Shenzhen: The Silicon Valley of Hardware

Overview

We examine the unique manufacturing ecosystem that has emerged, gaining access to the world’s leading hardware-prototyping culture whilst challenging misconceptions from the west. The film looks at how the evolution of “Shanzhai” – or copycat manufacturing – has transformed traditional models of business, distribution and innovation, and asks what the rest of the world can learn from this so-called “Silicon Valley of hardware".

Release date

Jul 5, 2016

Rating

7 / 10

Runtime

1 hours 8 minutes

Genres

• Documentary

Homepage

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SGJ5cZnoodY