Progress report - on several fronts - around this topic. Platform 6 Development Cooperative has now created a co-operative host on Open Collective - you can see our host page here: https://opencollective.com/platform6-coop
We’re still defining and clarifying all the details of how we plan to operate this service, but in essence we’re keen to work with projects that align with cooperative values. It is ideal for pre-start groups who want to get moving buy don’t yet have a bank account or a legal structure. As i write we have three or four collectives that want to work with us and use the service, which is great. We’re keen to work in close collaboration with Digital Life Collective on this where we can. As part of our involvement with Open Collective I’m also beginning to work on some blog posts designed to promote the ideas around ‘Co-operation as a Service’ and maybe encourage some of the many projects hosted elsewhere on Open Collective to engage with us.
Within Digital Life Collective itself there’s been a huge amount of work done on the development of a set of digital tools designed to support collectives, and this also falls under the CaaS banner. I’ll not say more at this point, but I have to say I’m hugely impressed with what has been done, and I’m looking forward to seeing more public announcements around this very soon.
Tomorrow I’m giving a short talk at this event hosted at Space4 https://www.meetup.com/London-CoTech-Meetup/events/260565717/ about the potential of the cooperative model for open source projects, along with three other speakers providing valuable insights from various perspectives. Should be good.