DREAM enables Group P2P Collaboration

Distributed Replicated Edge Agency Machine

The PUBLIC + DREAM is an ongoing research program part of the + NGI initiative of + the European Commission. +

In 2021, we will research and build technical solutions to + empower communities everywhere to independently collaborate in the + local creation and maintenance of open knowledge. The goal of + DREAM is to enable the convergence of distributed + P2P networks and linked + data models, within social solidary economy and + organize among trusted groups.

For example, a group may collect, share, and edit local + commons data offline, then synchronize these datasets with other + trusted peers and enrich a globally distributed database that + can be used from the Web and edited asynchronously by + independent parties over the P2P network. +

For Activists

During the year we will propose hands-on collaborative + workshops to inform software development, exploring and refining + patterns of group collaboration. Participants sharing similar + interests can form a group and enhance their collaborative + practices. They can choose to work and organize online or + offline—when they reconnect to the Internet, they may optionally + share their work globally.

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For Developers

We're designing and documenting a peer-to-peer framework that + others can build upon and will provide a set of reusable free + software libraries, components and reference implementations. + DREAM components are designed to work together but may be used + independently: +

DROMEDAR provides conflict-free replicated data structures to distribute linked data;
UPSYCLE provides a peer-to-peer networking system for private encrypted group collaboration;
SHRUTHI provides unikernel orchestration and provisioning capabilities.

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DREAM Team

DREAM is part of the NGI POINTER funding scheme (NGI POINTER-20) and + received a 200,000 € grant to research and develop DREAM + components over the year 2021. The grant is handled by petites singularités, a non-profit based in Brussels.

Contact the team and learn how the project came about.

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