







Working on clarifying decentralized storage compliance, shared ToS, code of conduct, and other public good outcomes - Decentralized Data Compliance Working Group
A Polycentric Governance Lens on Data Infrastructures
Computer Supported Cooperative Work (CSCW) - Funding policies for data infrastructure promote open data sharing to drive positive social impact. However, concerns regarding the long-term management...

Department of Decentralization | Department of Decentralization
The website for the Department of Decentralization

Report | Decent Patterns
Decent Patterns is a collective effort to further the adoption of decentralized technologies by providing open tooling and resources for the community.

a practical guide to decentralization (for my friends) - tim's tinkerings
A Polycentric Governance Lens on Data Infrastructures
Funding policies for data infrastructure promote open data sharing to drive positive social impact. However, concerns regarding the long-term management of data within and across distributed infrastructures can hinder data sharing. We draw upon the concept of polycentric governance to demonstrate how collaborative practices of data curation, in preparing and maintaining data for (future) sharing, provide a solid foundation for understanding data governance within data infrastructures. Based on a qualitative case study of a distributed ecological network, we investigate the conditions under which data are managed as a shared resource by local actors to ensure the long-term (re)usability of data. We contribute to CSCW by conceptualising data curation as a complex form of governance practice with multiple centres of decision-making, each of which operates with some degree of autonomy in data infrastructures. A polycentric governance lens on data infrastructures advances the CSCW conception of data curation as a collective governance practice that can cultivate a data democracy culture within and across organisations, empower individuals to be accountable for their data, and foster a mindset shift toward decentralised data governance.

Patterns | Decent Patterns
Decent Patterns is a collective effort to further the adoption of decentralized technologies by providing open tooling and resources for the community.

Decentralizability
What makes software decentralizable? Immutable data, universal IDs, user-controlled keys.

The ecosystem is moving
Considerations for distributed and decentralized technologies from the perspective of a product that many would like to see decentralize....

Centralization, Decentralization, and Internet Standards
This document discusses aspects of centralization that relate to Internet standards efforts. It argues that, while standards bodies have a limited ability to prevent many forms of centralization, they can still make contributions that assist in the decentralization of the Internet.

FAIR Principles - GO FAIR
In 2016, the ‘FAIR Guiding Principles for scientific data management and stewardship’ were published in Scientific Data. The authors intended to provide guidelines to improve the Findability, Accessibility, Interoperability, and Reuse of digital assets. The principles emphasise machine-actionability (i.e., the capacity of… Continue reading →

a decentralized code competition platform built on the AT Protocol. publish problems, compete in real-time, own your data.
Composing capability security and conflict-free replicated data types — Spritely Institute
In August, I attended the DWeb Seminar where a small group of builders gathered to discuss the state-of-the-art and open problems in the distributed web space. Some in the group are primarily concerned with distributed data and focus on sync algorithms and local-first use cases. I am mainly concerned with distributed behavior and focus on the object capability security model. Both areas of study are steeped in their own lore and research papers, which makes it difficult for the two camps to communicate effectively with each other.
Filecoin | World's Largest Decentralized Storage Network for Humanity's Data
Preserve humanity's most important information on Filecoin, the decentralized storage network with verifiable integrity, global redundancy, and no centralized control. Build apps, store data securely, or become a storage provider today.

Fed up with Big Tech, communities turn to data collectives for control
Data collectives and cooperatives, which let creators control the collection and distribution of their data, are emerging as preferred alternatives to big tech companies.
