Who we are
We are a civil society organization (CSO) established in Brussels in 2015 and registered as a nonprofit.
What we do
We focus on how to unlock the power of the cooperative Internet for a more human-centric digital future.
Why we do what we do
Data ownership is fueling the next tech megacycle and data cooperatives are steering it
As the digital landscape evolves, the focus shifts from data privacy to data ownership, underscoring the need for trust in a technologically safe environment. Embracing a 'back to basics' approach, we are redirecting our focus from tech-centric solutions to place humans at the forefront of technology. Data cooperatives are at the heart of this transformation. They offer an innovative approach to data management challenges, prioritizing democratic governance and shifting the paradigms of data management, ownership, and utilization. With their multi-stakeholder governance, pre-competitive data sharing spaces, and ability to generate insights and foresight capabilities, data cooperatives are establishing frameworks for digitally federated and sovereign architectures.
Their fiduciary commitment to members uniquely positions them to bridge the trust gap in decision-making processes. Recognizing that AI is fueled by data created by everyone, data cooperatives also emerge as new revenue avenues for online communities, democratizing the economic benefits of the digital era.
Meet with us
You are welcome to meet with us at these various events.
UN SOTF 2024, Sep 22-23, New York City, USA
SSUNGA79, Sep 10-27, New York City, USA
WEF 2024, Jan 15-19, Davos, Switzerland
Redefining Boundaries, Dec 14, Virtual
IGF 2023, Oct 8-12, Kyoto, Japan
SSUNGA78 2023, Sep 18 (EEAAO), Sep 22 (PCI), New York City, USA
GFF 2023, March 20-22, New York City, USA
Systems At Play 2023, Feb 15-18, Brussels, Belgium
IGF 2022, Nov 28 - Dec 2, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
MWC 2022, Feb 28 - Mar 3, Barcelona, Spain
ICTeSSH 2021, Jun 28-30, (Online)
EGI 2020, Nov 4, Amsterdam, The Netherlands (Online)
Operas 2020, Nov 4, Brussels, Belgium (Online)
Operas-P 2020, Luxembourg, Luxembourg (Online)
DGO 2020, Seoul, South Korea (Online)
Thingscon 2019, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
IGF 2019, Berlin, Germany
FuturICT 2019, Zurich, Switzerland
DigEnlightment 2019, Brussels, Belgium
ESG 2019, Oaxaca, Mexico
NGI Forum 2019, Helsinki, Finland
EU ICT 2019, Helsinki, Finland
DGO 2019, Dubai, UAE
DMRS 2018, Bolzano, Italy
EU ICT 2018, Vienna, Austria
EU ICT 2017, Budapest, Hungary
EU ICT 2016, Bratislava, Slovakia
Buddhist Economics 2016, Bangkok, Thailand
EU ICT 2015, Lisbon, Portugal
CIC 2015, Santa Clara, California