Open Knowledge Conference

Open Source Ecology – the hardware foundation for modern civilization

We are developing the Global Village Construction Set (GVCS) – an open source, low-cost, high performance technological platform that allows for the easy, DIY (Do It Yourself) fabrication of the 50 different Industrial Machines that it takes to build a small, sustainable civilization with modern comforts. We will share how we are doing Lifetime Design of the machines, Open Collaborative Development, Open Documentation and Open Business Model. Furthermore we will present the current state of the project, our project needs and future plans.

By Nikolay Georgiev, July 1st at 10:30, Workshop II

Geometry lover in high school. In the middle of his bachelor of computer science he recognizes how little positive impact to society he can achieve through his studies. After 1 year working for Business-As-Usual, he decides to quit his job and dedicate himself to Open Source Ecology.