# Funding the Commons Taipei 2023

Conference · Songshan Cultural & Creative Park, Taipei · 9–10 December 2023

Public goods meets digital democracy during Taipei Blockchain Week, with Taiwan's civic-tech community.

- Watch all recordings: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL3C6eF-zu5AZ69a9GxTk1RZXkZUKWOKhE

## Saturday 9 December 2023

- 10:00–10:10 **Opening**: Vivian Chen, da0; Noah Yeh, da0x, g0v (Main Stage) [recording](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uukE-3Y19Ws)
  Language: ENG
- 10:10–10:20 **Introducing Funding the Commons**: David Casey, Funding the Commons (Main Stage) [recording](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C3htjlmfv1Y)
  Language: ENG
- 10:20–10:30 **Local Government Welcome Remarks**: Shih-Ming You, Deputy Secretary-General, Taipei City Government (Main Stage) [recording](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yEg90eDRiw8)
  Language: 華語
- 10:30–10:40 **Decentralizing, Demonstrating, Democratizing ESG**: Nicole Chan, Taiwan Association for Blockchain Ecosystem Innovation (TABEI) (Main Stage) [recording](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P6Sq_ELo2d0)
  Language: ENG
- 10:40–11:00 **Social Impact Bond and Its Funding Mechanism**: Yih Jeng, National Sun Yat-sen University (Main Stage) [recording](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y6KRvscyYXU)
  Language: ENG
- 11:00–11:20 **How to Build Digital Public Goods with the Public**: Weiren Liu, da0 (Main Stage) [recording](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GOR-qGKPlH0)
  Language: 華語
- 11:00–12:00 **g0v FOSS and Open Data Playground** (Workshop · Workshop Area)
  Quadratic Voting and Demo Livestream g0v participants Language: 華語
- 11:20–11:40 **On Chain Graphs and Funding Public Goods**: Eleftherios Diakomichalis, Drips & Radicle (Main Stage) [recording](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xg2j2WTMCps)
  Language: ENG
- 11:40–12:00 **Supporting the Digital Art Ecosystem**: Robin Peckham, Taipei Dangdai Art & Ideas; You-Sheng Zhang, Volume DAO (Main Stage) [recording](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NDPwvU8UwgY)
  Language: ENG
- 12:00–12:20 **Road to Future-Proofing Ethereum**: Christopher Tam, Zero Computing (Main Stage)
  Language: ENG
- 13:00–13:20 **From the GOOD Class to GOOD Congress**: Ju-Chun (JC) Ko, National Taiwan University (Main Stage)
  Language: 華語
- 13:20–13:40 **A View from Asia Impact Ecosystem**: Jeff Hou, KPMG in Taiwan (Main Stage)
  Language: ENG
- 13:30–14:30 **Anti-Collusion QF Workshop**: Shunsuke Takagi, Plurality Tokyo (Workshop · Workshop Area)
  Language: ENG
- 13:40–14:10 **Impact Measurement for Digital Public Goods**: Carl Cervone, Open Source Observer; Steven Yang, Canopy Impact Investment; Vivian Chen, da0 (Main Stage) [recording](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vxowxlJ4I6w)
  Speed Running the Lessons Learned from Traditional Funding Mechanisms Language: ENG
- 14:10–14:40 **Decentralizing the Narrative: Web3's Role in Democratizing Media**: Phoebe Poon, Likerland; MN Hsu, Blocktrend; Zeck Li; Hsin-chan Chien, g0v, READr (Main Stage)
  Language: ENG, 華語
- 14:30–15:30 **Exploring FOSS Dependency Funding Strategies for DAOs**: Andrew Dickson, Drips (Workshop · Workshop Area)
  Language: ENG
- 15:00–15:20 **Hypercerts and Hyperboards: Advancing Modern Impact Funding Systems**: Holke Brammer, Hypercerts Foundation (Main Stage) [recording](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2LVsr3XOdYo)
  Language: ENG
- 15:20–15:50 **Incentivising Public Goods**: Frank Hu, FAB DAO, da0; Sharfy Adamantine, GainForest; Holke Brammer, Hypercerts Foundation (Main Stage) [recording](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OpZzGQJot38)
  Language: ENG
- 15:30–16:30 **Funders workshop**: Nicholas Hu, GCC (Universal Digital Commons of global Chinese-speaking community) (Workshop · Workshop Area)
  Language: ENG, 華語
- 15:50–16:10 **Digital Realm and Public Goods**: Mashbean (Main Stage)
  From the Perspective of Governance Language: 華語
- 16:10–16:40 **Tools for Public Goods Ecosystem Building**: Sejal Rekhan, Gitcoin; Gimmy Chang, FAB DAO; Abi Dharshan, Zerion, Social Graph Ventures; Noah Yeh, da0x, g0v (Main Stage) [recording](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5-2Y5QeBHWU)
  Language: ENG
- 16:40–17:00 **Digital Twins in The Commons**: Shaun Conway, ixo (Main Stage)
  Language: ENG
- 17:00 **Closing Words**: David Casey, Funding the Commons (Main Stage) [recording](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mh2cK-XRaT0)
  Language: ENG

