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Project Liberty spotlights data co-ops in Southeast Asia

The institute is looking to position the model as an alternative to today’s centralised digital economy

Platform co-op movement to hold Solidarity AI conference in Bangkok

'Solidarity AI names a choice: whether AI will be governed by distant systems of power or…

India’s co-ops minister officially launches driver-owned Bharat Taxi

The platform is run as a multi-state co-op, with drivers joining as members, shareholders and co-owners

Is a co-op model emerging in platform logistics? Evidence from Spain

R. Trebor Scholz, founding director of the Platform Cooperativism Consortium, reports on a success story from…

Platform co-op launched to encourage collective saving

Kin.coop is attempting to take the traditional savings club model into the digital world

India launches co-op taxi service to take on Uber and Ola

Announced by the government in a bid to improve services, Sakhar Taxi Cooperative is backed by…

International Labour Conference closer to new standard on platform work

Delegates highlighted the value of the co-op model in driving decent work and helping to formalise…

Coop Exchange appoints Shaun Tarbuck as chair 

'Coop Exchange can enable the growth needed in our sector to deliver better societal outcomes'

Co-op solutions to the problems caused by short-term rentals

Airbnb and other platforms have been accused of inflating rents and hollowing out communities – but…

Patio: a global community of tech co-operatives 

'These folks know their technology, are committed to the co-operative ecosystem and know how to enjoy…

2024 End of Year Q&A: Trebor Scholz

Founding director, Platform Cooperativism Consortium (PCC) at the New School, New York

2024 End of Year Q&A: Dr Carlos Zarco 

President, International Health Cooperative Organisation