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==What is OHO?==
==What is OHO?==
www.oho.wiki (OHO) is a platform that supports, improves and publicises sustainable Open Hardware projects. Open Hardware refers to technologies and products whose documentation (plans, parts lists, etc.) are freely available so that individuals and companies can replicate and further develop them. OHO was founded with the support of the Technische Universität Berlin (TU Berlin) and is a spin-off of the non-profit organisation Source Ecology Germany e.V.
www.oho.wiki (OHO) is a platform that supports, improves and publicises sustainable Open Hardware projects. Open Hardware refers to technologies and products whose documentation (plans, parts lists, etc.) are freely available so that individuals and companies can replicate and further develop them. OHO a spin-off of the Technical University Berlin.  
 
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==Why does OHO exist?==
==Why does OHO exist?==
The starting point of OHO is the fact that there are thousands of Do it Yourself and Open Hardware projects worldwide. However, more than 95% of these projects are poorly documented or not documented at all. This means that there are no construction plans and parts lists. They can therefore only be rebuilt, modified, or further developed with great effort. In addition, many of these projects are on small unknown websites, are only published in one language, and are therefore difficult to find.  
The starting point of OHO is the fact that there are thousands of Do it Yourself and Open Hardware projects worldwide. These projects can make an important contribution in terms of sustainable development and job creation in small enterprises. However, more than 95% of these projects are poorly documented or not documented at all. This means that there are no construction plans and parts lists. Therefore other people cannot rebuilt or modify them, or only with great effort. In addition, many of these projects are published on small unknown websites, are only published in one language, and are therefore difficult to find.  


On the other hand, there is a huge need for good Open Hardware projects, e.g. in the fields of renewable energies, environmental technologies, technologies for small industries, etc. Here, Open Hardware projects can give important impulses for sustainable economic activity and create millions of new jobs. Especially in developing countries, where access to affordable technologies and product ideas is much more limited than in industrialized countries, Open Hardware can be an effective strategy for technology transfer and sustainable economic growth.
On the other hand, there is a huge need for good Open Hardware projects, e.g. in the fields of renewable energies, environmental technologies, technologies for small industries, etc. Here, Open Hardware projects can give important impulses for sustainable economic activity and create millions of new jobs. Especially in developing countries, where access to affordable technologies and product ideas is much more limited than in industrialized countries, Open Hardware can be an effective strategy for technology transfer and sustainable economic growth.


==Was macht OHO?==
==What does OHO do?==
OHO will hierzu in folgender Weise beitragen:
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1. Entwicklung von Standards für die Dokumentation und Zertifizierung von Open Hardware Projekten
OHO aims to contribute to this in the following ways:
z.B. durch die gemeinsam mit dem Deutschen Instititut für Normung entwickelten DIN Spec 3105
 
2. Erfassung und Kategorisierung von Open Hardware und Do it Yourself Projekten durch eine speziell hierfür entwickelte Suchmaschine.  
* Development of standards for the documentation and certification of Open Hardware projects e.g. through the DIN Spec 3105, developed together with the German Institute for Standardisation.
3. Erstellung von CAD-Dateien, technischen Zeichnungen und Stücklisten ausgewählter Open Hardware Projekte.  
* Registration and categorization of Open Hardware and Do it Yourself projects through a specially developed search engine.  
4. Zertifizierung der ausgewählten Projekte, hierbei werden die Projekte von erfahrenen Konstrukteuren auf Sicherheit, Qualität, Robustheit, Lizensierung etc. überprüft.
* Creation of CAD files, technical drawings, and parts lists of selected Open Hardware projects.  
5. Bekanntmachung und Verbreitung der ausgewählten Projekte gemeinsam mit anderen Organisationen, wie zum Beispiel Wikipedia u.a.
* Certification of the selected projects, where the projects are checked by experienced designers for safety, quality, robustness, licensing, etc.
* Promotion and dissemination of the selected projects together with other organizations, such as Wikipedia, etc.


