GAP working group 2014 - Technology and Production

Results from the GAP (Group Assembly Process) Group Technology and Production at the Degrowth Conference in Leipzig 2014

Can hightech be produced democratically & sustainably in a degrowth society? Vision > Open source learning spaces > > Open educational resources, open source software and open source hard ware in schools > > Tinkering & Do-It-Yourself learning spaces > > Commons vs intellectual properties > Intuitive technology designed for all > > Public, transparent & need -oriented technology development > > More crowd funded projects > > co-design & prosumers > Non-violent and cooperative production from raw materials to technology [High-tech coops] > > Improve current conditions of industrial production > > Learn to make & repair things in Fablabs > > reuse up-cycle & recycle what is already around > > reduce dependency on critical materials > Opening technology for all genders and backgrounds: change dominant image of technology > > from technocracy to down to earth > > fight gender stereotypes in education > > men reflecting their behavior in male dominated environments Controversial issues > Criteria for technological assessment > Moratorium for “bad” technology > Distinction between low-middle-high tech Stirring papers: > A normative framework for the development and use of technologies in the degrowth context > How to produce for degrowth? Rediscovering manual skills and peasantry > FabLabs, 3D-printing and degrowth – Democratisation and deceleration of production or a new consumptive boom producing more waste? More information and possibilities to engage!