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* * Achievement unlocked: With more than ‘4 billion’ in total votes -- almost half the population of earth voted for startups! JUST KIDDING! Some companies had a to accumulating their votes. unique approach In 2021, decided to host to highlight the backbone of the future - tech startups! for the first time in forever (make sure you sing it in Anna’s voice), HackerNoon.com Startups of The Year More than 44,000 startups were nominated all across the globe, spanning over 4,553 cities. That’s.Just.Spiffy! To see who is a winner in each respective city, visit and pick a city. The name at the top of the list is the winner. (Compromised awards are under review.) startups.hackernoon.com The will announce the winners per region in their respective cities. Startups Winners Announcement Series We’d like to take a moment here and thank every single person who cast a vote and every single company, both nominated and not nominated yet this year. Furthermore, we thank you for existing and opening more opportunities for the wonders of the future to come. Even if you don’t win anything today, you’ve won something much more valuable - our hearts <3 Okay, sorry for the long introduction. Below are all the Startups Winners: Startups of the Year (SOTY) in Africa Johannesburg, South Africa With more than 900 votes cast, #SOTY calls.... MiBRAND Thank you for connecting businesses and consumers, great job! Lagos, Nigeria With 836 votes in the bag, let’s give it up for... Goodtalent Thanks for helping tech companies build great engineering teams. Cape Town, South Africa Want to learn more about finance and use that knowledge to make better financial decisions? Look no further. Introducing winner of Startups of The Year, Cape Town: Revix With 527 votes cast, it seems like a lot of people have more money in their pockets thanks to . Revix Mahé, Seychelles With around 515 votes cast, #SOTY summons... DAOLaunch Thank you for bridging the gap between investors and startups. Lusaka And the winner for #SOTY in Lusaka is... ComGrow Thanks to them, people here are getting closer to the reality of the digitization of village banking. Nairobi, Kenya With 252 votes cast, UTU came out top as the Startup of The Year. Thanks for building the trust infrastructure of the internet to help businesses and consumers engage and transact in a more reliable way. Yaoundé Accounting for more than 73% of total votes, CamPay won this award fair and square. Thank you for making sending and receiving payments easier between online merchants. Abuja, Nigeria A proud winner in the prestigious capital of Nigeria, Elesaro deserves all the plaudits it gets. is a suite crowdfunding protocol built on BSC, Reward, Equity, Lending & NFT Marketplace. Congratulations! Elesaro Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania Jamii Africa is the name that will always be engraved on the #SOTY trophy. As a mobile micro-health insurance, Jamii Africa has done a great job for the health sector in Tanzania. Kigali, Rwanda Another #SOTY medal in the bag for none other than …wait for it… BAG Innovation BAG Innovation applies Gamification to offer real-time access to experience-based learning for University students in East Africa. Everybody loves playing games, but using games to learn in school is on another level. Gauteng, South Africa And the award goes to... Planet42 Thanks for democratising mobility by enabling people ignored by banks to get access to a personal vehicle through a car subscription service. Once again, congratulations! Port Harcourt, Nigeria Cryptocurrency is the present and the future, as we’ve all come to know. FLITBASE makes these digital assets more accessible to everyone. #SOTY is proud to add you to our Hall of Fame. Cairo, Egypt With 18 votes won out of the 91 cast, it seems there was fierce competition. Congratulations to... SubsBase for winning Startups of The Year. SubsBase allows businesses to manage their subscribers, automate recurring billings, set pricing plans, and monitor subscription KPIs. Tunis, Tunisia Come one, come all! Witness the greatness of yet another wonderful startup in the #SOTY. Thank you... VYND for providing a fully integrated digital platform to help venue owners better serve their customers and grow their businesses. Stellenbosch, South Africa BankTech connects clients to a payment network where it provides a convenient interface to meet various payments needs. You’ve won #SOTY proudly! Pretoria #SOTY acknowledges... Grays Pharmaceuticals Thank you for all you do. Lekki, Nigeria Middletrust provides reliable