Asian Pi
Raspberry Pi is an international phenomenon that encourages people around the world to express their creativity. We present information about Raspberry Pi Jams that have taken place in different countries in Asia.
Touring the Asian Rasp Pi scene
Lead Image © Christophe Boisson, 123RF.com © Japanese Raspberry Pi Club Singapore
If it weren't for international cooperation, many open hardware and open source products never would have gotten started. A good web browser and a few mouse clicks are all you need to take a tour of Rasp Pi happenings around the planet. I checked out some recent events in Asia. In this article, I look primarily at events in Singapore and Japan, but also briefly India and Hong Kong.
Singapore
The Raspberry Pi Club Singapore [1], and the Jams it has organized, originated a year and a half ago from a local Rasp Pi Facebook group. In a conversation with Raspberry Pi Geek, Daniel Ellis explained that the events still are basically organized over this channel. "First we put out a questionnaire for the Facebook group in order to see which dates are most convenient for the users," he said. After that, the organizations involved arrange for a suitable event location.
Sometimes, they can use the offices of Hackerspace SG, a local hacker community. At other times, they take advantage of the Silicon Straits co-working space. Both organizations are happy to support the Raspberry Pi initiative in their cities by each making space available for one evening at no cost. Finding larger spaces in densely populated Singapore is not a such a simple proposition; nonetheless, the number of people interested in attending an event is continuously on the rise (Figures 1-3).
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