r0g_agency for open culture and critical transformation

r0g_ is the Berlin-based agency for open culture and critical transformation, initiated in 2012 and founded as a non-profit company in June 2013 by Stephen Kovats. A collaborative and network agency, r0g aims to support sustainable and hybrid forms of culture and societal development in regions undergoing rapid and fundamental transformation. Following a philosophy of 'open systems for open societies' r0g acts to put into practice the mechanisms and methodologies of sustainable open source cultures and appropriate technologies. It sees these as tools for empowering citizens, where echxange, collaborative production and access to open knowledge are of fundamental importance in creating free and open societies.