escrow services in Africa. Congratulations on winning a #SOTY medal. Addis Ababa Thank you... Hello Solar for consistently accelerating sustainable energy solutions, especially for remote communities. With half of the votes cast, you beat the odds. Accra, Ghana UT Bank Ghana provides various commercial banking services to individuals and companies in Ghana. We cannot emphasize enough the importance of financial services to humankind. #SOTY is proud of all you do. Gîza, Egypt Big congratulations to... HOVO for winning this award. Your on-demand mobile app for ordering trucks is truly appreciated! Goma, Democratic Republic of Congo Congratulations for coming out on top of #SOTY, SillonBlue Technologies As an ICT Consulting and SaaS company, SillonBlue Technologies focuses on software and mobile app development, and data collection. Yaba, Nigeria With more than half of the votes cast, this nominee conquered undisputedly. Let’s give it up for... Kuda a no-fee full-service digital bank making banking affordable for all Africans on the planet. Morocco City Almes provides infrastructure and logistics services. Congratulations on earning a #SOTY medal. Dakar ShopMeAway provides families and businesses with new ways to shop around the world with reduced shipping costs. You deserve the plaudits you’ve received! Casablanca Sheaply provides crowd shipping and crowd shopping solutions. This reduces cost and improves efficiency on shipping and shopping. Congratulations on winning a #SOTY medal. Nguru, Nigeria Accounting for 88% of the votes, TradeBuza wins #SOTY almost flawlessly. TradeBuza is a tech-enabled commodities sourcing platform for commodities aggregators and out-grower schemes. Ikeja, Nigeria PropertyPro Nigeria is now pronounced Startup of the Year in Ikeja. Let’s admit, who doesn’t appreciate a platform built to search for real estate properties? Ibadan, Nigeria No Bank, No Problem! (That’s probably not their motto, by the way) Shield Finders is a fintech and financial service provider to the unbanked. Congratulation on winning most of the votes! 6 October City, Egypt Wuilt is a website builder where you can create your own Arabic website in under 5 minutes. Thank you for making this technology accessible to people. One #SOTY medal for you! Algiers The only nominee who outvoted all others, please give it up for... Yassir Thank you for providing convenient transport services using your app. Enugu In an area that usually suffers from inconsistent electricity, Greenage comes to the rescue with their green cape and spandex suit. Greenage Technologies is a Nigerian startup solving electricity problems in Nigeria using solar energy technology. Congrats, Greenage. Abeokuta, Nigeria A government organization creating opportunities for entrepreneurs and the unemployed - no one deserves the title Startup of The Year better than Ogun Innovate Congratulations! Ariana And the award goes to... E-Stores Factory a web platform that helps rent and manage e-shops for enterprises seeking to sell online. Thank you for making the (not a typo) more friendly! e-cosystem Benin City Health really is wealth. MOBicure provides mobile technology solutions for Africa's biggest health problems. Thank you for all you do. From #SOTY with love <3 Centurion GameZBoost offers white label gaming platforms, including online desktop solutions, fully responsive mobile and social platforms. Thank you for making the world a more fun place! Gaborone Augmenta Cyber Security provides services in cyber security, safe data storage, SCADA security, SAP Security, etc. Congratulations on winning 10/10 of the votes. You rock! Garki There can never be enough medical platforms in the world. Congratulations to... Wella Health an operator of a healthcare technology company intended to provide treatments and medicines for malaria. Thank you for all you do! Lilongwe Yellow is a digital platform enabling informal merchants in Africa. #SOTY welcomes you to its hall of fame. Make yourself at home ;) Luanda Access to finance is important for any company or sector to succeed. And no other company deserves the title Startup of The Year more than Deya the first Angolan and PALOP crowdfunding platform that aims to increase access to financing for social impact causes and entrepreneurs. . 10/10 will recommend Mombasa Life can be hard, and so a little humor helps ease these hardships. Congratulations to this political satire puppet show, The XYZ Show for winning #SOTY. Thanks for putting smiles on our faces. Port Louis Town Bet you’ve never heard of a Smartcup. Thanks to Intellicup that exists now, and therefore earns this startup a #SOTY badge.  