Directory of Platform Cooperatives.

See also the updated directory: Internet of Ownership

Key Citations

"How can we determine which projects are addressing future business models from the perspective of empowerment?

Does the project?

-centralize identity and reputation with the individual people and devices?

-give ownership/access of data to individuals?

-create an interoperable protocol for users to port their identity and reputation elsewhere?

-exist to connect trusted peers or help determine a fair rate or provide added value to the peers?

Asking these questions allows us to construct distinctly different economic models that enable collaborative production and cooperative consumption. It’s up to us to decide what we will fund, build, and support with our currencies." (https://medium.com/@AshTayTweets/5-blockchain-iot-apps-for-collaborative-consumption-69115c34da46#.7j7w8owbd)

Key Resources

Key Articles

• Guidelines for Developers of Platform Cooperatives ; see the article: Alternative policies for alternative Internets. By Melanie Dulong de Rosnay. Journal of Peer Production, Issue 9: Alternative Internets, 2016

• 5 Blockchain IOT Apps for Platform Coops. By Ashley Taylor.

Key Books

• Ours to Hack and to Own. Ed. by Trebor Scholz and Nathan Schneider, fall 2017

Key Initiatives

• The Platform Cooperativism Consortium will "help to connect the practitioners in this eco system with each other and with organizations that can support their effort to change minds and bring real value and a fairer Internet to real people. For updated information in coming weeks stay tuned @platformcoop ."