In May 2024, the Octree circle welcomes a new Content role to better structure its communication processes.

Article originally published on Infomaniak on 19.11.2021.

In February 2024, the Voca circle focuses on its strategy and moves production roles up to the Octree circle to harmonize release cycles.

The Semantic Web breaks down silos by creating databases that are not specific to one service or product. Better still! It enables us to create new services that are more respectful of users, by giving them back control over their data - but on what basis?

In November 2023, the technical documentation role makes Team Octree more robust by structuring skills sharing as a collective exercise.

On the occasion of Smart City Day 2023, Lucien Langton was invited to take part in a round table in Neuchâtel to discuss digital commons and alternative models to platform economies.

In September 2023, we're doing away with the role of "free and open source ambassador", and giving responsibility to all Octree members.

Inhabiting the remnants of war in Vienne thanks to residents' collectives and citizen participation

Technology isn't going away. What technology do we need?

In April 2023, a new website goes live to showcase digital commons, a Civic Tech & Participation workshop is held and Guillaume, the latest addition to the Octree team, is welcomed.

In January 2023, Caroster is growing fast, Decidim projects are rolling out internationally, R-21 is making the transition possible in Romandie and Evospe is improving energy management in Geneva.

In May 2022, Octree celebrated its 5th anniversary. An opportunity to celebrate our lean startup studio at the service of the ecological transition and the social economy.

Since I was a child I grew up with the feeling that any system would necessarily have imposed and unchangeable rules, and that working would necessarily mean making sacrifices, until Octree.

In March 2022, Octree continues to explore the intersections between technologies, ecologies and distributed governance, and expands its team.

In February 2022, with the prospect of a "thaw" in health measures on the one hand, and a "refreezing" of geopolitical tensions unprecedented since the Cold War on the other, what role do we want citizen technologies to play?

Octree is made up (for now) of men who work in technology and yet we talk seriously about emotions. The reason for this is that we aspire to a society driven by humane and useful technology.

In January 2022, we usher in a year of solidarity and creativity with the Civic Tech in Transition seminar, support from the State of Vaud for the Enabled by Design platform we developed two years ago, and an article exploring emotion in technology.

In November 2021, we're moving towards responsible tech citizenship, encouraging carpooling, and sharing our international learnings.

Octree was in Barcelona for Decidim fest! Decidim is an open-source technology empowering citizens all around the world. Subjects were ranging from politics to privacy, design, decolonialism, and feminism. Here's what happened...

In October 2021, Octree strengthened its commitment by taking part in Decidim Fest, an international gathering of Civic Tech, and Nightlife Vaud unveils an app to better prevent the risks associated with mixing substances.