Platform Cooperativism Consortium (PCC)

Join us to reimagine AI beyond Big Tech. Istanbul, Nov 11-14, "Cooperative AI." 4 days linking tech to social movements. 30+ countries; scholars, data labelers, policymakers, union organizers, co-op leaders. platform.coop/events/coope...

Nigerians are building affordable alternatives to AWS and Google Cloud Local cloud startups offer data sovereignty at a time when the debate about who has access to a country’s data is heating up.

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Coops

We support Platform Coop Germany and cooperatives across the country for taking a political stand in this open letter, affirming their commitment to democracy, diversity, and solidarity.

Open Call for Applications: The 2025-2026 ICDE Fellowship Program | Platform Cooperativism Consortium The Institute for the Cooperative Digital Economy (ICDE) at The New School invites applications for the 2025-2026 Fellowship Program, a leading opportunity for scholars researching cooperatives…

The Institute for the Cooperative Digital Economy (ICDE) at The New School is accepting applications for the 2025-2026 Fellowship Program. Apply by Feb 28, 2025: platform.coop/blog/open-ca...

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(ii) #TuLankide official mean of #Mondragon @huhezi.bsky.social www.tulankide.com/eu/datu-koop...

#Cooperatives

"Working conditions in the tech sector are deteriorating. Leading tech firms like Google, once considered top employers, have laid off thousands of workers despite reporting profits. ... Can worker cooperatives offer an alternative for tech workers?"
platform.coop/blog/varieti...

What 2024 Built Together | Platform Cooperativism Consortium In 2024, the Platform Cooperativism Consortium (PCC) highlighted successes such as Spain’s Som Mobilitat, Smart, Canada’s Radish, and the Drivers Cooperatives in Colorado and NYC…

2024 showed us both new developments in Ghana and Iran and Kenya but also limits. The work feels very much worth it. platform.coop/blog/what-20...

Federations of PCs are active in several sectors. Couriers. Ride hailing. E-car rental.

ICDE paper alert: papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....

Beyond the discourse on digitization!

From member-managed LLC to co-op reform for inclusive economies Trebor Scholz, Anne-Pauline De Cler, Michelle Lee, Morshed Mannan, Stefano Tortorici, look to a new legal framework for co-op ownership

This opinion piece proposes structuring LLCs as worker cooperatives as a stopgap measure to overcome reputational and legal roadblocks. www.thenews.coop/from-member-... #cooperatives

Kaseb Cooperative, Iran’s First Platform Cooperative Experiment | Platform Cooperativism Consortium Kaseb Platform Cooperative, set to launch in 2025, will be Iran's first platform co-op experiment. It is part of Iran’s robust cooperative movement—comprising over 95,000 cooperatives and 1.8…

A short writeup of this first platform co-op experiment in Iran documents a fascinating model of an online marketplace that is powered by small local businesses with an even distribution of profits across the ecosystem. platform.coop/blog/kaseb-c... #Iran #platformcoop

Can Digital Cooperatives Expand Financial Access in Kenya, Uganda, and Tanzania? | Platform Cooperativism Consortium Image credit: Ndirangu Ngunjiri Muthuani Coffee Factory- Nyeri Across Africa, over 400 million adults remain excluded from formal financial systems, lacking access to services like savings accounts…

With over 400 million adults in Africa excluded from formal financial systems, cooperatives are starting to leverage mobile money, blockchain, and digital platforms to drive financial inclusion. Learn more 📖 platform.coop/blog/can-dig... #Kenya #Uganda #Tanzania

2025 – Montréal - SASE SASE is delighted to announce that its 37th annual conference will be hosted at the Palais des Congrès, Montréal from 9-12 July 2025.

The Society for the Advancement of Socio-Economics (SASE), led by Prof. Virginia L. Doellgast, invites submissions for its 2025 Annual Meeting in Montréal (July 9-12). The theme is "Inclusive #Solidarities: Reimagining Boundaries in Divided Times." Submit by Dec 16, 2024. sase.org/event/2025-m...

Uyghur Food Couriers and Cooperative Models in Platforms | Platform Cooperativism Consortium Ahmat, a middle-aged, divorced Uyghur man in Xinjiang, left his village after a failed livestock business to seek new opportunities in the city. He turned to food delivery work…

Learn how Uyghur-led platforms in Xinjiang are offering culturally inclusive, cooperative solutions for food couriers.
#FoodDelivery #Xinjiang #PlatformCoop #Uyghur #Rights
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Enyorata Loviluku– A Data Cooperative Supporting Maasai Women in Tanzania | Platform Cooperativism Consortium It is not uncommon for many people in the Maasai community of northern Tanzania to lack a bank account, let alone access to loans. Financial institutions often label them as “risky” borrowers…

Enyorata Loviluku, a Maasai women-led initiative in Tanzania, transformed from a table banking group into a data co-op. By leveraging collective data, the cooperative secured its first collateral-free bank loan. platform.coop/blog/enyorat...
#Tanzania #MaasaiWomen #DataCooperatives #PlatformCoop

Why Cooperatives for Content Moderators and Tech Workers in Africa? | Platform Cooperativism Consortium Content moderation is one of the least understood, yet most critical, jobs on the internet. We are the unseen workers behind platforms like Facebook, TikTok, Instagram, ChatGPT, and many others.

Nigerian content moderator Kauna Malgwi exposes the mental toll of content moderation in Africa and advocates for the creation of cooperatives that support workers’ rights, mental health, and financial independence. platform.coop/blog/why-coo...
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#ContentModeration

PCC at the Global Coop Conference in Delhi

Can co-ops address AI labour inequities in East Africa? Trebor Scholz, founding director of the Platform Cooperativism Consortium, writes from the organisation's conference in Mombasa, Kenya

From the PCC conference in Mombasa (platform.coop/events/digit...):

Kauna Malgwi on "Can platform co-ops tackle AI labor inequities in East Africa?"

#PlatformCooperatives #DigitalEconomy #FairWork

www.thenews.coop/can-co-ops-a...

Who are we? The Platform Cooperativism Consortium (PCC) at The New School in New York City serves as a hub for education, research, international community building, policy analysis, and advocacy for collectives following cooperative principles in the digital economy.