Jeffrey Asher

Jeffrey Asher

Jeffrey Asher is MIT’s Comprehensive Initiative on Technology Evaluation suitability adviser and consultant. Jeff retired recently after over 21 years at Consumer Reports where he served as technical director and vice president. In that position, he managed over 150 technical personnel who tested and reported on appliance, cars, electronics, recreation and other household products.

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The 'Robin Hood' model: A sustainable product testing for developing countries

The 'Robin Hood' model: A sustainable product testing for developing countries

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Crowdsourced data and the use of local standard testing labs can only go so far to develop a sustainable product testing lab for emerging countries. In this commentary, Jeffrey Asher, sustainability adviser for MIT's Comprehensive Initiative on Technology Education, shares a novel approach to create such a sustainable lab.