Intellicup is a unique high-speed beverage dispensing solution with integrated smart technology. While this cup won’t be able to wake you up in the morning, you have to agree that it’s still pretty impressive. Rabat Atlan Space is a startup building AI to autonomously pilot any fixed-wing drone, to monitor and take measures over very large areas. You deserve the #SOTY medal. Réunion Imagine having the power to do ultrasound scans on your handheld device. OSCULT by Oscadi is a handheld ultrasound imaging device interfaced with the Apple iPad. Congratulations on making it into the #SOTY! Somerset West Winning the award fair and square is Sticitt a cashless payment platform that is also aimed at teaching learners at school the basics of finance. The future of the world would be in good hands when our children know how to adequately manage finances. Thank you for saving the world in advance. Thika Flowers make the world a beautiful place to live in. Wilmar Flowers exports summer flowers grown by small and medium-sized farmers from Kenya. Kudos for making the world beautiful, #SOTY is honored to have you in our Hall of Fame. Kampala, Uganda Yo-Waste Limited is an African startup that provides waste, recycling and “smart city” solutions to businesses and governments. Your #SOTY gold medal shines as much as you do <3 Harare, Zimbabwe The world is becoming more and more digital every day. Thanks to companies like Golix that provide services of digital currencies for people in Africa, the digitization of the world is becoming more robust. Freetown Easy Solar is a distribution company making energy, durable goods and financial services affordable and accessible through pay-as-you-go tech. Thumbs up! Kicukiro FOODLINE specializes in non-genetically-modified grocery farming and production lines. Winner Winner Chicken Dinner! #SOTY Goma, Democratic Republic of Congo Startups Nuru is a renewable and environmental company that specializes in the fields of storage micro-grids and solar energy. After racking up all the votes, #SOTY honors you. Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire Digitech provides a fully integrated and cloud-based InsurTech platform to incumbent insurance companies. You are awesome! Durban Security can never really be enough. We’d like to honor Blue Security the title Startup of The Year, for specializing in the installation and monitoring of intruder detection systems, and in providing armed response services. Ikoyi And the Startup of The year goes to... Winich Farms an Agritech Startup leveraging tech to connect rural farmers to Finance & Market, thus, increasing productivity and cutting post-harvest loss. You rock! Lomé The last recipient of #SOTY in Africa calls for... Gozem a transport technology platform for Francophone West and Central Africa. Thank you for providing a platform for transportation. We are honored to have you! *Winners missing from this list will be added accordingly. More Information If you’re a winner, please answer ! 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I originally published this story on the Atlan Humans of Data publication. On July 20, 2019, we complete fifty years since humans officially landed on the moon for the first time in 1969. This historic feat of accomplishment is often synonymous with two names—Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin. That’s not the complete picture. While we celebrate the legendary astronauts who first stepped on the moon, their achievement wouldn’t have been possible without the hard work and dedication of countless others. Here’s the story of the humans of data behind the Apollo 11 mission. 1955-1975: The Space Race In 1957, the Soviets had launched the first satellite, Sputnik. After that, they sent humans to space. The Soviet dogs Belka and Strelka (left); Cosmonauts Valentina Tereshkova and Yuri Gagarin (middle); Cosmonaut Alexei Leonov (right) All that was left was sending the first human to the moon. 1961: A Herculean Task for NASA As the Soviets seemed to be winning the space race, former U.S. President John F. Kennedy issued a challenge to NASA (National Aeronautics and Space Administration). In 1961, President Kennedy set a goal for NASA to “land a man on the moon and return him safely to the earth,” within the next 10 years. The mission seemed impossible as the U.S. didn’t even have a spacecraft to take humans to the moon, a computer compact enough to do the navigation, spacesuits, knowledge of the effects of prolonged weightlessness or space food. They didn’t even know what they would need, and whether humans could even think in zero gravity conditions. 1961-1969: NASA Gets to Work The U.S. poured into the moon landing effort. NASA hired people from different organizations such as Boeing, North American Aviation, McDonnell Douglass, Grumman Corporation, MIT to work on a nationwide project called The Apollo Program. $25.4 billion Managing such a large nationwide team with diverse skills fell onto the shoulders of , now known as “the father of the space shuttle.” George E. Muller George Muller, the Deputy Associate Administrator for Manned Space Flight at NASA, briefs President John F. Kennedy and senior officials. Photo courtesy: NASA He transformed management in NASA by introducing radical approaches. One such approach was the ‘all-up’ testing method that allowed several systems to be designed and developed in parallel, drastically reducing design time. Another approach was to organize personal visits from the NASA astronauts to the factories developing the parts of the Apollo program spacecraft. The visits made the factory workers realize that a single error could kill the man they met, motivating them to devote their lives to Apollo. The Computers of the 1960s A major challenge that NASA faced was building a computer small enough to fit onboard a spacecraft. Even the most compact “minicomputers” were as big as 2-3 refrigerators placed next to each other. Designed by 3C, the DDP 116 was the world’s first commercial 16-bit minicomputer. Photo courtesy: Computer History Museum NASA also had to defy the popular notion that computers weren’t reliable. Back then, computers had a bad reputation as they broke down every few hours. After several years of experimentation to reduce the size of the Apollo spacecraft computer and boost its computing power, the engineers and scientists at MIT and NASA had a major breakthrough. They used the IBM mainframe computers on the ground to make course calculations and feed navigation data to an onboard the spacecraft. The AGC would only perform specific tasks such as guidance, navigation, and spacecraft control. AGC (Apollo Guidance Computer) While the mainframe computers were the size of a car, the AGC was compact, weighing only 70 lbs (approximately 32 kgs) and taking up less than 1 cubic foot of space. The IBM mainframe computers on the ground (left); The AGC onboard the spacecraft (right). Photo courtesy: NASA Another major issue with the computers was the integrity of the memory. There were concerns that the AGC’s memory could be compromised due to a potential Soviet attack. To build a memory that could not be erased, modified or corrupted in any way, MIT used a technique called rope memory, where small iron rings had wires running through them. A wire running through the center of the ring represented ‘1’, whereas a wire that ran outside represented ‘0’. A seamstress weaving the software for the guidance system computer. Photo courtesy: Computer History Museum Over eight weeks, the program was literally weaved into the memory by skilled seamstresses who wove wire-carrying needles through the iron rings, one wire at a time. 1968: Apollo 8 Orbits the Moon A year later, NASA launched Apollo 8—the first crewed spacecraft to leave the Earth’s orbit, reach the Moon, orbit it, and return. Apollo 8 performed 10 circumlunar orbits within 20 hours and safely returned to Earth. Following the success of Apollo 8, on May 18, 1969, NASA launched Apollo 10 as a “dress rehearsal” to the actual lunar expedition. The Apollo 10 crew was tasked with testing all the elements of a moon landing, without actually descending onto the lunar surface. All that was left to do was launching the mission that landed humans on the moon. July 19, 1969: From Earth to the Moon After traveling for 75 hours and 50 minutes, Apollo 11, carrying a crew of three astronauts—Neil Armstrong, Edwin “Buzz” E. Aldrin Jr., and Micheal Collins—finally entered into a lunar orbit. The three-stage 363-foot rocket used its 7.5 million pounds of thrust to propel itself into space. The three-stage rocket that flew humans to the moon. Photo courtesy: NASA Everything was going smoothly and the Lunar Module (LM) “Eagle” was on its way to land on the moon, roughly 46,000 feet away, when things suddenly went awry. With Just 30,000 Feet to Go, the Computer Crashes Minutes before the LM was about to land, the AGC had crashed. The screen went blank. Program alarm. It’s a twelve-oh-two. Give us a reading on the 1202 program alarm. Apollo 11 Commander Neil Armstrong to Mission Control, Houston When the program alarm 1202 flashed on the screen, it sent the astronauts in space as well as the entire Mission Control at Houston into a panic. During their simulations, the astronauts had never come across either of these errors and didn’t know whether to keep going or to abort the mission. Over the next seven and a half minutes, the alarms went off five more times. With the Eagle rapidly descending, a decision had to be made quickly. In Mission Control, mission guidance officer Steve Bales immediately called his colleague Jack Garman, an engineer who sat in a backroom and maintained computer error codes on his console as a cheat sheet. It’s an executive overflow. Jack Garman, a NASA engineer Garman’s reply to Bales gave the astronauts a go ahead. Overloaded with Data, the AGC Does What It Was Built to Do Computers in the 1960s had less computing power than the smartphones of 2019. When the AGC was overloaded with data, it dropped everything else to perform its core function—navigate and guide the astronauts. Dropping the other functions required a system reboot, which is why the AGC flashed the 1202 alarm. With every overload, the AGC dropped more low-priority programs and rebooted to continue navigation and guidance. Mission Control relayed the same to the astronauts in the LM and the mission to moon went on. Jack Garman’s cheat sheet with a list of all Apollo alarm codes. Photo courtesy: Collect Space That’s when a more dangerous problem confronted the astronauts. With Two Minutes to Land (or Crash), Things Go Out of Control As the astronauts were occupied with decoding the program alarms, they overshot the intended landing area in the by several miles. Sea of Tranquility With just 1,500 feet to go, Commander Neil Armstrong finally looked through the window display. That’s when he realized that the Eagle was speeding towards a crater with steep sides. A NASA video shows the difference between simulations on the ground to the actual moon imagery while landing. The spacecraft was also quickly running out of fuel—just 60 seconds of fuel left—and headed towards a deep lunar pit full of boulders bigger than a bus. It was also too late to retarget the AGC for finding a more suitable landing point. That’s when data and years of extensive experience came to the rescue. The Extraordinary Astronauts Calculated the Landing Point Manually I don’t think we breathed for the last minute. Nobody in the room breathed for the last minute. Charlie Mars, a NASA engineer at the Kennedy Space Center With no computer to rely on, Neil Armstrong took manual control of the Eagle and tapped into his experience as a pilot to fly The Eagle like a helicopter. With minutes left and the fuel levels dangerously dropping, he kept his cool and trusted his experience. Buzz Aldrin supported him by continuously monitoring altitude data from the AGC console. Together, they calculated manually the right spot for landing the Eagle without crashing. : Read More Want to see through the moon landing through the eyes of Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin? NASA just released a video that shows the final moments of the moon landing. You can read about it here . July 20, 1969: The Eagle Has Landed Thanks to their calculations and skills, the Apollo 11 astronauts had found the nearest spot to land in the Sea of Tranquility. Houston, Tranquility Base here … the Eagle has landed. Apollo 11 Commander Neil Armstrong The efforts, dedication, and composure of the astronauts in the final moments of the mission was the reason why humans made it to the moon successfully. Without them, the outcome would have been completely different. Neil Armstrong (left), Buzz Aldrin (centre), and Micheal Collins (right). Photo courtesy: NASA The rest, as they say, was history. Neil Armstrong planting the U.S. flag on the moon (left); the Earth as observed from the moon (right). Photo courtesy: NASA July 24, 1969: To the Moon and Back After a flight of 195 hours, 18 minutes, 35 seconds, the Apollo 11 mission successfully returned to Earth and safely splashed down in the Pacific Ocean. NASA had kept its promise to the late President Kennedy with still a few months to spare. The Apollo 11 crew landing in the Pacific Ocean. Photo courtesy: NASA Humans of Data Behind Apollo 11’s Success The moon landing was a success due to the efforts of over 400,000 people from several organizations nationwide, working tirelessly. From engineers, scientists and technicians who built the spacecraft to the incredible astronauts who landed Apollo 11 on the moon, humans of data were there at every step of the way. Thanks to their efforts and dedication, we were able to finally set foot on the moon.

