Overcoming Obstacles and Disincentives
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Initiatives
Citizen initiatives of resources and objects mutualization: the “Local exchange trading systems” (LETS)
Local exchange trading systems (also called local employment and trading systems or local energy transfer systems, abbreviated LETS) are “locally initiated, democratically organized, not-for-profit community enterprise that provides a community information service and records transactions of members exchanging goods and services by using locally created currency” (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Local_exchange_trading_system#cite_note-trainingpack-1).
LETS are networks in which members exchange (non-professional) services, know-how and lend or sell items (tools, etc.) to each other. Similar systems are the Community Exchange Systems, Mutual Credit trading systems, Clearing Circles, Trade Exchanges or Time Banks. They exist in many countries: The Wikipedia page on LETS proposes some examples (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Local_exchange_trading_system#Examples).
In France and French-speaking Belgium and Switzerland LETS take the name of « systèmes d’échange local » (or SEL). In France, they often are organized as associations (“loi 1901”). For information on LETS in France, see for example the “collectif des SEL”, https://collectifdessel.org/doku.php/accueil, “SEL’idaire” (https://selidaire.org/), and “Annuaire des SEL” (https://annuairedessel.org/)
Other initiatives in France :
- https://lesecolohumanistes.fr/partage-entre-voisins/
- https://optigede.ademe.fr/fiche/etiquette-je-prete
In Belgium, see for ex. The « SEL Coup de pouce » (https://selcoupdepouce.be/home), the list of LETS in Flanders on https://www.letsvlaanderen.be/, and the website https://asblrcr.be/collectifs-citoyens/sel/ which offers a map of LETS/SEL and other citizen initiatives in the French-speaking part of Belgium (https://asblrcr.be/cartographie/).
Examples of car sharing non-profit in Norway :
Other European countries:
- Pumpipumpe – Switzerland
- Smiile – Application in multiple languages and countries to share your objects and resources with your neighbours
- Nobuy – Application in multiple languages and countries to share your objects
Les systèmes d’échange local (en abrégé SEL) sont des “entreprises communautaires à but non lucratif, initiées localement et organisées démocratiquement, qui fournissent un service d’information communautaire et enregistrent les transactions des membres qui échangent des biens et des services en utilisant une monnaie créée localement” (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Local_exchange_trading_system#cite_note-trainingpack-1, notre traduction de l’anglais).
Les SEL sont des réseaux dans lesquels les membres échangent des services (non professionnels), du savoir-faire et se prêtent ou se vendent des objets (outils, etc.). Ils existent dans de nombreux pays : La page Wikipédia sur les SEL propose quelques exemples (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Local_exchange_trading_system#Examples).
En France, les SEL sont souvent organisés sous forme d’associations (loi 1901). Pour des informations sur les SEL en France, voir par exemple le “collectif des SEL”, https://collectifdessel.org/doku.php/accueil, “SEL’idaire” (https://selidaire.org/), et “Annuaire des SEL” (https://annuairedessel.org/).
Autres initiatives en France :
https://lesecolohumanistes.fr/partage-entre-voisins/
https://optigede.ademe.fr/fiche/etiquette-je-prete
En Belgique, voir par exemple Le ” SEL Coup de pouce ” (https://selcoupdepouce.be/home), la liste des SEL en Flandre sur https://www.letsvlaanderen.be/, et le site https://asblrcr.be/collectifs-citoyens/sel/ qui propose une carte des SEL et autres initiatives citoyennes dans la partie francophone de la Belgique (https://asblrcr.be/cartographie/).
Exemples d’associations de covoiturage en Norvège :
https://bilkollektivet.no/
https://dele.no/
Autres pays européens :
Pumpipumpe – Suisse
Smiile – Application en plusieurs langues et pays pour partager vos objets et ressources avec vos voisins
Nobuy – Application en plusieurs langues et pays pour partager vos objets
binnenkort
Initiatives – Noorse taal
Lokale byttesystemer (også kalt lokale sysselsettings- og handelssystemer eller lokale energioverføringssystemer, forkortet LETS) er “lokalt initierte, demokratisk organiserte, ideelle samfunnsbedrifter som tilbyr en felles informasjonstjeneste og registrerer transaksjoner mellom medlemmer som bytter varer og tjenester ved hjelp av lokalt skapt valuta” (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Local_exchange_trading_system#cite_note-trainingpack-1).
LETS er nettverk der medlemmene utveksler (ikke-profesjonelle) tjenester, kunnskap og låner ut eller selger gjenstander (verktøy osv.) til hverandre. Lignende systemer er Community Exchange Systems, Mutual Credit trading systems, Clearing Circles, Trade Exchanges eller Time Banks. De finnes i mange land: Wikipedia-siden om LETS gir noen eksempler (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Local_exchange_trading_system#Examples).
I Frankrike, fransktalende Belgia og Sveits går LETS under navnet “systèmes d’échange local” (eller SEL). I Frankrike er de ofte organisert som foreninger (“loi 1901”). For informasjon om LETS i Frankrike, se for eksempel “collectif des SEL”, https://collectifdessel.org/doku.php/accueil, “SEL’idaire” (https://selidaire.org/) og “Annuaire des SEL” (https://annuairedessel.org/).
Andre initiativer i Frankrike :
https://lesecolohumanistes.fr/partage-entre-voisins/
https://optigede.ademe.fr/fiche/etiquette-je-prete
I Belgia, se f.eks. ” SEL Coup de pouce ” (https://selcoupdepouce.be/home), listen over LETS i Flandern på https://www.letsvlaanderen.be/, og nettstedet https://asblrcr.be/collectifs-citoyens/sel/ som tilbyr et kart over LETS/SEL og andre borgerinitiativer i den fransktalende delen av Belgia (https://asblrcr.be/cartographie/).
Eksempler på ideell bildeling i Norge:
Andre europeiske land:
Pumpipumpe – Sveits
Smiile – Applikasjon på flere språk og i flere land for å dele gjenstander og ressurser med naboene dine.
Nobuy – Applikasjon på flere språk og i flere land for å dele gjenstander .
The list is not exhaustive and can be expanded.
Do you know of any other citizen initiatives?
