Technate

Description

Raffael Kemenczy writes: The Technate was established in 2009 by the European Organisation for Sustainability (EOS).

"The term “Technate” refers to an operational area where the resources, means of production and other technical aspects of a civilization come under the management of technical experts. A Technate works through a distributed, holonic power structure, where technical decisions are made at the local level by those with the necessary technical expertise. All social decisions are being made in a direct democratic, consensus-driven process.

The Technate exists today as network of co-operating but inherently autonomous non-profit organisations working towards similar goals of a money-less and sustainable socio-economic system. The overall goal is the assurance of the highest possible quality of life for all humans for the longest time possible. Organisations within the Technate collaborate to further their specific goals and to mutually reinforce each other. It is currently administrated by EOS to facilitate cooperation and communications.

The Technate website - in common ownership and completely automated, serves as a platform for communication, coordination and collaboration amongst the group members. The vision is that this group will form a cooperative of non-profit organisations which will, trough the effects of synergy, help create our common sustainable future."