROPOSAL:   </B></U></SPAN></FONT>
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<P ALIGN=CENTER STYLE="margin-bottom: 0.14in"><FONT SIZE=4><SPAN LANG="en-US"><U><B>INGENIO
SANTA ANA (ISA) – OPEN SOURCE ECOLOGY (OSE)</B></U></SPAN></FONT></P>
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<P STYLE="margin-bottom: 0.14in"><SPAN LANG="en-US">The following
brief aims to outline the motivations and methods through which
Ingenio Santa Ana (CAISA) intends to foster the dissemination of Open
Source Ecology (OSE) technologies, mainly selected machines in the
Global Village Construction Set (GVCS), in the Republic of Guatemala.
   ISA is committed to this project primarily through the conviction
that the GVCS could have profoundly positive effects in Guatemalan
communities that often lack means of production,  and access to
technology to improve productivity .   We also share the view that
post-scarcity can be achieved through local and intelligent
technology and design that empowers people. </SPAN>
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<P STYLE="margin-bottom: 0.14in"><SPAN LANG="en-US">CAISA’s 
optimism in the GVCS is combined with a wealth of resources that are
very well-suited to assist in the dissemination of GVCS technologies,
which we are proposing to make available to those ends.  CAISA’s
interest in this project lies purely in the benefit of society, so we
make these resources available for free.   While the Do-It-Yourself
(DIY) nature of OSE allows us to attempt replication on our own –
given the scale of our proposed endeavor, we do expect to work
closely with OSE staff on an on-going basis.  Some suggested features
of this relationship are mentioned below – after we describe what
we bring to the table. </SPAN>
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<P STYLE="margin-bottom: 0.14in"><SPAN LANG="en-US"><I><U><B>ISA
Offers:</B></U></I></SPAN></P>
<P STYLE="margin-bottom: 0.14in"><SPAN LANG="en-US">To help
disseminate elements of the GVCS in Guatemala, through a combination
of replication, advocacy and training – and by making three
strategic assets available:</SPAN></P>
<OL>
	<LI><P STYLE="margin-bottom: 0.14in"><SPAN LANG="en-US">Scrap Metal:
	Every year, we produce tons of scrap metal and steel in the form of
	varying beams, bars, joints, cogs, nuts, bolts, screws, etc .   All
	of these cover a large part of the necessary components to build
	GVCS machines – and we will acquire all remaining parts, as
	necessary as we build GVCS machines.   We have all necessary tools. 
	 The GVCS machines that get built at CAISA will be distributed in
	the best way possible, as an intelligent public-service, to selected
	rural communities throughout Guatemala.  We want to identify the
	best way to transfer this technology and we want it to foster
	cooperation, division of labor and productivity.  Taking into
	account cultural issues we want to avoid the possibility that
	bringing in this new element into the communities can produce
	conflicts that where not previously present.  </SPAN>
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	<LI><P STYLE="margin-bottom: 0.14in"><SPAN LANG="en-US">Highly-Skilled
	Labor Force:   CAISA is a large-scale sugar mill that operates a lot
	of large-scale industrial machinery in a highly-demanding technical
	environment.    Our operations require the efforts of several
	high-level engineers and hundreds of highly-skilled plant mechanics
	– all of whom are extremely proficient in the skills necessary to
	build, modify, maintain and repair machinery of any size.     A
	selected group amongst them, based on skills and interests, will
	serve as the GVCS “task force” and will be the main force behind
	the initial replication, capacity building, technology transfer and
	labor force training.   They will ensure that our first efforts at
	replication fulfill the highest standard as well as train other
	replicators within the organization.    An important number of these
	skilled mechanics are also operators of agri-machines during the
	crop year, so they know the areas where machines fail and how and
	where to strengthen them.  Our team is very adept at making
	modifications to suit terrain conditions as well as the needs and
	purpose of the machine. Very importantly for OSE, CAISA staff will
	be able to make valuable, technical and practical design
	recommendations, as necessary, and in general, as we replicate and
	test different machines and prototype versions.</SPAN></P>
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	<LI><P STYLE="margin-bottom: 0.14in"><SPAN LANG="en-US">Target
	Initial Communities:    Every year, during harvest season, we employ
	thousands of people to harvest the sugar cane – and they come from
	dozens of communities nationwide.   At CAISA, we have close ties
	with all those communities not only through our labor-force, but
	through our active engagement in employee outreach programs.   As
	such, all these communities form the ideal target group for the
	introduction of new technology that in the developing world always
	requires follow-up and long-term engagement.   Many of the skilled
	mechanics that form part of the replicator group will also
	disseminate the skills within their own village.   Very importantly,
	from the very beginning, these communities will be instrumental in
	machine testing.   Since we wish to disseminate the GVCS in our
	rural communities, it is extremely important that we get their
	feedback, which we will do even from our first replication (see
	below), in order to ensure they utilize them in the best possible
	way to increase the productivity and sense of community in their
	villages.</SPAN></P>
</OL>
<P STYLE="margin-bottom: 0.14in"><SPAN LANG="en-US">These three
principal assets will allow us to fabricate several GVCS machines
over the next 2 years.   We estimate, we will be able to build at
least 10 machines per year, and as we become more proficient we will
be able to build more and more diverse machines, which is our main
effort.   We expect our training and tech transfer efforts to result
in additional machines getting built outside our own direct efforts. 
