DGML

= also written as DG-ML, Cosmo-Localization

Description

Jose Ramos and Chris Giotitsas:

"The basic features of DG-ML are based on the conjunction of open source / open design production logics at the global scale, which are coupled with local-network production at a regional scale. Traditionally corporate enterprises have solely owned the intellectual property (IP) they employ in the production of goods. They source the materials for the goods through national or global supply chains. They manufacture those goods using economies of scale in a set number of manufacturing centres, whereupon those finished goods are delivered nationally or globally. DG-ML is an inversion of this production logic. First of all, the IP is open, whether open source or creative commons or copyfair,3 so it can be used by anyone. Secondly, manufacturing and production can be done independently of the IP, by any community or enterprise around the world that wants to. The democratization of increasingly powerful precision manufacturing technologies, such as 3D printers, laser cutters, CNC routers and automated systems / robots potentiate this. This does not follow the logic of economies of scale (yet), rather it is focused on producing value for a critical reference group (CRG), a community who require such goods. Thirdly, distribution is localized to the CRG, or affiliates of the CRG."

Examples

A

• AbilityMate, a company that supports people with disabilities to design and manufacture their own prosthetics and assistive devices,
• Atelier Paysan

F

• FarmHack

O

• OSvehicle, a company that supports the open source manufacture of vehicles.
• OpenBionics Hands

R

• RepRap, an open source organization that designs 3D printers designed to replicate themselves,

W

• WikiHouse, a foundation which supports people to design and build sustainable housing,

More Information

• Report: A New Model of Production for a New Economy. Two Cases of Agricultural Communities. By Chris Giotitsas and Jose Ramos. New Economics Foundation, 2017