Towards a fair sharing economy: The role and place of cooperative platforms

Nicole ALIX La Coop des Communs et Confrontations Europe [vc_btn title= » Conference executive summary » style= »outline » color= »primary » align= »right » i_icon_fontawesome= »fa fa-file-pdf-o » add_icon= »true » link= »url:http%3A%2F%2Fconfrontations.org%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2017%2F02%2FCooperative-platforms-EESC-5-12-2016-Conference-executive-summary-ENG-clear.pdf||target:%20_blank| »][vc_btn title= »Lessons from Cooperative platforms conference » style= »outline » color= »primary » align= »right » i_icon_fontawesome= »fa fa-file-pdf-o » add_icon= »true » link= »url:http%3A%2F%2Fconfrontations.org%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2017%2F02%2FLessons-from-Cooperative-platforms-conference-5-12-2016-ENG-clear.pdf||target:%20_blank| »] Digital platforms are at the very heart of the “sharing” economy. Everywhere in the EU and in the world, citizens, social entrepreneurs and collectivities use these powerful tools to create, preserve or give access to goods and services « in commons ». They aim both at efficiency and justice. They promote radically different models than digital platforms which concentrate and capture the value chain created by the users and contributors and go beyond laws and regulations. They need recognition and fair regulation. With the support of the European Economic and Social Committee, 6 organisations involved in Social and Solidarity Economy and the Commons had brought together almost 200 persons in Brussels to: – discover fantastic examples of cooperative platforms,