A community working together to build a next generation Internet that contributes to wellbeing of people and planet.
NGI Forward is the strategy and policy arm of the European Commission’s flagship Next Generation Internet (NGI) initiative, which seeks to build a more democratic, inclusive, resilient, sustainable and trustworthy internet by 2030.
Our mission as a project is to develop an alternative, citizen-led model for the internet. We are doing this by setting out an ambitious vision for the future internet, convening a strong innovation ecosystem , and identifying the tools and policies that can make it a reality.
Here you can find people whom you can collaborate to improve impact of your work
- co-create new activities, projects and ventures
- coordinate joint fundraising, lobby together etc
- get constructive criticism from peers & stakeholders
Join us here.
How it works
| Inputs | Platform | Outputs | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Committed People | Conversation | Articles | Clusters of local actors that together try out new ideas to secure resilient livelihoods for their communities and themselves. Each cluster is composed of individuals, groups and organisations with deep ties to a place. |
| Interesting stories | Sensemaking | New Projects | How is a cluster different from a network? In a network, participants look for how to make the most of what others are doing. In a cluster, participants are willing to re-orient their work, so as to better work with the other participants. |
| Experience-based knowledge | New perspectives & ideas | Unlikely Alliances | If you are a construction company, you must not be lazy, and be open to using new technologies. If you are a social cooperative, you must look away from providing standardized services to customizing what you do in order to better valorize the capabilities of the people they are assisting. And so on. |
How to get involved
The process with require 2 hrs of your time in total , spread out over a 3 week period:
- Fill in registration form ( 5 mins)
- Participate in the video chat ( 1.10 hr)
- Leave comments on the forum sharing your thoughts ( 35 min)
Optional (+ 1. 5 hr): If you want to be involved in new opportunities for working and fundraising together with others - you can come to the follow up call to explore ideas for collaboration born out of the process + do some follow up work
What the Edgeryders team does
- Build and Maintain the online community platform and tools
- Produce analysis and summaries of insights from on platform discussions
- Coordinate follow up activities to develop ideas for new joint projects + fundraising campaigns
Vision
This community platform forms part of NGI Forward, the strategy and policy arm of the European Commission’s flagship Next Generation Internet (NGI) initiative, which seeks to build a more democratic, inclusive, resilient, sustainable and trustworthy internet by 2030.
Our mission as a project is to develop an alternative, citizen-led model for the internet. We are doing this by setting out an ambitious vision for the future internet, convening a strong innovation ecosystem , and identifying the tools and policies that can make it a reality.
Partners
This initiative is part of a project that has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under the Grant Agreement Nº825652. The content of this website does not represent the opinion of the European Union, and the European Union is not responsible for any use that might be made of such content.