As a maker and general techie, I liked that idea already when you mentioned it in the call, but didn’t find the moment to say that. So: this is a great idea! Especially if Becej does not yet have any hackerspace, makerspace, Fab Lab or repair café or similar space so far. Which, for a smaller city, is typically the case. But there’s really no reason why this concept would only work in metro cities. I think it has a lot of potential for somewhat “disconnected” cities and also rural areas.
In other news, @Yosser is in the same process of founding a hackerspace, in her case in Medenine, “the last city before the desert” in Tunisia. We have discussed a bit about it in this other topic, and you might get some inspiration from there, and contribute your own thoughts and tips:
in Tunisia. We have discussed a bit about it in this other topic, and you might get some inspiration from there, and contribute your own thoughts and tips: