SPACE network

The SPACE network is a network of aligned spaces, people and resources. It is an ecosystem of physical spaces (residencies) structured to facilitate a novel and dynamic exchange of people (residents) and knowledge (value) between nodes of the network with open diffusion of value and resources to and from the surrounding (local) communities.

A SPACE is a geographical area of consisting of a number of entities that form a sustainable ecosystem of working and living, organised in such a way using blockchain and open source software to facilitate coproductions and creative exchanges.

Learning from the history of local currency design and B2B barter networks, we begin by mapping local organisations that have a strong interest in collaborating and exchanging people, skills and resources. This is particularly evident in software development, creative industries, education and training and local democratic engagement.

# Context The concept of a SPACE maps closely to that. of a Neighbourhood, the difference being that there are many types of neighbourhood, while the concept of a SPACE is quite formal and structured.

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Each SPACE is provided with software tools that enable the local mapping of these resources, and blockchain based tools that facilitate the creative exchanges, IP protection and cooperative governance of the network and the projects they undertake. Any organisation with an aligned social purpose is able to join the network and participate in its governance.

These zones or spaces, are geographically located, and will typically contain a hub, and a number of residency spaces (or pods). Additionally there may be a number of partner spaces, institutions and resources that have a structural relationship to the activities of the space and therefore the hub ecosystem.

# Description The SPACE network is composed of teh following elements: - SPACE ecosystem - SPACE protocol - SPACE governance - SPACE ontology - SPACE events