About this Event
We are Natasha and Tim from CoTech, a network of 28 worker-owned digital and tech cooperatives in the UK.
We want to advance the debate around tech sovereignty with a view to helping more organisations and people understand the issues and risks involved in using big tech and empowering them to move away from it.
This meet up is...
A facilitated peer-to-peer knowledge sharing space for:
- discussing tech sovereignty
- networking
- show and tell
- sharing ideas
- exploring platforms
- finding solutions that work!
Who’s it for?
Anyone with an interest in tech sovereignty or open source technologies: developers, product owners, comms folks, political technologists, policy makers, IT folks, and more.
We’d particularly love to see
- People active in open source technology communities
- People actively working on moving themselves or their clients away from big tech
- People building or using ethical digital tools who are willing to share their workflows
First session format
0–15 min Welcome
Quick round of names + one sentence on why you're here. Write name and org on sticker and then we’ll put them on a sheet and people can take a photograph at the end.
15–25 min: Open pitch round
Anyone with a tool, workflow, or burning question writes it on a post-it, sticks it on the wall. We cluster them live into 3–4 topics.
25–55 min: Self-selected small groups (4–6 people) around each topic
This is where the "show and tell" and "exploring platforms" bits naturally happen.
55–70 min Regroup
Report-back per group, just highlights, not minutes.
70–80 min Next session planning discussion
Meeting planned forTuesday 13th October 15:00-15:30.
80-90 min Open mingling
Peer connections that started in small groups can continue one-on-one.
About the Venue
SPACE4 is Islington's cooperative tech space for social change – where tech, coops, and people who give a damn come together.
We're part of Outlandish, a tech worker-cooperative built to do things differently. Running SPACE4 lets us invest directly in our local community, democratic business, and grassroots movements through affordable workspace, networking and training events.
We're a hub for social innovators and digital activists, so if that sounds like you, don't hesitate to get in touch or visit us.
SPACE4 Website: https://space4.tech
Follow us on socials: https://linktr.ee/space4coop
Event venue & nearby stays
SPACE4 (black gate entrance, 2nd floor), 113-115 Fonthill Road, London, United Kingdom
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