We are GIG
Written by Theresa Fend
LAB Procomum is a citizen innovation laboratory maintained by Instituto Procomum since 2017 in Santos, São Paulo State, Brazil. In partnership with Bela Baderna the Lab produced a short video capturing some of the core projects and stories. Find out what it’s like to build a citizen innovation laboratory dedicated to the promotion of commons, […]
Written by Theresa Fend
Amnesia is a network of free radios, web sites and itinerant radio experiences that believe in access to media production and content dissemination as a tool to achieve the fundamental rights of life in society, especially for indigenous and original communities. We aim to build a secure and private communication network for the thousands of […]
Written by Theresa Fend
At DOTS. The Impact Summit that took place in Nakuru, Kenya from December 5-7, we used the power of a gathering to co-create and kick off long-term projects that offer collaborative solutions to systemic problems in different localities. Here come some of the outcomes: Data Sensitivity (with Tactical Tech) Tactical Tech is an international NGO […]
Written by Theresa Fend
Climate change, economic inequality and political divisions are only becoming more pressing challenges in the whole world. As a network of networks, hubs and innovative individuals, we want to jointly implement change through concrete and tangible projects. At DOTS, we used the power of a gathering to co-create concrete projects that offer collaborative solutions to […]
Written by Theresa Fend
Part time for 3 years; apply until January 5th. Would you like to shape global cooperation, advance citizen social science globally and raise awareness for participatory research? Then we look forward to your application! The Global Innovation Gathering (GIG) is a community of innovation hubs, makerspaces, hackerspaces and other grassroot innovation community spaces and initiatives […]
Written by Geraldine de Bastion
GIG founder Geraldine de Bastion and Annemarie Botzki, Co-Founder/CEO at Rocsun, write about innovations, open technologies and ideas like a climate solutions network as part of their reflections for the “Extinction Rebellion” movement that is currently engaged in their International Rebellion in more than 60 cities across the globe. Emission: net zero. That means a […]
Written by Theresa Fend
After the convention of hubs organized last year by i4Policy, during which innovation community leaders from across Africa co-created the Africa Innovation Policy Manifesto, the first meeting of the Africa Innovation Policy Task Force took place at Impact Hub Kigali in Rwanda. i4Policy is a pan-African movement gathering over 140 Innovation Hubs from 43 African […]
Written by Theresa Fend
Together with Open Source Ecology Germany e.V., and with the support of the Guerrilla Foundation and GIGgers in Berlin we from r0g Agency held our first open:fora ‘street meet’ … a rather spontaneous artistic and cultural action intended to complement the week of re:publica. At a time where we felt that cultural activism and open […]
Written by Victoria Wenzelmann
This year’s C&T took place in Vienna from June 3rd till June 7th, and many GIG members participated in various roles.
Written by Theresa Fend
When I first entered a makerspace in Nairobi in 2016, I was surprised that most people were sitting in front of their computers. My imagination of a messy makerspace where everyone tinkers with 3D printers and materials to build clumsy prototypes was disenchanted. A makerspace is a collaborative workshop equipped with tools and machines to […]
