We will be holding an IOPA Community Call on November 9th during which Technical Lead Max Wardeh and Research and Community Engagement Lead Sarah Hutton will discuss the research findings and tooling development work from DAPSI Phase 2 and show you what’s been built in support of decentralized publishing and data conversion and mapping.
Read moreThis edition covers the community call on the practical application of Open Know-Where standards in projects across Africa and Latin America, a review of phase 1 of the Open Know-How portability research and development, welcoming a new member of the team & upcoming events and publications.
Read moreThe IOP Alliance is delighted to announce the recruitment of Sarah Hutton as Research and Community Engagement Lead. Sarah's work is focused on developing a thematic community around the People and Skills specifications necessary in distributed manufacturing. She brings with her the network and experience in open hardware, makerspaces and fabrication.
Read moreMembers of the more than 2,000 Fab Labs around the world get together once a year to talk shop, network, and form communities based on their shared passions for digital manufacturing, technological advancement, and creative problem solving.
Read moreThis edition covers the launch of round two of the Open Know-Where data awards, opportunities to participate in the IoPA governance reboot, team updates & upcoming events to look out for.
Read moreJoin us on October 26th at 13:00UTC to hear more from the awardees of round 1. During our October IOPA Community call. David and Ronald will be interviewed by the community and tell us more about their work testing the OKW data standard.
Read moreThe OKW Data Awards are back for round 2. By 2023, we want at least 150,000 machines and tools mapped leveraging the OKW standard. This will allow us to develop a key part of the infrastructure for distributed manufacturing. Do you know anyone who has mapped / or do you want to map manufacturing capabilities?
Read moreInnovation Hubs are hubs for the growth of the maker movement, helping it to thrive and to flourish. Innovation Hubs are hubs for the growth of the maker movement, helping it to thrive and to flourish. In Europe, Barcelona stands out as a hub for hardware digital innovation hub innovators. It also plays host to the Institute for Advanced Architecture of Catalunya (IAAC).
Read moreThis month’s Community call has a running theme around governance. Anna Sera Lowe the Chair of the governance task force will present: the "Governance Reboot" that is in progress. A new member of the Alliance Tiberius from Sensorica, will introduce themselves and the network they are a part of.
Read moreThis edition focuses on phase 1 of the NGI DAPSI report - working towards developing metadata standards and tools to help makers gain more control over their projects' data by enabling portability between platforms & a recruitment opportunity at the IoPA.
Read moreWe've recently published a report to share our recent progress on Contracting in Distributed Manufacturing. This work is part of the deliverable 4.4 of the European funded mAkE project. The objective is to create innovative tools and systems that make it easier for buyers, makers, and intermediaries to collaborate and address local needs through local solutions.
Read moreThe Map of Machinery report, part of Deliverable 4.3 in the “mAkE - African European Maker Innovation Ecosystem” project, developed by the Internet of Production, outlines the motivations, challenges, and outcomes behind creating an interactive map of manufacturing capabilities.
Read moreWe are thrilled to announce the release of our latest report on the Maker Passport, a significant milestone in recognizing and validating maker skills within a distributed ecosystem. This initiative is part of the mAkE African European Maker Innovation Ecosystem and funded by the European Union’s Horizon 2020 programme.
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