Collaborative Economy in Argentina: the meeting of two paradigms. Between the startup model and the minga culture. Showed at Kultursymposium Weimar 2016, Weimar, June 2 2016.

1. Collaborative economy in Argentina:
the meeting of two paradigms
Between the startup model and the minga culture
ECONOMIA COLABORATIVA Y CULTURA LIBRE

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Collaborative economy means…
Decentralization and distribution instead of centralization
(of capital, power, decisions, actions).
Acces instead of ownership.
P2P networks and desintermediation.
Anticonsumerims, enviromental conscious, fair trade, equity, focus on humans.
Commons orientation.
Wide variety of iniatives, both for profit and nonprofit, concerning material
and inmaterial goods, services, knowledge, rights, food, technologie, spaces,
identities. Not all always compatible!

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MIX
”Old” “traditional”
South American collaborative economy and practices
“New” collaborative economy models from global North.
Argentina, where influences melt
MINGAS
BUEN VIVIR
COOPS
TECH START UPS
SHARING ECONOMY
ENTREPRENEURSHIP
UBERIZATION

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To summarize, visibilize, understand, impulse:
EL PLAN C
The first website in Argentina focused on news and resources about collaborative economy
as a whole. Mission: try to make sense of this wide range of activities and iniatives:
coworkings + community gardens (not ruled by government).
makerspaces + analogical repair clubs
online second hand sales platforms + physical “all free” fairs to recirculate goods
free software + free hardware + collaborative natural construction + permaculture
carpooling + common good + disco sopa + open data + citizen innovation

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#coworkings #community gardens #p2p rental #p2p tourism #AirBnb
#Couchsurfing #carpooling #Uber? #common good economy
#system B #anticonsumerism #degrowth #free software #free
hardware #desintermediaton #sustainability #free culture #network
culture #collaborative economy #collaborative consumption #p2p
production #sharing economy #commons #fablabs #permaculture
#repair clubs #disco soup #food sharing #bikes #p2p education #moocs
#commons #p2p lending #crowdfunding #citizen innovation #sharing
cities #public space #abundance #second hand markets #open acces
#open data #open gov #coops #circular economy #equity #social justice
#buen vivir #postcapitalism #trust #open source #community #copyleft
#decentralization #p2p networks #responsible consumption
#democracy #wikipedia #creative commons #gift economy #transition

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What we do
Research
The guide: an up-to-date directory of
collaborative resources and initiatives
in Argentina, both for profit and
non profit, material and inmaterial
First and second survey about coworking
in Argentina, 2014 and 2015
First survey about makerspaces
in Argentina, 2015

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What we do
Talks
Green Drinks, Sustainable Brands,
Coworking Week, a lot more
Press
We impulse collaborative economy in
the agenda through regular contributions
and interviews in the media.
Coverage
We cover the collaborative scene
with chronicles, articles and
interviews, also in social networks.

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What we do
Events in collaboration:
First International Collaboration Day, International
Ridesharing Day, Disco Soup in Argentina
Open Minkas, collaborative consultancy, with Minka
Collaborative Economy Week 2014, 2015 y 2016:
Decentralized celebration with more than 100
collectives involved in 20 cities, from México
to Patagonia, with Minka
Encuentro Comunes/Commons: first big international
meeting about collaborative economies in Buenos
Aires, May 4-7 2016, with Goethe-Institut and Minka.
ENCUENTRO COMUNES
COMMONS // FIRST BIG
INTERNATIONAL MEETING
ABOUT COLLABORATIVE
IN BUENOS AIRES // 2016

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What we found out
Yet?
Specific #p2p rental and #sharing platforms
aren’t working (yet?) in Argentina.
But
There’s a big and growing activity of
decentralized rental, lending, second hand
selling, sharing and donations, through
Facebook or in offline, real life meetings.
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What we found out
Commercial #carpooling platforms aren’t working
either. In 2013 they were six local startups.
In 2014 entered global platform Tripda. By mid 2015,
it was alone. In 2016, it shut down globally.
But
A small non profit carpooling platform, Carpoolear,
is stil alive and kicking. There’s also a growing
decentralizad movement of carpooling in Facebook.

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What we found out
#Crowdlending and #crowdfunding
start ups are well and growing, but winner
takes all. Soon in 2012 and 2013 there
was a boom of platforms, but now it’s a
small scene.
It’s the same with Airbnb in tourism…
the decentralization business is
concentrating :P

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But
In the last three years,
the number of cities with
#public bikes systems
grew from 1 to 4.
What we found out

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But
#Coworking is booming:
60% more spaces and
250% more coworkers
from 2014 to 2015.
So do #makerspaces.
What we found out

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What we found out
#Free software, #free hardware and #free culture
communities are stronger every day.
#P2P logic is behind #community wifi networks,
#hackerspaces, #repair clubs and other groups.

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So? The argentine mix
Collaborative start ups face a hard time trying to
validate their business model. Business need
money and Argentina is a tough place.
NGOs and network culture are blooming.
Argentina is a great place for innovation, and
collaboration is part of a solidarity tradition.

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Collaborative economy in Argentina looks more
like a bunch of practices than a business model.
It’s more about community resilience than about
market solutions.
Startup model and minga culture learn from
each other and grow.
So? The argentine mix

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