there is also the danger of monetizing everything, quantifying things that should not be quantified. what values are we building and moving towards, when we connect #sustainability with #alternativecurrencies?
now being discussed at #NODUSTalks
most interesting thing is where projects start to link #sustainability with #alternativecurrencies, such as earning 'carbon' or footprint credits when you take a city bike.
#NODUSTalks
we need to consider equal access when we build these tools (if they are #civictech apps for payment and credit) - if everyone has a smartphone or not, says Joonas Pekkanen.
#LocalCurrencies #AlternativeCurrencies
#NODUSTalks
#Helsinki City now trialling a phone app that has your municipal library card, can pay for city sports facilities like the swimming pools and other functions. Joonas Pekkanen presenting the app and #localcurrency experiments at #NODUSTalks, #Helsinki. #socialcoop
#alternativecurrencies explored in local shared working/business space Lapinlahti (former hospital), a local #CSA, local #timebank and more, says #civictech #openknowledge activist Joonas Pekkanen in #NODUSTalks, #Helsinki. #socialcoop
#Helsinki City has a #LocalCurrencies project, says Jenni Huttunen, presenting at #NODUSTalks on Complementary Currencies. #socialcoop
#alternativecurrencies #NODUSTalks now on at Finnish Design Museum, hosted by NODUS Sustainable Design Research Group.
speakers Joonas Pekkanen from Open Democracy + Jenni Huttunen from Aalto University.
Jenni now talking about Arvotakomo Valuecraft #coop: https://valuecraft.coop/about/
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