## Sunday 10 December 2023

- 10:00–10:05 **Opening**: Vivian Chen, da0; Noah Yeh, da0x, g0v (Main Stage)
  Language: ENG
- 10:05–10:15 **Taiwan Identity System and Technology Development**: Clement Hsieh, ITRI (Main Stage)
  Language: ENG
- 10:15–10:30 **DID : The Foundation for a Resilient and Inclusive Society**: Noah Yeh, da0x, g0v (Main Stage) [recording](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4euiY9Yttk8)
  Language: ENG
- 10:30–11:00 **How can Web3 be the infrastructure of AI applications?**: Isabel Hou, AI Academy; Tammy Yang, Numbers Protocol; Liying Wang, AppWorks Accelerator (Main Stage) [recording](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pYVjfVaXlXk)
  Language: 華語
- 11:00–11:20 **Public Goods in Network States**: Suji Yan, Mask Network (Main Stage)
  Language: 華語
- 11:00–12:00 **Grant Stack workshop**: Sejal Rekhan, Gitcoin (Workshop · Workshop Area)
  Language: ENG
- 11:20–11:40 **Octant's Regenerative Funding: ETH Staking for Public Goods**: James Kiernan, Octant (Main Stage) [recording](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Se31LLSkLD0)
  Language: ENG
- 11:40–12:00 **Founding the Commons: Karl Marx’s Legacy**: You-Sheng Zhang, Volume DAO (Main Stage)
  Language: ENG
- 13:00–13:30 **Open Source Communities and Its Contribution to Building Public Goods**: Isabel Hou, AI Academy; Nicholas Hu, GCC (Universal Digital Commons of global Chinese-speaking community); Peter Cui, vTaiwan; Vivian Chen, da0 (Main Stage) [recording](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8GBNl3enI3g)
  Language: ENG
- 13:30–13:50 **Ecological Sustainability: A Blind Spot in the Tech Community?**: Martina S Mahnke, University of Copenhagen, Denmark (Main Stage) [recording](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X09aIZ5oL-E)
  Language: ENG
- 13:30–14:30 **Project workshop**: MN Hsu, Blocktrend (Workshop · Workshop Area)
  Language: ENG
- 13:40–14:10 **From Funding to Cost - How Movements Like DeSci are Working to Fix Science**: Jelani Clarke; Jonathan Kung, Science Publishing DAO; Shady El Damaty, Holonym; Chris Peng, Labfront (Main Stage) [recording](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TQ6Mz9XDfEs)
  Language: ENG
- 14:20–14:40 **Measuring the impact of open source efforts with Open Source Observer**: Raymond Cheng, Open Source Observer (Main Stage) [recording](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D7xS0fgRYuQ)
  Language: ENG, 華語
- 14:30–15:30 **Design for Social Good**: Tofus Wang, Contributor, da0 (Workshop · Workshop Area)
  Language: ENG
- 15:00–15:20 **Reputation-based Governance to Power Funding Allocation**: Anke Liu, Stellar Development Foundation (Main Stage) [recording](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yrZNfGpbkjM)
  Language: ENG
- 15:00–16:00 **Grants DAO Ethnography for Better Grants**: Shinya Mori, Co-Founder, Beacon Labs / Imi (Workshop · Workshop Area)
  Language: 華語
- 15:00–16:30 **Unconference** (Workshop · Workshop Area)
  Language: ENG, 華語
- 15:20–15:40 **Finding the Future for Labor in Social and Solidarity Economy**: Ching-Sue Hung, Taiwan Labor Front (Main Stage) [recording](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PrTRt1-b5-4)
  Language: 華語
- 15:40–16:00 **Can We Learn from Traditional Donation Crowdfunding about what Motivates People to Give?**: Dobrosława Gogłoza, Golem Foundation / Octant (Main Stage) [recording](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tjBsn_Hwvdg)
  Language: ENG
- 16:10–16:40 **Social Impact Bonds Cases On and Off the Chain**: Joe Lim, South Ventures (Main Stage) [recording](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KQqoa77W7FU)
  Language: ENG
- 16:40–17:00 **Layer-0: Ancient Asian Philosophies and New Worlds**: Dev Lewis, Digital Asia Hub (Main Stage) [recording](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=euIZR-Qoaaw)
  Language: ENG
- 16:40–17:00 **Philosophies for Public Goods Funding**: Julian Zawistowski, Octant; David Casey, Funding the Commons; Eleftherios Diakomichalis, Drips & Radicle; Jacky Wang, BuZhiDAO (Main Stage) [recording](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5jwgrq6X_sg)
  Language: ENG
- 17:00 **Closing Words**: David Casey, Funding the Commons (Main Stage)
  Language: ENG