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Blockchain games allow players to earn prizes in the form of cryptocurrency. Players also have the opportunity to acquire one-of-a-kind digital objects that have in-game worth, such as those associated with characters, clothes, and even plots of land. In this post, we'll take a look at five different blockchain games with a focus on engaging gameplay. 1. Arker: The Legend of Ohm is an online game with Play-to-Earn elements. Players control a hero who has a pet friend. Both PVP and PVE modes are included in the game, in which players will compete for dominance over the kingdom of Ohm. Arker: The Legend of Ohm Individual towns and equipment will be available to each player, with the ability to be customized with cosmetic enhancements. The settlement's mining regions, which will play a major role in the Arker 3D metaverse, are also available for rent. In the course of validating transactions on the Binance blockchain, Arker mining will provide participants with the opportunity to get returns and profits in the form of tokens. As players go through the game, they may gather in-game items that offer the hero more life or energy during battle. Every hero will be able to customize their appearance by wearing a helmet, body armor, a weapon, or boots. Furthermore, players will be able to breed their in-game pets. 2. Star Atlas is generally expected to establish a new standard in the play-to-earn space by combining massive space exploration, carefully crafted strategic gameplay, and top-quality visuals to generate what may be the first AAA-grade blockchain game. Star Atlas Space exploration, mining, and development are the main themes of the game. As they travel around the cosmos, players may customize their ships, crew, and avatars, as well as build up mining operations. Ships also have warfare capabilities, letting their owners compete in PvP and maybe PvE fights for resources and control of various sectors. The majority of in-game assets will be recorded as NFTs on the blockchain and tradeable on the Star Atlas marketplace. Some of the goods will be edible. Some fundamental game features, including the Star Atlas marketplace, in-game inventory (wallet), and factions, are currently available, but the entire game is anticipated to open in late 2022. 3. The Sandbox is a voxel-style game with in-game NFT assets. It has swiftly grown in popularity as a 3D virtual reality crypto game that puts its twist on the standard Decentraland idea. SAND is the in-game money that may be used to purchase and sell virtual land. Because the number of plots accessible is now restricted to 166,464, demand for plots has soared, as has the value of those already held. The Sandbox The visuals and interface are in block style, similar to the blockbuster classic Minecraft. The gameplay consists of doing in-game chores to acquire items and exchange land. Players may pick their unique approach to monetize their games thanks to a variety of earning options, giving them more flexibility than other P2E alternatives. SAND also works as a voting-rights token in addition to being the in-game cash. It allows holders to vote on the platform's future direction. 4. Faraland is a role-playing game (RPG) on the Binance Smart Chain (BSC) where players can control different collectible characters. Faraland is billed as BSC's largest war game and has a diverse cast of characters and races, including humans, orcs, angels, dragonborns, demons, elves, and fairies. Strength, agility, intellect, and luck are all distinct attributes and metrics for each of them. Faraland The visuals of the game are basic 2D motions with text indicating the outcomes of each action. Faraland allows players to assemble a team of characters and travel across the globe completing battles and quests. When you visit a certain location on the map, you may also choose from a variety of activities for your characters to partake in, adding to the roleplay elements of the game. 5. DeFi Kingdoms is a retro/pixel-style game that takes a new approach to the plots of NFT land that can be found in many NFT games. DeFi Kingdoms makes use of the JEWEL token to allow players to purchase in-game heroes, kingdoms, goods, and other game elements. Unlike other NFT games, JEWEL may be used for staking, liquidity mining, and governance, making it a versatile token for individuals wishing to own a crypto asset that can be utilized outside of the game. DeFi Kingdoms If you've ever played video games with markets, you're in for a treat. You may easily trade tokens in the in-game market. You may also acquire xJEWEL shares in the game's bank, which should increase in value over time. There's also the game, which includes gardening, mining, fishing, foraging, vocations, missions, summoning, leveling up, and more. DeFi Kingdoms has gotten a lot of attention because of its unique position in the NFT gaming industry. Conclusion NFT games are still in their early stages. It's hardly unexpected that many people believe NFT games will take over the world, given their popularity and the hundreds of millions of dollars invested in them. Many people who have never heard of crypto before will be exposed to it in a fun way thanks to its appealing game format. As NFT games continue to expand and improve, even the next generation may get used to crypto as a part of their everyday existence. This list will not look anything like it does now in 2, 5, or 10 years. It'll be fascinating to watch how far NFT games can go when pushed to their limits.

