Meet FKI at the Digital DIY Final Conference!
As you probably already know, FKI is one of the partners of the EU H2020 research project called “DiDIY (Digital DIY)”. This important work, which among other things provided us with some of the bases for other current initiatives like … Continued
Policy Recommendations For Sustaining Community Networks
Open letter to EU policy makers on community networks – joint press release March 16th, 2017: Today, more than 25 European Community Networks, joined by over 35 supporting organizations from around the world, are sending an open letter to EU … Continued
Alternatives to Mobile World Congress
This year, the Mobile World Congress (MWC17) and its associated activities (MWB, 4YFN, Yomo) took place in Barcelona between 22 February and 4 March. For a few days, the city is taken over by large telecommunications corporations, which use it … Continued
DIY for expanding the Commons Collaborative Economy
(as published in DiDIY) There are a growing number of initiatives supporting entrepreneurial projects to explore the viability of a commons collaborative economy. In January La Comunificadora programme, closed its first experience in Barcelona (co-produced by Platoniq, Foundation Goteo, the … Continued
La Comunificadora: The Story Continues
La Comunificadora programme, at Barcelona Activa, jointly managed by Free Knowledge Institute (FKI), Platoniq and Goteo has reached the end of its first phase, but the story continues. The final Meetup was held on 27 January at MediaTIC building, and … Continued
Smart City Barcelona Commons Report
Local policies for the Smart City and Knowledge Society: Towards a more sustainable, social and democratic model. Author: Wouter Tebbens, Free Knowledge Institute Commissioned by: First Deputy Mayor’s Office Barcelona May 2016 Executive Summary In early 2016, the Barcelona City Council … Continued
Let’s Communify the Collaborative Economy!
Fifteen projects have been taking part in the La Comunificadora programme at Barcelona Activa, since mid-November. They are exploring the viability of a collaborative economy which considers the commons, looks at the social impact and seeks to establish fair relationships … Continued
Collaborative Economy, Principles and Case Studies
Last week the new collaborative economy support programme, La Comunificadora (the “Commons Makery”), was launched at an open session in the Convent de Sant Agustí (Barcelona). Several projects with the potential to participate in the support programme were presented in … Continued
Commons Startup Support Programme “La Comunificadora” launches in Barcelona
La Comunificadora La Comunificadora is a programme from Barcelona Activa to impulse collaborative or sharing economy projects consisting of training, mentoring and support to get financing. We look for commons-oriented projects, in other words: business models that combine a p2p … Continued
Digital DIY Community Day Barcelona
On 6 July 2016, the FKI, as a participant in the EC project on Digital DIY, organised a Digital DIY Community Day Barcelona, with the community of local and international makers, researchers, teachers and policymakers, together with Barcelona Activa and … Continued