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Emerging Schools of Thought on Commons-Based Peer Production – New Article Out

Researcher Evangelos Papadimitropoulos just published a cool article that sums up and puts into perspective some of the emerging schools of thought on commons-based peer production (cbpp). Fresh hot off the (virtual) press, it also presents a pretty comprehensive and up-to-date list of references. I recommend the article to everyone interested in getting beyond the basics
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How can digital, open manufacturing help to cover basic needs in crisis situations?

I report here about one of my favorite sessions at re:publica 2018, which was on „Crisis response makerspaces“. I finally had the opportunity to meet Susan Long, innovation adviser at Field Ready in Syria and Bahar Kumar, strategic adviser at Nepal Communitere. Both stressed the need to „be locally grounded“ and to build strong communities
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What is Open Manufacturing?

What is “open manufacturing”? When I tried to look up the term in Wikipedia some months ago, I was surprised to find no entry on “open manufacturing”. Nice opportunity to learn more about the term by writing the first stub with a group of people discussing the issue of “open manufacturing”… Now its your turn:
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Why Africa needs a local 3D printing industry and an ‘appropriate tech maker movement’ – Interview with Roy Mwangi Ombatti at re:publica 2015

Roy Mwangi Ombatti started to tinker with 3D-printing in Nairobi, Kenya more than three years ago. He co-founded and led the Nairobi FabLab Robotics Outreach Program, he produces 3D printers from waste materials, became a Stanford Fablearn Fellow 2014 and he developed a successful low-cost solution to a pressing health problem (his project ‘Happy Feet’
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Now working at the ‘Gesellschaft für technische Zusammenarbeit’

October 6, 2001 in Freedom to innovate, Work by Balthas

Since first of October, I am working with the Gesellschaft für technische Zusammenarbeit (GTZ), Germany’s main institution in the business of technical cooperation. First I am staying at headquarters in Eschborn near Francfort – then I will work with a programme on rural development in Peru. My main theme will be the potential of information and communication technologies to enhance impact in development work. [Note: Link was updated to reflect later merger of gtz]

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In Memoriam Turrium

October 5, 2001 in Uncategorized by Balthas

IN MEMORIAM TURRIUM / Photo: Balthas Seibold

Shocked about 9/11 – and in memories about my visits to the towers: In Memoriam Turrium.

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