Owning your own work, no matter where you publish: portability and interoperability of hardware designs through new Open Know-How standards and tools
Developing tools & standard for open-source hardware documentation portabilit
Prophet conducted a case study on the Internet of Production's branding strategy, aiming to brand a non-profit transforming mass production. They crafted a striking visual identity, drawing inspiration from technical blueprints familiar to stakeholders, merging manufacturing precision with a human element.
This document explains the process being used to develop a new governance model for the Internet of Production Alliance; who is involved, how other people can get involved, and how we will make decisions.
A research scoping document for the Internet of Production Alliance's Materials and Components (IoP-MC) project, to help overcome challenges of access to materials data or access to components.
A scoping report to address feasibility and shared definition of "interactivity" in the Open Know How project and open source hardware landscape. Commissioned by the Internet of Production Alliance.
The IOPA conversations feature a series of individual perspectives on what an Internet of Production is/will be/should be. We aim to build a collective understanding out of this tapestry.
The Internet of Production Alliance PubPub community hosts the development of data standards by the IoPA working groups. The standards and working groups are initiatives of the IoP Alliance.
mAkE African European Maker Innovation Ecosystem deliverable 4.4 - Skills: Contracting System
mAkE African European Maker Innovation Ecosystem deliverable 4.3 - Skills: Map of Machinery
mAkE African European Maker Innovation Ecosystem deliverable 4.2 - Skills: Maker Passport & Prototype
mAkE African European Maker Innovation Ecosystem deliverable 4.1 - Skills: Mutual Recognition Standard
A self-hostable, federated search for open source hardware
Lamb, A. (2022). Scaling an Internet of Production That’s Ready For Disaster Relief. Make Magazine.
Wardeh, M. and Hutton S. 2022. Dancing with the Machines: The Assessment of Embodied Knowledge in FabLabs. Open Education Global Congress 2022, 23 May, Nantes, France.
Lamb, A. and Schack, B., 2021. From Distributed Design to Participatory Production. In: This is Distributed Design. Distributed Design Platform pp.220-230.
AMEG united over 70 stakeholders to foster knowledge sharing and collaboration among African makerspaces. Hosted by Fadia Elgharib, the event established strong connections and partnerships, emphasizing resource sharing and continuous learning.
These trials involved makers in three African countries collaboratively producing 1,125 products across nine makerspaces. The goal was to empower local manufacturers, increase economic opportunities and improve financial stability for makers and their spaces. The trials also tested innovative infrastructures like machine mapping and maker passports to ensure high-quality standards in distributed manufacturing.
Guide in support of research mentoring program development as part of the Research and Innovations Systems for Africa (RISA), Innovative Manufacturing in Africa Awards (IMA) programme.
Open Know-How and An Open Source Hardware Registry As a Unifying Discoverability Mechanism for Open Source Hardware Humanitarian Engineering Projects
Slide deck from the Internet of Production Alliance July 2024 Community Call. The call focused on the research on developing a contracting system for distributed manufacturing, presented by Max Wardeh, Technical Coordinator at the Internet of Production.
The Open Makerspace Toolkit (OMT) provides Key stakeholders (makers, policymakers, funders…) of the maker movement with materials and resources for professional development, outreach, collections, and programs on how to set up, manage, equip and sustain different types of open, collaborative and innovative makerspaces.
The Open Catalogue of Business Models, developed by the MAKE project, contributes to the financial sustainability of makerspaces and support the creation of a decentralized production ecosystem.
This document describes the development of a mutual recognition standard in order to issue digital “Maker Passports” that show skills and experience levels of makers. By Sarah Hutton
This slide deck is a high level overview of the Internet of Production
Slides from the Internet of Production Alliance December 2023 Community Call, during which Anna Sera Lowe of Manufacturing Change launched the new Business Models Catalogue and LocalEconomies.org for makerspaces and small-scale production.
Deck of slides shared during the IOP Community Call on November 28, 2023.
Slides shared during the IOP Community Call on October 31, 2023
These slides are from the community call with Research and Community Engagement Lead Sarah Hutton, joined by community experts, discussing how the standards are being tested in the Innovative Manufacturing in Africa program and the mAkE Consortium project. To view a recording of the call, visit: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LYljJyDKN3Y
This 1-page pdf flyer provides a brief overview of the People and Skills Specification, which provides a structure for verifying the skills and experiences needed to make something specific, by providing a shared taxonomy of skills and experiences and a framework for the recognition of this knowledge. The specification aids in the ability to locate the skills and expertise required to make a thing, and gives makers the ability to highlight their skills and experiences to potential employers, collaborators, and policy makers.
Makerspaces are viewed as useful labs in communities as they present users with the relevant tools and equipment that facilitate education, creativity and innovation. Unfortunately, tracking and measuring the impact of makerspaces in Africa has been a challenge and that can be partly attributed to the absence of clear impact indicators. In an attempt to contribute to solving the said challenge, this study presents 74 indicators that can be used by makerspaces in Africa to track and record their impact.
The report presents the research and development on portability of know-how for the use case of peer to peer sharing of designs & documentation, between July and November 2022. 2 app prototypes for file portability were developed, and user testing leads to 5 recommended next steps for further R&D. The work is funded by: NGI-DAPSI and the Sloan Foundation.
A research findings report from the Internet of Production Electronic Components project (IOP-EC), to develop an open standard to aid the repairability of electronics products.
Analysis of knowledge sharing platforms across a variety of factors.
Analysis of design sharing platforms.
"Hagaha Open Know-Where" (Open Know-Where Specification) Report [Somali]
"Open Know-Where Specification" Report [English]
Open Know-Where Specification
The Internet of Production Alliance Electronic Components Standard – Statement of Purpose
Open Know-Where conceptual data model slides
Open Know-Where Launch Slides
Open Know-Where launch webinar recording
The Open Catalogue of Business Models, developed by the MAKE project, contributes to the financial sustainability of makerspaces and support the creation of a decentralized production ecosystem.
This document describes the development of a mutual recognition standard in order to issue digital “Maker Passports” that show skills and experience levels of makers. By Sarah Hutton
This slide deck is a high level overview of the Internet of Production
