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Under the name “Open source design and Design for open source" the upcoming DWebDesign (a short form of “decentralized web”) Meetup will feature a talk by the Open Source Lab and present the projects' activities and major learnings. We are looking forward to be part of it! more
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The Open Source Lab’s Cases is a digital tool on our blog with over 50 examples that provides practice-based knowledge on innovations in sustainable mobility globally, taking into consideration that open approaches in transportation may take various forms and shapes. more
ResearchToolOn March 6, 2019 our MeetUp series launched with a great group of open source practitioners presenting their experiences throughout open source mobility under the theme „Mapping Transit“. The Open Source Lab MeetUp #1 took place in our Lab at EUREF Campus 10, Berlin. more
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Open Data and Open Government are revolutionary as they promise to change the power dynamics that govern societies, giving ordinary citizens more and deeper information in real time, along with digital tools for engaging with fellow citizens and with those in positions of power. So, why are so few citizens using either the data or the tools – despite generous funding and massive more
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Sweden's ambition to become fossil fuel free by 2045 is a great example of climate leadership. With plans of installing a public dashboard to track the transition across all sectors the Swedish society is also up for the challenge. The Swedish technology company MapLauncher is prototyping the Climate Dashboard, that hopefully helps to keep on track in terms of halving emissions, not only in more
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Despite global commitments to and increasing enthusiasm for open data, little is actually known about its use and impact. What kinds of social and economic transformation has open data brought about and what is its future potential? How and under what circumstances has it been most effective? Even as proponents extol the virtues of open data, the field suffers from a lack of detailed more
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The ability to access, control and use personal data has become a major challenge and more worrisome a means by which big internet companies can drive profits. This is DECODE's starting point for asking: Is it possible to develop tools that enable individuals to collectively share personal information on their own terms? And if so, how do we design these tools? more
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Digitization already influences the decisions of three billion people and businesses every day and is poised to profoundly disrupt the global economy in the next decade. The expected digital disruption can help determine whether we live on a 1.5-2°C planet or a +3°C world. The Exponential Climate Action Roadmap charts the steps needed to halve greenhouse gas emissions by 2030. more
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In Windhoek, the capital of Namibia, the local social startup SunCycles is making solar power E-Bikes. A very bright idea, not only because Namibia is one of the sunniest countries in the world with an average of 300 days of sunshine a year... more
FeatureBernhard Fehr, researcher at the German Aerospace Center in Braunschweig (Germany), reminds us that there is not only one future of mobility but a range of opportunities for futures of mobility. In a short recap interview following our roundtable discussion, Bernhard points out that city planning and the planning of transportation systems should be integrated in those visions of the future. more
InterviewOur French connection and sister initiative FabMob was represented by its founder Gabriel Plassat for our roundtable discussion on 'Open Source Shared Mobility'. Gabriel sees the center of our future mobility lying in more liveable cities and a more citizen-centric approach with shared mobility, active modes of transport and public transport coming together. more
InterviewMax Kortlander, researcher of Waag at Amsterdam, Netherlands sees a bottom-up, co-created future of mobility. In a short recap interview following our roundtable discussion, Max says people who will be mobile themselves – bus riders, cyclists etc – need to be not just thought of but involved in the planning and implementation process. more
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Gabriel Plassat, founder of FabMob, is part of our exciting first expert round on Open Source Mobility. With the FabMob initiative he is working to create a number of open platforms, engaging partners in a growing network – he would say ecosystem – of mobility. We are thrilled to have him at the Open Source Lab to share his experiences. more
FeatureOn November 27, 2018 our first Roundtable with a great group of experts and a welcoming Get Together in light of the question „What emerges in the overlap of ‘shared mobility’ and an ‘open source’ approach?“ took place at the Open Source Lab in Berlin. With diverse perspectives on mobility, we were discussing future concepts at the intersection between shared mobility notions and open source more
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Max Kortlander, public researcher of Waag Amsterdam, will be one of the invited experts in our discussion on Open Source Mobility. Waag is a middle-ground organisation composed of research groups that work with both grassroots initiatives and institutional partners across Europe. more
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While German politicians are still discussing whether they want to allow the small electric scooters at all, the Berlin-based start-up TIER Mobility wants to establish this new form of micro-mobility anyhow. Following pioneering US companies like Bird, they are eager to bring the shareable e-scooter to European sidewalks. more
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We are very happy to have an Open Data expert of the Open Knowledge Foundation here with us for our discussion on Open Source Mobility. OK Labs are local gatherings of interested citizens, programmers and designers working together on software and data projects to improve our cities and neighborhoods. more
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Electric cars, for many, will bring about the fundamental turn in mobility. The opening conference of our dear lab neighbours MENNEKES, a leading producer and developer of charging infrastructure (plugs and charge columns), revealed the status quo of e-mobility in Germany and of our self-understanding as a car nation. more
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This exciting meet-up of activists and experts in the fields of digitalization and environmental sustainability in Berlin attracted almost 1.500 people. We were also there and enjoyed the discussion on how digitalization can contribute to the sustainable transformation of society and the economy. more
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Blockchain technology is not only that Internet thing that you'll never want to explain to a tech-audience, it has also brought up a fairly new trust model in service relationships between humans and organizations. In blockchain-based sharing services, trust is not placed in an individual, but rather distributed across the entire population. more
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Just now, in this very moment, numerous data sets are collected and generated by government agencies around the world to complete various tasks in daily operations. These data sets involve almost all aspects of daily life, and government agencies are currently, believe it or not, the largest data holder. Doesn't feel like it? There is a way to get an overview of how open your government is... more
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While thinking that there are already great ideas and businesses around to bring forward new modes of mobility, it is a question of policy whether or not shared mobility will be a major part of how we get around. Browsing through international policies in the mobility domain, I came across the open source principles for shared mobility: these principles denote a high-level policy example more
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A project of the German moovel lab tells you how to build your own Open Data Cam enriched with real-time computer vision to collect data on truck traffic in front of your bedroom window, for example. Let’s have a quick look at what’s behind this! more
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Is there a completely new mode of transport? A step of evolution after the airplane? Elon Musk's brainchild Hyperloop is not only an experiment in transportation technology – it is also a new approach to bringing tech-intense ideas into being. more
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All Things Open is more than an IT conference. With this year's theme, it wants to acknowledge and foster an inclusive and holistic view of open source developments by opening up the discussion to a growing community in developing countries and to local small businesses. I had a look on their website to reveal more about their approach. more
ConferenceHow to prototype Open Source Mobility? A group of industrial design students from the University of the Arts Berlin conducted experiments about micro mobility in public space in a weeklong design methods seminar and offers interesting insights to the practicality of mobility modes. The aim of the course was to use and adapt design research methods for the […] more
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