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A very preliminary version of the global map, which is slow to load and may freeze your browser. UPDATE: in the grand tradition of many ambitious projects across the Internet, we’ve been delayed by a few months. We look forward to launching in late 2017. Do you ever find yourself in some random city wondering, ? We’re attempting to answer that question for everyone, everywhere in the world — by collaboratively building a giant open database of Fab Labs, hackerspaces, makerspaces, impact hubs, incubators, artist collectives, co-working networks, Maker Faires, and other community workshops. where are all the crazy creative people Welcome to the Global Atlas of Innovation Spaces — we’re officially launching next month. Please note that the final map will be completely different, and the database will contain lots more information about each space.) (By popular request, here’s a sneak preview of an ugly, inaccurate, difficult-to-navigate, and painful-t0-load alpha version. First of all, we’re grateful to the German government (Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development — BMZ) for sponsoring this project, and GIZ, the German Development Agency, for facilitating its implementation. Thanks to the for supporting this database, and to the for sponsoring our early mapping efforts. This project is led by Anna Waldman-Brown and Chinmayi SK of the , and we’re pleased to announce that our core team includes representatives from most of the major networks of innovation spaces: , , , , , , and . We also have collaborators at the World Bank Group, USAID, and of course GIZ. (We’ll announce the full working group on our website soon.) Thank you also to our amazing mapping partners at , , , , and who did much of the ground work. Fab Foundation American Society of Mechanical Engineers Ananse Group Open Movement Hackerspaces.org the Fab Lab network Maker Media and Makerspace.com TheMakerMap Wikifactory Global Innovation Gathering Makery Superhero Spaces Instructables Hacedores Bongo Hive Through discussions with several different networks of community spaces, we identified the need for a more dynamic and collaborative platform — to keep an up-to-date database of all like-minded spaces, and encouraging more networking and linkages. Our database will host the full global list of innovation spaces, and we’re building an API so all data can be easily shared across other sites. Our next step will be to create an open-access, Wikipedia-style collaborative platform to keep everything up-to-date through crowdsourced submissions. in conjunction with Rob Baker’s Maker.json We have three primary criteria for including a given innovation space on our map: A space that promotes creativity and nurtures new ideas (i.e., “innovation”) A community of people eager to collaborate with others: the space must be either open to the public or available for outside partnerships A space that utilises old and/or new technology, including hardware, software, metal-working, handicrafts, re-purposed trash, social frameworks, farming, etc. To provide more effective filters for the Atlas, we’re and a tagging system to help spaces find collaborators along common themes. working on a set of datafields We look forward to launching our beta platform in February, and hope to collaborate with you soon! Frequently Asked Questions Q: How is this platform different from all other platforms for innovation spaces? A: We’ve done a few mapping efforts on our own in emerging markets, but we’re much more interested in building a robust API and information interchange than creating a whole new map of innovation spaces. Other teams are doing a wonderful job on mapping, and we don’t want to duplicate efforts. (In fact, we’ve got a running list of 50+ different lists of innovation spaces.) To paraphrase Jonathan Robinson from Open.co, think of how different airlines have come up with a unified standard for sharing their information across flight-finding websites like Kayak; we’re developing similar standards for various platforms of innovation spaces. Of course we’re also building our own wiki-database and user interface, so anyone can come see all the spaces mapped in some region across various platforms. This part does directly overlap with what a bunch of our partners and prospective partners are doing… but hopefully we can work together and collaborate rather than compete. (We all believe in open source, right?) We would’ve actually preferred to use someone else’s database architecture, but unfortunately the Atlas will likely contain over 10,000 spaces and none of the other platforms were quite ready for that volume. Please note that we don’t actually care about pageviews on our own site, or “owning” any of the data — we just want to build a really good information exchange platform by the end of October. Everyone will be welcome to use our API and host the Atlas (or some subsection) on your own website — as long as you credit Ananse and all our mapping partners who provided the data. Q: If you succeed in building a really awesome platform, can we port our collection of spaces to your database? A: Of course! Everything we’re doing is totally open source, and we’d be delighted to host your spaces. Q: Can we keep our own database and just share information about our spaces? A: Of course! If you don’t already have an API, hopefully we’ll raise some more funds in the next few months to build one with/for you. Q: What’s your long-term plan? Will you monetise the platform? A: We are invested in this project for the long-term; it will remain open source and not-for-profit. We’re talking with several organisations about long-term funding and partnerships, and would welcome any suggestions. Q: How open is everything? A: Our code will fall under the . The database structure and any copyright-able data (that doesn’t belong to various partners) will be licensed under , as well as the where appropriate. All listed spaces will be provided with a clear way in which to delete and/or modify any of their information, so anyone can readily opt-out of the database. MIT License Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International Public License Open Data Commons Attribution License Q: I have an idea for the Atlas, and/or I’d like to get involved… A: Sweet! Please get in touch with Chinmayi and Anna at — we look forward to hearing your ideas. anansegroup@gmail.com

Introducing the Global Atlas of Innovation Spaces

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