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			== Dispute resolution & compensation ==

			This pilot marketplace includes ready-to-use closure and arbitration tools, directly linked to [[En/Simplified_Arbitration\|Simplified Arbitration]]:

			* [[Markets/en/Portal:Babysitting/Compensatory-Measures\|Compensatory Measures]] — typical remedies for this domain (late babysitter, late parents / taxi fare, etc.).
			* [[Markets/en/Portal:Babysitting/Closure-Agreement\|Closure / Arbitration Agreement template]] — one document usable either as an amicable agreement or as an arbitration decision.

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== Closure / Arbitration Agreement — Babysitting (template) ==

''This single document serves either as an '''amicable agreement''' between the parties, or as an '''arbitration decision''' issued by an arbiter. Tick the applicable option below. This is a first, deliberately summary model for the babysitting pilot portal.''

=== Nature of this document ===
* ☐ '''Amicable agreement''' — concluded directly between the parties (no arbiter).
* ☐ '''Arbitration decision''' — issued by an arbiter under [[En/Simplified_Arbitration|Simplified Arbitration]].
** Arbiter: [full name] __________

=== Parties ===
* '''Client (parent / adult in charge):''' [name]
* '''Service provider (babysitter):''' [name]
* '''Operation reference:''' [date and reference of the babysitting session]

=== Whereas (considerations) ===
* '''Whereas''' the aggrieved party has provided evidence of harm caused by the other party's late arrival — ''tick one option'':
** ☐ Option 1: late arrival of the '''babysitter''' (service provider), causing the client to lose a work activity ([describe: e.g. half-day of work missed]);
** ☐ Option 2: late arrival of the '''parents / adults in charge''' (the client), later than the agreed end of the session, causing the babysitter to incur a '''taxi fare''' (no night public transport left);
* '''Whereas''' the agreed time was considered '''fixed and not flexible''';
* '''Whereas''' the parties (or the arbiter) find the compensatory measure below proportionate to the harm — see [[Markets/en/Portal:Babysitting/Compensatory-Measures|Compensatory Measures]].

=== Costs to be covered ===
* Nature of the cost: [taxi fare / lost-activity compensation / other]
* Amount: CHF [amount]
* Supporting evidence: [receipt, employer attestation, messages, etc.]

=== Proposed decision ===
'''The taxi fare / the lost-activity compensation of CHF [amount] is due and shall be covered by the party at fault''', namely [name of the party at fault], payable by [payment method] no later than [date].

=== Full and final settlement ===
Upon execution of the above measure, the parties declare themselves settled '''in full and final settlement of this operation'''; no further claim relating to this operation may be raised.

=== Ratification by the party at fault ===
* Party at fault: [name]
* ☐ I accept and ratify this agreement / decision.
* Signature / electronic acceptance: __________
* Date: [date]

''If this document is an arbitration decision, the arbiter also signs:''
* Arbiter signature: __________ Date: [date]

=== See also ===
* [[Markets/en/Portal:Babysitting/Compensatory-Measures|Compensatory Measures]]
* [[En/Simplified_Arbitration|Simplified Arbitration]]

[[Category:Legal framework]]
[[Category:Babysitting]]

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== Compensatory Measures — Babysitting ==

'''Compensatory measures''' are remedies co-constructed by the parties (or set by an arbiter) to repair a concrete harm arising from a babysitting operation. They are:
* '''proportionate''' to the harm actually suffered;
* '''documented''' (evidence of the harm and of its cause);
* '''directly linked''' to an arbitral decision or a closure agreement — see the [[Markets/en/Portal:Babysitting/Closure-Agreement|Closure / Arbitration Agreement template]].

''This page is a first, deliberately summary model for the babysitting pilot portal. Each marketplace on WikiDeal maintains its own list of typical compensatory measures.''

== Typical situations and measures ==

{| class="wikitable"
! Situation !! Aggrieved party !! Typical compensatory measure
|-
| '''Late arrival of the babysitter''' — the babysitter arrives late; the client (parent) loses an activity or a half-day of work because they had to stay with the child. || Client (parent) || Compensation of the loss: refund or lump sum corresponding to the time lost (e.g. the missed half-day of work).
|-
| '''Late return of the parents''' — the parents come back after the last night public transport; the babysitter must take a taxi home. || Babysitter (service provider) || Full coverage of the taxi fare by the parents.
|}

== How a measure becomes binding ==
# The parties describe the situation and the harm (with evidence).
# They agree amicably, or an arbiter decides, using the single [[Markets/en/Portal:Babysitting/Closure-Agreement|Closure / Arbitration Agreement template]].
# The party at fault ratifies the agreement or decision, which closes the operation ''in full and final settlement''.

== See also ==
* [[Markets/en/Portal:Babysitting/Closure-Agreement|Closure / Arbitration Agreement template]]
* [[En/Simplified_Arbitration|Simplified Arbitration]]

[[Category:Legal framework]]
[[Category:Babysitting]]

En/Simplified Arbitration

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 Complex disputes, or those exceeding the scope of the Simplified process, may escalate to higher arbitration chambers. WikiDeal intends to operates a '''2-level or ideally 3-level arbitration system'''.
 == Examples of Arbitration Agreements ==

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{{DISPLAYTITLE:Arbitration Hub}}
{{KidsIntro|When two people disagree about a deal, a fair helper listens to both sides and decides — quickly, kindly, and without a big scary courtroom.}}
{{ExpertIntro|We are heading towards a world where most agreements are made between people who have never met, across borders, at a speed courts cannot match. This hypothesis proposes that simplified, contract-based arbitration — grounded in Swiss law and the 1958 New York Convention — can resolve everyday disputes in weeks instead of years, at a fraction of the cost, while producing awards enforceable in 170+ countries.}}

[[File:Arbitration-hub-header.png|center|frameless|900px|Simplified Arbitration at WikiDeal]]

== Justice, redesigned for real life ==

'''Resolve disputes without a lawyer, a court, or months of waiting.'''

