Future Cities: 1x1

Shenzhen: The Silicon Valley of Hardware

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".

Seasons and episodes

Season 1 : Season 1

Jun 07, 2016

Season 2 : Holy Land

Feb 14, 2017

1 - 1 : Shenzhen: The Silicon Valley of Hardware

Jun 07, 2016

1 - 2 : Shenzhen: The Maker Movement

Jun 14, 2016

1 - 3 : Shenzhen: A New Breed of Intellectual Property

Jun 21, 2016

1 - 4 : Shenzhen: Reinventing 35 Years of Innovation

Jun 28, 2016

Synopsis

A look inside one of the world’s biggest startup nations - Israel, and Shenzhen, looking at how and why the city has evolved so rapidly.

Title	Future Cities
First Air Date	Jun 07, 2016
Last Air Date	Mar 14, 2017
Episodes	9
Seasons	2
Companies	Wired Video
Keywords	technology, entrepreneurship, manufacturing