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on peer-to-peer dynamics in politics, the economy and organizations
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Valuing Local Knowledge and Know-How in Kibera, Kenya

Valuing Local Knowledge and Know-How in Kibera, Kenya | Peer2Politics | Scoop.it
We’re passionate about the value of local knowledge and know-how and strive to support its capture, curation and exchange on a peer-to-peer basis in new ‘common libraries’. So, we’ve been working hard to identify enterprising organisations with whom to establish the first Common Libraries over recent months, and we’ve been lucky enough to find ourselves surrounded by positive, thoughtful and creative groups of people — all of whom share a sense of optimism about what it is we are trying to accomplish.
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Building Common Libraries

We went along to the Festival of Stuff hosted by UCL’s Institute of Making – eager to meet Mark Miodownik and the ‘community workshop‘ crew. We launched our first Project Report and talked to William Sieghart about the scope for closer working between libraries and hackers / makers to contribute to the independent report he’s been tasked with preparing for DCMS and DCLG about the Public Library service in England.

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My Week with PirateBox, the DIY Mobile Cloud Storage Device

My Week with PirateBox, the DIY Mobile Cloud Storage Device | Peer2Politics | Scoop.it

Sharing books you've read can be as enjoyable as reading them again, and for centuries books have frequently changed hands from person to person, library to library. But what if you could share an entire archive of books from the palm of your hand with anyone in earshot? I spent a week experimenting with a DIY PirateBox to see how it works, but first let's explore notable episodes in the history of book sharing...

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