## Recordings

- Funding the Commons in Taipei - Dec 2023: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X2F023qklzE
- Funding the Commons Taipei Recap: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M705fEf351o
- 1. Funding the Commons Event Opening Day One: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uukE-3Y19Ws
- 2. Introducing Funding the Commons: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C3htjlmfv1Y
- 3. Local Government Welcome Remarks: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yEg90eDRiw8
- 4. Decentralizing, Demonstrating, Democratizing ESG: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P6Sq_ELo2d0
- 5. Social Impact Bond and Its Funding Mechanism: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y6KRvscyYXU
- 6. How to Build Digital Public Goods With the Public: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GOR-qGKPlH0
- 7. On Chain Graphs and Funding Public Goods: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xg2j2WTMCps
- 8. Supporting the Digital Art Ecosystem: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NDPwvU8UwgY
- 12. Impact Measurement for Digital Public Goods: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vxowxlJ4I6w
- 14. Hypercerts and Hyperboards: Advancing Modern Impact Funding Systems: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2LVsr3XOdYo
- 15. Incentivizing Public Goods: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OpZzGQJot38
- 17. Tools for Public Goods Ecosystem Building: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5-2Y5QeBHWU
- 19. Day One Closing Remarks: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mh2cK-XRaT0
- 22. DID : The Foundation for a Resiliant and Inclusive Society: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4euiY9Yttk8
- 23. How Can Web3 Be the Infrastructure of AI Applications?: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pYVjfVaXlXk
- 25. Octant's Regenerative Funding: ETH Staking for Public Goods: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Se31LLSkLD0
- 27. Open Source Communities and Its Contribution to Building Public Goods: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8GBNl3enI3g
- 28. Ecological Sustainability: A Blind Spot in the Tech Community?: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X09aIZ5oL-E
- 29. From Funding to Cost - How Movements Like DeSci are Working to Fix Science: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TQ6Mz9XDfEs
- 30. Measuring the Impact of Open Source Efforts with Open Source Observer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D7xS0fgRYuQ
- 31. Reputation-Based Governance to Power Funding Allocation: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yrZNfGpbkjM
- 32. Finding the Future for Labor in Social and Solidarity Economy: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PrTRt1-b5-4
- 33. Can we learn from traditional donation crowdfunding?: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tjBsn_Hwvdg
- 34. Social Impact Bonds Cases On and Off the Chain: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KQqoa77W7FU
- 35. Layer-0: Ancient Asian Philosophies and New Worlds: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=euIZR-Qoaaw
- 36. Philosophies for Public Goods Funding: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5jwgrq6X_sg