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Honduras: El Pais de las Oportunidades | Luis Cruz | TEDxSwinfordPark


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because first of all thank you very much to
this event because last was in san
pedro sula a similar event and then I
happy because here in the city of
ceiba are doing this kind of
events because the truth is that you have to
it is necessary to emphasize the things can give
click to tonight I want to
share with you a vision that I
I had and more than an opinion I’m sure
and I have the certainty certainty that
It is a fact that Honduras is the country of
the opportunities many times then to
international level honduras is wrong
seen honduras that there is poverty and
unemployment that I am corruption but
what if I tell you what if I say
that those are not problems that those are
opportunity opportunities that someone
can take us to give next
Well, I would like before I continue
will give them a little can tell you a
little about my trajectory of the
projects that you have developed and how is it
that came to the conclusion that
Honduras is the country of opportunities
When I was 14 years old, I had
a goal I wanted to be a programmer
videogames I was always very passionate
what is electronic
mathematical programming and I wanted to be
videogames but there was a problem in the
school that I was because they do not study
no technological institute and
classes that they will teach because I felt that
I was not turning on anything
to anyone what interests me
I wanted to learn electronics I wanted
learn programming to learn
mathematics but I was not teaching that
so then with my own savings
to start buying books books of
electronic programming and I got to
study
it was so maybe it can give wings to the
next next was so
develop a pretty project
interesting that in fact then until the
today it has been almost eight years
since I developed it and I still
Surprise how I did it
this project was categorized as the
first console develops in the country the
video game console
that was one of that why I started that I wanted
be games
then I started to develop a
console and how the project works
good had four different models
4 microcontroller microcontrollers
a is a sponge a computer a
computer but the shape of a chip a
integrated circuit then each model
k microcontroller was good for something
one of them will be for the audio other
grade that sent video for the
monochromatic video television using
the composite video standard and another in
the receiver of the wireless control and
the other one as well as this one in the image
is the wireless control against
man who had a series of sensors
as an accelerometer the accelerometer serves
to measure the position of the movement
hand and and so control the
videogame but this was how he commented
of the first console made in the country and
The interesting thing is that as I to
the 14 years I started to see a problem
look at a problem that is not in our
current media or current media there was no
then the means resources or that is another
time the orientation to what I wanted
I’m not appreciating electronics
math programming there is a
problem finding an opportunity
what was the good opportunity to highlight
I e
compared to my current colleagues
and create a project that would have
recognition that they put the name on
name of Honduras on high
that was an opportunity it was not a
problem after I went to study at
united states next please
and it was there that he developed a project and
that the project was to detect the
movement of the eyes use a
sensor series is a project of
biomedical that served for people
disabled people
disabled women could write in the
computer only with the movement of
the eyes when I was in the united states
I met a person
common or a student of 10 for
students that was paraplegic jal
by talking to him and doing my own
research is to discover that these
systems were too expensive people
imagine how in these countries a
developed country with enough poverty and
people with disabilities who have
disabilities of this kind could not
reject this type of technologies
there I got myself a problem what is the
problem there were similar systems for
people with disabilities were too
inaccessible too expensive
the opportunity was to create a project
well that help these people and a
affordable product a cheap product
that people with disabilities could
have next access please after
to come from the united states then
now ferrer is here in Honduras and little
a good friend we open an ong
the NGO is dedicated to is currently in
two different items we want
reduce the unemployment rate in the country
using technology when creating
work sources using the
technology and the other thing is the improvement
of process processes that are currently
too much that god and that and that are
cumbersome for the population
we want to improve it also with the use of
lg technology is dedicated to search
solutions are looking for opportunities
then it is a synonym of what we look for
problems to solve them our NGO
It is not a company that is strong
final is more than everything so good I
I always say that the easiest thing is to put
the technology work is the most
simple the most difficult thing is to raise awareness
to people make people
understand that technology is needed
to make the processes more efficient and
end then with different problems that
we currently have because we are not
making use of technology
then our NGO is dedicated to that
We are raising awareness of different
people
why because now in honduras
it is not that there are no more opportunities
Honduras is the country of opportunities
but because we are putting it not
we are taking advantage of this opportunity is
that I think we need a change of
mentality
so that’s why we decided to open the NGO
good and gesture of the mentality then the
next please is a problem of
that these small small loans
they tell us that we have to go by the
paved road we have to grab
the same way that everyone follows by
what because more than ok
in this degree art is to get a
title walks the university and get
a job
but why nobody wins anyone we do not
says ok let’s start
let’s create let’s innovate is the
way more risky if you have to take
many risks and it is not easy to undertake
but but in a society where there is a
bunch of unemployment is the best
I ‘ll give you an example recently
a public official
he came to me and he wanted to give me work
I wanted job pressure work I
Well kindly rejected the offer
because I told him I was working on
different projects of the NGO and this
person said the following and that is
if I still believe that today
It is the worst lie that someone me
he said to me told me Honduras is the
hand country has opportunities
that grab what comes to you because
there is no work here
and you have to win this if you are not going to
get no side
I said is the worst lie that can
exist or is how someone can think
A) Yes
and I told him that and he said good to me here
there are a lot of indispensable people me
says there are a lot of people that
can do the same job as voice and
it does better
exactly desire is the point why not
doubt in the country of opportunities
because there are a lot of people trained
lot of talented people who can
do my job much better than me
still and there are so many unemployed people
What work remains
then why not undertake why not
give work to these people because
we want to look for work we do
It is a country with so many opportunities
so many people by then we can
give work to us because everyone
is thinking the same next please
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so what happens when
We think the same way we do
we follow the masses and we want to think
like following simply everyone
we will fall into the abyss and that is what
is happening in those countries because here
there are so many opportunities that we are not
taking advantage of just such a percentage
small is taking advantage of this
opportunity for that there is a gap so
enormous between what is the lower class and
the upper class
only an extremely high percentage
small take advantage of the opportunities
because we want to follow everything
world generally and we go by the
road easier paved road the
way that everyone has continued and
we want to stay there please continue
then as we can
happen to see all the problems
that there are in Honduras and see them as
opportunities
good most of the most important a
change of mentality
the problems are not problem in themselves they are
roads that are going to take a
opportunity but first of all
we have to change our
way of thinking we can not let that
the partner
do not tell us what we can not do
something we can not let you tell us
anyone either education already
be even our dads any
people can not let you who
tell you that you can not do
something the most important thing is to believe if
we stop believing
we stop creating and to be able to
undertake we have to create then
we have to believe in ourselves
we have to believe that we have the
ability to do it to start and
that’s what Honduras needs a
change of mentality so that we
we can take full
next opportunities
so good we have to
pose the problem
there are different problems to solve
here in honduras
many opportunities why someone
can take advantage of and solve all
problems we have to raise those
problems but for that the next
for that we need to undertake
We need to believe because an entrepreneur
does not complain an entrepreneur does not walk
saying not that the government does not do this
that I do not know I think the government does not
is doing nothing perfect is better so
we do it
If the government does not do it
so we take advantage of this
opportunity and we do it
we can make changes does not occupy the
Cuban government that someone does
we can do is better than not
take out that they are no longer doing improved
then an entrepreneur does not complain
entrepreneur does it and that’s what most
need we need to create
we need to believe and start creating and
So we started to see that Honduras is the
country of opportunities
thank you very much
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