Appearances by members of the IoPA team on podcasts.
Read moreThe People and Skills Standard provides a framework for creating an individual record of experiences, skills, and relevant training and certificates that makers can use to showcase accomplishments and relevant knowledge to potential employers, peers, and collaborators across global networks. Join us for this month's community call, where Research and Community Engagement Lead Sarah Hutton will d
Read moreThis edition covers the kick-off of the Innovative Manufacturing in Africa project, the open council and community call on the redesign of the governance of Internet of Production Alliance, upcoming events & the developing of the people and skills data specification.
Read moreAfter receiving a job offer from the Internet of Production Alliance (IOP) in 2021 while opening a makerspace in Iraq, I started to see the world of manufacturing from a different perspective.
Read moreHow do we create a shared understanding of the explicit, implicit, tacit, and procedural knowledge necessary for individual makers to participate in and easily navigate an open, distributed manufacturing ecosystem?
Read moreThe IOPA governance task force convened an open council and community call to present the high-level propositions for redesigning the IOPA governance. The governance task force had worked on proposals for the IOPA governance.
Read moreThe Innovative Manufacturing in Africa (IMA) project officially started with a Kick-off meeting on Thursday 13th April. This call brought together the IMA awardees, partners, and donors of the project.
Read moreDuring the recent OKW Community Call, attendees had the opportunity to catch up on the latest community updates and hear about the successes and lessons learned from OKW community and OKW Data Awardees over the past year.
Read moreOpen Know-Where (OKW) was launched in April 2021 as a metadata standard for documenting and sharing information about the location of manufacturing facilities and capabilities worldwide.
Read moreThis edition covers the awardees of both the Innovative Manufacturing in Africa project, and the Open Know-Where manufacturing World Map Data Awards, and upcoming events like the IoPA community call & an open call on the Internet of Production Alliance governance redesign.
Read moreWe've recently published a report to share our recent progress on Contracting in Distributed Manufacturing. This work is part of the deliverable 4.4 of the European funded mAkE project. The objective is to create innovative tools and systems that make it easier for buyers, makers, and intermediaries to collaborate and address local needs through local solutions.
Read moreThe Map of Machinery report, part of Deliverable 4.3 in the “mAkE - African European Maker Innovation Ecosystem” project, developed by the Internet of Production, outlines the motivations, challenges, and outcomes behind creating an interactive map of manufacturing capabilities.
Read moreWe are thrilled to announce the release of our latest report on the Maker Passport, a significant milestone in recognizing and validating maker skills within a distributed ecosystem. This initiative is part of the mAkE African European Maker Innovation Ecosystem and funded by the European Union’s Horizon 2020 programme.
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