==Was hat OHO bisher erreicht?==
==Achievements of OHO so far?==
Folgende Milestones wurden seit der seit der Gründung von OHO im Jahr 2019 erreicht:  
[[File:OHO_strategy_5.png|thumb]]
*Entwicklung der OHO Suchmaschine
The following milestones have been achieved since OHO was founded in 2019:  
*Entwicklung der DIN Spec 3105
*Development of the OHO search engine.
*Entwicklung der OHO Zertifizierungsplattform
*Development of DIN Spec 3105
*Entwicklung der OHO Standards für die Technische Dokumentation
*Development of the OHO certification platform
*Kooperationen mit verschiedenen staatlichen und privaten Organisationen
*Development of the OHO Standards for Technical Documentation.
*Akquisition von ersten Fördergeldern
*Cooperation with various governmental and private organizations
*Einrichtung des OHO CAD Centers mit mehreren erfahrenen Ingenieuren
*Acquisition of first grants
*Establishment of the OHO CAD Centre with several experienced engineers


==Wie geht es weiter?==
==What happens next?==
====Projekte====
====Projects====
Aktuell sind wir dabei, erste Referenzprojekte zu dokumentieren und zu zertifizieren. Bis Ende 2021 werden wir möglichst viele gut dokumentierte Open Hardware Projekte auf OHO online stellen. Ein Schwerpunkt wird u.a. der Bereich Erneuerbare Energien sein.  
We are currently in the process of documenting and certifying the first reference projects. By the end of 2021, we will put as many well-documented open hardware projects as possible online on OHO. One focus will be the area of renewable energies.  
====Community====
====Community====
Wir werden den Grundstein für die OHO Community legen, und versuchen möglichst viele Hardware Entwickler dafür zu gewinnen, ihre Projekte sauber dokumentiert unter freien Lizenzen zu veröffentlichen.
We will lay the foundation for the OHO community, and try to get as many hardware developers as possible to publish their projects cleanly documented under free licenses.
====Bekanntmachung der Projekte====
====Publication of projects====
Ein wichtiges Ziel ist es, dass möglichst viele Menschen Zugang zu den Informationen auf OHO haben. Hierzu werden wir mit einer Reihe von anderen Organisationen kooperieren, wie zum Beispiel mit Wikipedia. Außerdem werden wir verschiedene Social Media Kanäle aufbauen, die es uns erlauben, direkt mit den Entwicklern und Nutzern von Open Hardware in Verbindung zu treten.
[[File:OHO_strategy_6.png|thumb]]
 
An important goal is that as many people as possible have access to the information on OHO. To this end, we will cooperate with a number of other organizations, such as Wikipedia. Furthermore, we will set up various social media channels that will allow us to connect directly with the developers and users of Open Hardware.
==Die Vision==
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Unsere Vision ist es, dass eine internationale Community aus Menschen entsteht, die – ähnlich wie Wikipedia - eine Wissensplattform für freies nachhaltiges technisches Wissen aufbaut und weiterentwickelt. Und das diese Plattform - ähnlich wie Wikipedia – allen Menschen weltweit in vielen Sprachen zur Verfügung steht und so dazu beiträgt, die technische und wirtschaftliche Entwicklung auf unserer Erde nachhaltiger zu gestalten.
==The vision==
 
Our vision is to create an international community of people that - similar to Wikipedia - builds and develops a knowledge platform for free sustainable technical knowledge. And that this platform in the same way as Wikipedia is available to all people worldwide in many languages and thus contributes to making technical and economic development on our planet more sustainable.
==Die wichtigsten Ziele von OHO sind:==
Nachhaltige Do It Yourself- und Open Hardware-Projekte finden (> OHO-Suchmaschine)
CAD-Dateien, Baupläne und Stücklisten ausgewählter Projekte erstellen (> OHO CAD Center)
Ausgewählte Projekte zertifizieren und weltweit bekannt machen (> OHO Certificatiopn Center)
Projektentwickler mit Anwendern und Unterstützern verbinden (> OHO Community)


