The Open Know-Where (OKW) standard was launched in 2021 to document and share information about the location of manufacturing facilities and capabilities globally, with the goal of mapping at least 150,000 points of interest by 2023. The OKW Data Awards offer financial awards for projects that integrate existing datasets or collect new data related to mapping manufacturing capabilities.
Read moreThis month focussed on Open Electronics Design-Data. Topics discussed included standardising a bill of materials format, creating a database of component names, and design rule checks for repairability
Read moreThe Innovative Manufacturing in Africa Project is seeking applications for the Innovative Manufacturing in Africa Awards, which will support research and innovation capabilities in the hardware maker innovation ecosystem in Ghana, Kenya, and South Africa.
Read moreIOP-EC Report - The report, to share learnings from IoPA research that would inform the development of an electronics repairability standard and propose new concepts is now available!
Read moreDo you know a person or organization that has mapped or wants to map manufacturing capabilities and could use some financial support to adapt or collect data? Following the use case application of the Open Know-Where standard in Round 1, we are now accepting nominations and applications for the next round of the Decentralized Manufacturing World Map Data Awards!
Read moreFunding for the proposal “Owning your own work, no matter where you publish: portability and interoperability of hardware designs through new Open Know-How standards and tools” was awarded in early 2022, by the European Commission’s Next Generation Internet (NGI) initiative for the Data Portability and Services Incubator (DAPSI).
Read moreWe will be holding an IOPA Community Call on November 9th during which Technical Lead Max Wardeh and Research and Community Engagement Lead Sarah Hutton will discuss the research findings and tooling development work from DAPSI Phase 2 and show you what’s been built in support of decentralized publishing and data conversion and mapping.
Read moreThe IOP Alliance is delighted to announce the recruitment of Sarah Hutton as Research and Community Engagement Lead. Sarah's work is focused on developing a thematic community around the People and Skills specifications necessary in distributed manufacturing. She brings with her the network and experience in open hardware, makerspaces and fabrication.
Read moreMembers of the more than 2,000 Fab Labs around the world get together once a year to talk shop, network, and form communities based on their shared passions for digital manufacturing, technological advancement, and creative problem solving.
Read moreJoin us on October 26th at 13:00UTC to hear more from the awardees of round 1. During our October IOPA Community call. David and Ronald will be interviewed by the community and tell us more about their work testing the OKW data standard.
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