   In addition to the actual implementation of GVCS in Guatemalan
communities (our main goal), we also hope to make substantial
contributions to GVCS product testing, evolution and general
knowledge base.</SPAN></P>
<P STYLE="margin-bottom: 0.14in"><SPAN LANG="en-US">Quite
importantly, we also intend to motivate other sugar mills in our
industry to do the same.   We expect once our program gets under way,
it will be easy to motivate other sugar mills to join the effort,
which would greatly multiply the scale of this program.   We dare not
speculate about others’ resources at the moment and cannot give
specifics – but know that it could be a few multiples of what we
alone can provide. </SPAN>
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<P STYLE="margin-bottom: 0.14in"><SPAN LANG="en-US"><I><U><B>CAISA
Expects:</B></U></I></SPAN></P>
<P STYLE="margin-bottom: 0.14in"><SPAN LANG="en-US">With the aim of
maximizing the value of our efforts, we hope to have a close working
relationship with OSE staff – something we believe to be beneficial
to both parties.   The idea is to maximize collaborative value while
minimizing waste/drag.   A few notable points in our perception of
what a close working relationship means:</SPAN></P>
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	<LI><P STYLE="margin-bottom: 0.14in"><A NAME="_GoBack"></A><SPAN LANG="en-US">Flexibility
	and open-ness to have technical service calls, if ever becomes
	necessary for our team to solve questions and resolve/improve
	certain issues as we advance in our replication.   CAISA engineers
	and mechanics will invest time and resources in developing and
	documenting machines being built and we have set the goal of having
	the first LifeTrac built by October 1, 2012.   </SPAN>
	</P>
	<LI><P STYLE="margin-bottom: 0.14in"><SPAN LANG="en-US">Mutual
	marketing will be useful to both parties as we hope to further
	enhance our dissemination of the GVCS.   This includes presence for
	CAISA on OSE websites, especially as our scale grows; the permission
	to use your logo as we lobby others to join the effort; and in
	general, an openness to create joint marketing strategies to recruit
	more resources. </SPAN>
	</P>
	<LI><P STYLE="margin-bottom: 0.14in"><SPAN LANG="en-US">An openness
	to host an CAISA team member at Factor eFarm at some point within
	the next year, when deemed appropriate for both parties, for a
	high-quality hands-on time –for
	replication/prototyping/construction/other.   This would be not so
	much for “training” but for collaboration and
	team-building/sharing.    We would cover their expenses.</SPAN></P>
</OL>
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<P STYLE="margin-bottom: 0.14in"><SPAN LANG="en-US"><I><U><B>Schedule:
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	<LI><P STYLE="margin-bottom: 0.14in"><SPAN LANG="en-US">September
	2012 – The team at ISA will complete the first replication of the
	latest LifeTrac prototype. </SPAN>
	</P>
	<LI><P STYLE="margin-bottom: 0.14in"><SPAN LANG="en-US">October 2012
	– Technical testing, review, document suggestions of the 1</SPAN><SUP><SPAN LANG="en-US">st</SPAN></SUP><SPAN LANG="en-US">
	LifeTrac.</SPAN></P>
	<LI><P STYLE="margin-bottom: 0.14in"><SPAN LANG="en-US">November
	2012 – Extensive field testing in one or couple of the
	communities, finish documentation.</SPAN></P>
	<LI><P STYLE="margin-bottom: 0.14in"><SPAN LANG="en-US">December
	2012 – Replicate 2</SPAN><SUP><SPAN LANG="en-US">nd</SPAN></SUP><SPAN LANG="en-US">
	LifeTrac, with built-in improvements from the 1</SPAN><SUP><SPAN LANG="en-US">st</SPAN></SUP><SPAN LANG="en-US">
	build.</SPAN></P>
	<LI><P STYLE="margin-bottom: 0.14in"><SPAN LANG="en-US">Jan-Apr 2013
	- After testing the 2</SPAN><SUP><SPAN LANG="en-US">nd</SPAN></SUP><SPAN LANG="en-US">
	LifeTrac, we will build the 3</SPAN><SUP><SPAN LANG="en-US">rd</SPAN></SUP><SPAN LANG="en-US">
	LifeTrac with the aim to make it good enough to actually implement
	and donate to a community, which we will call Effective Prototypes. 
	 By the end of April, we hope to have implemented 3 Effective
	Prototypes of the LifeTrac in different communities.  Even though
	design will continue to improve, Effective Prototypes will get
	implemented in the field.   </SPAN>
	</P>
	<LI><P STYLE="margin-bottom: 0.14in"><SPAN LANG="en-US">May-Sept
	2013 – We will replicate our first CEB Press, test and build and
	test the 2nd prototype.   From then on, we hope to implement 3
	Effective Prototypes of the CEB Press and 2 more LifeTrac’s</SPAN></P>
</UL>
<P STYLE="margin-bottom: 0.14in"><SPAN LANG="en-US">Though we intend
to make this an ongoing effort, we consider this first year an
appropriate time at which to re-calibrate our projections and the
scope of our program – which could be larger than these
conservatives.</SPAN></P>
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