==Zielgruppen==
==The key objectives of OHO are:==
====Einzelpersonen, die====
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*Projekte für den eigenen Bedarf nachbauen möchten
* Find sustainable Do It Yourself and Open Hardware projects ([[About the OHO Search Engine|OHO Search Engine]])
*Projekte weiterentwickeln möchten
* Create CAD files, blueprints and parts lists of selected projects ([[About the OHO CAD Center|OHO CAD Center]])
====Startups, kleine oder mittlere Unternehmen, die====
* Certify selected projects and make them known worldwide ([[About_the_OHO_Certification-center|OHO Certification Center]])
*Projekte nachbauen und vermarkten möchten
* Connect project developers with users and supporters ([[About_the_OHO_Community|OHO Community]])
*existierende Produkte weiterentwickeln möchten
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====Organisationen aus den Bereichen====
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==Target groups==
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====Individuals who====
*would like to replicate projects for their own use
*would like to develop projects further
====Start-ups, small or medium-sized enterprises who====
*want to replicate and market projects
*want to further develop existing products
====Organisations from the fields of====
*Open Source Hardware, Do it Yourself, FabLab etc.
*Open Source Hardware, Do it Yourself, FabLab etc.
*nachhaltige Entwicklung
*Sustainable development
*Entwicklungszusammenarbeit, Entwicklungshilfe
*Development cooperation, Development aid

Latest revision as of 17:45, 24 January 2022

What is OHO?

www.oho.wiki (OHO) is a platform that supports, improves and publicises sustainable Open Hardware projects. Open Hardware refers to technologies and products whose documentation (plans, parts lists, etc.) are freely available so that individuals and companies can replicate and further develop them. OHO a spin-off of the Technical University Berlin.

Why does OHO exist?

The starting point of OHO is the fact that there are thousands of Do it Yourself and Open Hardware projects worldwide. These projects can make an important contribution in terms of sustainable development and job creation in small enterprises. However, more than 95% of these projects are poorly documented or not documented at all. This means that there are no construction plans and parts lists. Therefore other people cannot rebuilt or modify them, or only with great effort. In addition, many of these projects are published on small unknown websites, are only published in one language, and are therefore difficult to find.

On the other hand, there is a huge need for good Open Hardware projects, e.g. in the fields of renewable energies, environmental technologies, technologies for small industries, etc. Here, Open Hardware projects can give important impulses for sustainable economic activity and create millions of new jobs. Especially in developing countries, where access to affordable technologies and product ideas is much more limited than in industrialized countries, Open Hardware can be an effective strategy for technology transfer and sustainable economic growth.

What does OHO do?

OHO strategy 4.png

OHO aims to contribute to this in the following ways:

  • Development of standards for the documentation and certification of Open Hardware projects e.g. through the DIN Spec 3105, developed together with the German Institute for Standardisation.
  • Registration and categorization of Open Hardware and Do it Yourself projects through a specially developed search engine.
  • Creation of CAD files, technical drawings, and parts lists of selected Open Hardware projects.
  • Certification of the selected projects, where the projects are checked by experienced designers for safety, quality, robustness, licensing, etc.
  • Promotion and dissemination of the selected projects together with other organizations, such as Wikipedia, etc.

Achievements of OHO so far?

OHO strategy 5.png

The following milestones have been achieved since OHO was founded in 2019:

  • Development of the OHO search engine.
  • Development of DIN Spec 3105
  • Development of the OHO certification platform
  • Development of the OHO Standards for Technical Documentation.
  • Cooperation with various governmental and private organizations
  • Acquisition of first grants
  • Establishment of the OHO CAD Centre with several experienced engineers

What happens next?

Projects

We are currently in the process of documenting and certifying the first reference projects. By the end of 2021, we will put as many well-documented open hardware projects as possible online on OHO. One focus will be the area of renewable energies.

Community

We will lay the foundation for the OHO community, and try to get as many hardware developers as possible to publish their projects cleanly documented under free licenses.

Publication of projects

OHO strategy 6.png

An important goal is that as many people as possible have access to the information on OHO. To this end, we will cooperate with a number of other organizations, such as Wikipedia. Furthermore, we will set up various social media channels that will allow us to connect directly with the developers and users of Open Hardware.

The vision

Our vision is to create an international community of people that - similar to Wikipedia - builds and develops a knowledge platform for free sustainable technical knowledge. And that this platform in the same way as Wikipedia is available to all people worldwide in many languages and thus contributes to making technical and economic development on our planet more sustainable.

The key objectives of OHO are:

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Target groups

OHO strategy 7.png

Individuals who

  • would like to replicate projects for their own use
  • would like to develop projects further

Start-ups, small or medium-sized enterprises who

  • want to replicate and market projects
  • want to further develop existing products

Organisations from the fields of

  • Open Source Hardware, Do it Yourself, FabLab etc.
  • Sustainable development
  • Development cooperation, Development aid
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