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What legal structures to carry digital commons? #Introduction

#3 - Practical info: Defining the common good and the purpose of the SCIC that supports it

Published on 05 October 2023

Summary

I. The approach

II. Defining the common good

Recommendation 1

Mobilize the resources made available by ANCT to align stakeholders' understanding of what a digital commons is.

Recommendation 2

Include a definition of the digital commons concept in the article on the SCIC's purpose.

Recommendation 3

Mobilize the infographic "The digital commons and its resource" produced during NEC, in collaboration with Collectif BAM and inno³ to raise awareness of how the commons works.

Recommendation 4

Set up a community of SCICs to pool resources and share experiences.

Recommendation 5

Following the definition of the digital commons concept, include a clear and precise definition of the cooperative's digital commons in the SCIC's articles of association.

Recommendation 6

Co-draft the SCIC's articles of association with all interested parties, including aspects relating to the governance of the SCIC and its common purpose.

« Setting up a SCIC around a digital commons project with only a small number of genuinely involved participants risks sending the project into a vicious circle: its governance has little legitimacy, because it is the product of a few players; the project's attractiveness is reduced as a result; and so on. »

Emmanuel Vandamme - POP

Recommendation 7

Identify the governance issues to be anticipated and the best way to formalize them in the articles of association.

Recommendation 8

Conduct a workshop to define the framework for collaboration within the SCIC

III. Defining the SCIC's purpose beyond the common good

« There's a real challenge in defining the SCIC's service offering, otherwise the cooperative won't find its place in the ecosystem and won't succeed in federating the relevant players. »

Emmanuel Vandamme - POP

Recommendation 9

Explain to players in the ecosystem how the creation of a SCIC will ensure the long-term viability of the digital commons project and benefit all players.

Recommendation 10

Define and clarify the SCIC's economic model, so that other members of the ecosystem can ensure that it supports the common good and does not cannibalize the development potential of community members.

Recommendation 11

Publish documents relating to the cooperative's economic model, to explain the cooperative's contribution to the common good and reassure through transparency.

IV. Choose the free license(s) applied to the resources produced

Recommendation 12

Ensure that the conditions for free-licensing the resources produced within the SCIC are met.

Recommendation 13

Choose the right license for each type of content you create, from among those that have been approved.

Recommendation 14

Carry out a study to choose the right license in the SCIC context, its business model and its objectives.

Recommendation 15

Explain the choice of license in the articles of association.

What legal structures to carry digital commons? #Introduction

#3 - Practical info: Defining the common good and the purpose of the SCIC that supports it

I. The approach

II. Defining the common good

Recommendation 1

Mobilize the resources made available by ANCT to align stakeholders' understanding of what a digital commons is.

Recommendation 2

Include a definition of the digital commons concept in the article on the SCIC's purpose.

Recommendation 3

Mobilize the infographic "The digital commons and its resource" produced during NEC, in collaboration with Collectif BAM and inno³ to raise awareness of how the commons works.

Recommendation 4

Set up a community of SCICs to pool resources and share experiences.

Recommendation 5

Following the definition of the digital commons concept, include a clear and precise definition of the cooperative's digital commons in the SCIC's articles of association.

Recommendation 6

Co-draft the SCIC's articles of association with all interested parties, including aspects relating to the governance of the SCIC and its common purpose.

« Setting up a SCIC around a digital commons project with only a small number of genuinely involved participants risks sending the project into a vicious circle: its governance has little legitimacy, because it is the product of a few players; the project's attractiveness is reduced as a result; and so on. »

Emmanuel Vandamme - POP

Recommendation 7

Identify the governance issues to be anticipated and the best way to formalize them in the articles of association.

Recommendation 8

Conduct a workshop to define the framework for collaboration within the SCIC

III. Defining the SCIC's purpose beyond the common good

« There's a real challenge in defining the SCIC's service offering, otherwise the cooperative won't find its place in the ecosystem and won't succeed in federating the relevant players. »

Emmanuel Vandamme - POP

Recommendation 9

Explain to players in the ecosystem how the creation of a SCIC will ensure the long-term viability of the digital commons project and benefit all players.

Recommendation 10

Define and clarify the SCIC's economic model, so that other members of the ecosystem can ensure that it supports the common good and does not cannibalize the development potential of community members.

Recommendation 11

Publish documents relating to the cooperative's economic model, to explain the cooperative's contribution to the common good and reassure through transparency.

IV. Choose the free license(s) applied to the resources produced

Recommendation 12

Ensure that the conditions for free-licensing the resources produced within the SCIC are met.

Recommendation 13

Choose the right license for each type of content you create, from among those that have been approved.

Recommendation 14

Carry out a study to choose the right license in the SCIC context, its business model and its objectives.

Recommendation 15

Explain the choice of license in the articles of association.