[okfn-discuss] [ANN] Open-source innovation platform Cofundos.org

[Sören Auer]

Nate, Peter,

Thanks a lot for your encouraging words! We are also very excited, to 
see if this new (support) model for open-source development can work. We 
got a little coverage by German IT media but I think we still need more 
contributors to reach a critical mass. So please, register, tell your 
friends, blog about it and let me know if you have any idea for 
improvements.
Once the Cofundos idea is successful, I think we will have many 
opportunities to extend it and add additional services. We for example 
are thinking about applying the same concept for funding of research 
projects: The concept will be altered in that people/scientists do not 
donate their personal money, but rather a budget they were awarded by 
some funding agency (such as the e.g. EU). This way we will see a more 
problem-driven research, as only research projects will be funded, which 
are very important for a small group of stakeholders or important for a 
large one. I think science often does not need multi million projects to 
achieve an impact.
But, in order to convice grant givers of such a completely new model of 
research funding I guess it is best, if we can proof that it works 
already for OS.

Sören