Darren Sharp on the Emerging Ecosystem of Platform Cooperativism in Australia

Platform Cooperativism 2016 presentation via https://livestream.com/internetsociety/platformcoop2016/videos/141736580

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Report 2 - Platform Cooperativism in Australia: An Emerging Ecosystem

"(14 mins) Darren Sharp - Australia is in the midst of a transition from an extractive economy led by the mining and agricultural sectors, towards a knowledge-based service economy. While digital innovation and startups are lauded for their ability to create jobs and stimulate the new economy, an extractive logic which privileges individual reward over mutual benefit remains dominant. Platform co-operatives provide an ethical bridge to the new economy through collective ownership and democratic governance of digital platforms to keep wealth and decision-making in the hands of value creators. Australia is home to a nascent cooperative platform ecosystem comprised of networks like the Commons Transition Coalition and enterprises including AbilityMate, AnyShare, bHive Bendigo, Geddup, Open Food Network and YLab. These system entrepreneurs and organizations are working in partnership with the communities they serve to bring an equitable and inclusive new economy to life."