Early 2023 Effektio merged into Acter Association, continuing to the build the Future of Organising: the technical base of Effektio has become the next generation of the Acter App enabling Activists all over the world to better organise. Learn more at acter.global.
What are we building here? What is EFFEKTIO about, what are its aims and goals? All this is covered in the white paper.
Surveying the landscape of existing projects shows what is missing and why EFFEKTIO with its specific goals and plans is needed.
The white paper covers trends we are seeing, like decentralization, Web3 and Web5, but also increased censorship and communication interferance.
We are strong believers of Building in Public, what is the reason for laying out all the goals and aspirations, background and plan to sustain growth and development in this white paper. It’s also why all our code and project management is on Github and the tech discussions happen in an open Matrix room.
And that is also why we are posting the white paper as a Google Doc which anyone can comment on. Your comments and feedback are welcome – just keep it civil and constructive. Of course you can also just download the PDF version and read that 🙂 .
30-ish pages? Ain’t nobody got time for that! Gimme the cliff notes!
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The Matrix protocol already exists and is used in practice by many organizations around the world. The EFFEKTIO app is in heavy development right now, with nightly builds available for desktop (Windows, Linux & MacOS) and mobile (Android, iOS), though they are not yet production-ready.
No blockchain at all, but via Matrix.org, a decentralized messaging network.
As a (mobile) developer, you can find our code on Github. The app is written in Rust and Flutter. We have a public roadmap and open tech discussion Matrix room.
If you are working for an NGO, for which this sounds interesting, please contact us. You can use the form on the contacts page or email us at partnership [at] effektio.org.
We are currently putting together the funding for 2023 and beyond. If you are interested in investing in what we do, please let us know by submitting this form or sending an email to funding [at] effektio.org.
That’s not a question. But if you have any constructive comments, feedback or input, you are very welcome to put it into the Google Doc or email us at whitepaper [at] effektio.org. You can also join our foyer Matrix channel, where we discuss anything and everything.
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