Explore Decentralized Tech with Content from FFDW and Beyond

This article dives into issues that threaten the humanitarian supply chain (i.e., lack of accountability and trust, lack of transparency, high fees, misaligned incentives, and coordination challenges) and looks at eight use cases of Web3 technology within this context.

This post explores how EASIER, an initiative of researchers from the Department of Geographical Sciences at the University of Maryland, uses STAC and web3 technologies such as Filecoin and the Interplanetary File System (IPFS) to store, retrieve, and analyze geospatial and geographic data.

The Accelerating Makers project was created to help technology builders and nonprofits co-create purpose-built tools for public good. Focusing on using DWeb tools, the project empowered nonprofits to take ownership of their technology and impact solutions. This series features conversations and resources that explore the benefits, examples, and methods of building decentralized solutions that are purpose-built for change makers. Click to view a full archive of data from the project, including copies of all explainers, research, guides, and webinar recordings.

TechSoup's Accelerating Makers project, supported by FFDW, aims to bridge the gap between civil society organizations and decentralized web (DWeb) technology. By providing education, resources, and community events, the project seeks to introduce civil society decision-makers to DWeb technology and enable DWeb Makers to understand the needs and challenges faced by civil society organizations, ultimately fostering the development of purpose-built, transparency-oriented, equitable solutions for the world's most pressing issues.

This video explains some of the issues with the current internet and dives into the basic concepts of how the InterPlanetary File System (IPFS) aims to solve these issues. It explains the data structures employed by the protocol and provides a high-level overview of how they work. It also includes a brief guide on how to install and use IPFS. Some topics covered in this video include distributed hash tables, MerkleDAGs, BitTorrent, peer-to-peer protocols, and decentralized file systems.

Explore CIDs (Content Identifiers), the unique labels used to point to data stored on distributed information systems, including Interplanetary File System (IPFS), IPLD, libp2p, and Filecoin.

The Decentralized Future Council (DFC) is focused on raising awareness and educating policymakers about the decentralized web and related technologies. Through educational initiatives and engagement with scholars, influencers, and organizations, DFC aims to promote understanding of the potential of Web3 technologies.

This blog post announces a multi-year commitment of FFDW to the Starling Lab, a research center tackling the technical and ethical challenges of establishing trust in the most sensitive digital records of our human history.

The Bacalhau documentation explains how to get started with Bacalhau on Filecoin. Bacalhau is a platform for Compute Over Data (COD). With Bacalhau, one can streamline existing workflows to run computation where data is stored.

This blog post delves into the growing interest in a more decentralized internet structure. It examines key concepts such as decentralization, centralization, distributed networks, peer-to-peer networks, open source, protocols, nodes, and decentralized data storage. These concepts are identified as crucial catalysts in the progression of the DWeb and Web3 movements.

Black people in the United States are adopting crypto at high rates relative to other groups and traditional financial tools. This report explores their motivations, participation, and unique experiences in Web3. CRADL hopes the Web3 industry, leaders at traditional banks, and policymakers use this report as inspiration for meaningful and evidence-based solutions that enable more equitable wealth-building opportunities.

This curriculum provides coding examples on how to build a blog using the InterPlanetary File System (IPFS) to create content addresses that don't change.

This article announces Distributed Press, a project that offers creators a user-friendly alternative to centralized platforms with a no-code publishing platform and CMS integrated with decentralized networks like IPFS and Holepunch. The focus is on empowering individuals and serving diverse communities such as activists, journalists, offline networks, and artists.

HRDAG, the Human Rights Data Analysis Group, harnesses the power of statistics to address human rights violations and promote accountability. By embracing decentralized web (DWeb) technologies like Filecoin and IPFS, HRDAG secures and preserves critical human rights data resiliently. This enables advocates and human rights defenders to access verifiable information, empowering them to drive positive social impact and promote justice worldwide.

Democracy's Library tackles inaccessible government data by creating backups and a repository of verifiable information. Leveraging Web3 and decentralization, it ensures free and permanent access to government records and research. By preserving critical information in a repository with verifiable data, the project empowers informed decision-making and supports the future of governance.

This beginner-friendly course teaches how hashing and content addressing enable verifiable data sharing with peers on the decentralized web. Topics covered include data retrieval, identification, cryptographic hashing, and content identifiers.

This article explores how Decentralised Digital Identity applies to media users and publishing companies. It examines how these identities build trust, enhance user agency, and create new value in media and publishing. The research is based on the 2022 Cogency project, which analyzed how Web3 can help establish trust and develop new revenue streams for publishers.

This article emphasizes the need to reshape societal structures for the digital age. It explores standardized infrastructure and decentralized collaboration to drive social innovation in finance, healthcare, and education.

This report explores how artists, musicians, and game designers are using Web3 to transform the creative economy. It examines ownership, fan incentives, and decentralized collaboration in creative industries.

This site contains technical documentation about Distributed Press: an open-source publishing tool focused on censorship mitigation and content hosting for the World Wide Web and Distributed Web. It automates publishing and hosting content to the web that it seeds to decentralized protocols like IPFS and Hypercore.