Most disputes are not legal mysteries. They are broken expectations between two people who once agreed. WikiDeal's Simplified Arbitration turns dispute resolution into something '''fast, affordable, and human''' — while remaining fully binding under law.

== Why it matters ==

Arbitration at WikiDeal is a '''trust-rebuilding machine'''. When everyone knows that a fair, fast and enforceable process exists, strangers can transact with confidence:

* '''No fear of getting stuck''' — disputes get resolved, not buried.
* '''No power games''' — the process is the same for a freelancer and a corporation.
* '''No borders''' — one award, recognized in 170+ countries.

== How it works ==

Four steps, one clear path:

# '''Expression''' — each party states its view of the dispute, in plain language, alone or with a human advisor or AI assistant.
# '''Documentation''' — the complaint is turned into an evidence-based file; AI tools help structure and verify the facts against the contract.
# '''Arbitration''' — an impartial arbiter reviews the evidence and issues a binding decision, fast and grounded in the contract terms.
# '''Enforcement''' — the award is legally enforceable, equivalent in effect to a court ruling, and recognized across borders.

== Grounded in law ==

Simplified Arbitration is not a private shortcut — it rests on solid legal foundations:

* '''Chapter 12 PILA''' — Swiss framework for international arbitration (liberal, minimal court interference).
* '''Part 3 CPC''' — Swiss framework for domestic arbitration, with explicit protections for weaker parties.
* '''New York Convention (1958)''' — international recognition and enforcement of arbitral awards in 170+ countries.

Arbitration is only valid where all parties have explicitly and voluntarily waived civil litigation in writing — consent given at contract signature, never buried in fine print.

== Learn more ==

* [[En/Simplified_Arbitration|Full framework]] — the complete legal and procedural explanation.
* [[Market:Arbitration|The arbitration device]] — concrete steps, costs, timelines and the draft model agreement.
* [[Gov/en/Portal:Justice/Arbitration|Justice portal: Arbitration]] — how arbitration fits WikiDeal's justice system.

[[Category:Legal framework]]
[[Category:WikiDeal core concept]]

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	The article reproduced below, unchanged from 2013–2014, is the '''fertile ground''' — the seedbed — from which WikiDeal grew. Read it knowing what it does not yet contain: the leap '''from competences to contracts'''. Everything the project taught people to do with skills — edit openly, govern together, trace every contribution — WikiDeal now applies to agreements and the sharing of value. Same wiki behaviours, new stakes.		The article reproduced below, unchanged from 2013–2014, is the '''fertile ground''' — the seedbed — from which WikiDeal grew. Read it knowing what it does not yet contain: the leap '''from competences to contracts'''. Everything the project taught people to do with skills — edit openly, govern together, trace every contribution — WikiDeal now applies to agreements and the sharing of value. Same wiki behaviours, new stakes.

	~~<gallery mode="packed" heights="260px">~~		[[File:LNCS8699-front-cover.jpg\|thumb\|right\|220px\|''New Horizons in Web Based Learning'', LNCS 8699 (Springer, 2014). The chapter ''Revisiting the Wikinomics Concept'' appears at pp. 153–161.]]
	File:LNCS8699-front-cover.jpg\|~~Front cover —~~ ''New Horizons in Web Based Learning'', LNCS 8699 (Springer, 2014). The chapter ''Revisiting the Wikinomics Concept'' appears at pp. 153–161.
	~~File:LNCS8699-authors.jpg\|Author Index — Priftis, Bondolfi and Boisselier are listed at page 153.~~
	~~File:LNCS8699-back-cover.jpg\|Back cover — Lecture Notes in Computer Science, ISBN 978-3-319-13295-2, ISSN 0302-9743.~~
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	The Wikinomics project (2013–2014) is best understood as '''one of the fertile grounds (seedbeds)''' on which WikiDeal was later developed. Three threads carry directly into WikiDeal:		The Wikinomics project (2013–2014) is best understood as '''one of the fertile grounds (seedbeds)''' on which WikiDeal was later developed. Three threads carry directly into WikiDeal:
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	* Tapscott, D., Williams, A.D. (2006). ''Wikinomics: How Mass Collaboration Changes Everything.'' Portfolio, New York.		* Tapscott, D., Williams, A.D. (2006). ''Wikinomics: How Mass Collaboration Changes Everything.'' Portfolio, New York.

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			\| [[Gov/en/Portal:R&D/Innovations:Wikinomics\|Wikinomics]] \|\| Historical seedbed (2013–2014) \|\| (Concept: [https://ynternet.org Ynternet.org Foundation], see [[Gov/en/Portal:Meta/Credits\|credits]]) One of the fertile grounds on which WikiDeal grew: the 2006 Tapscott–Williams concept of mass collaboration, transferred in 2013–2014 into a VET/ECVET pedagogy with Open Badges, and revisited by WikiDeal to turn the pedagogical dimension into a contractual one. Formalised in Priftis, Bondolfi, Boisselier (Springer, 2014).
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	\| [[Gov/en/Portal:R&D/Innovations:Participative Agreement Design\|Participative Agreement Design]] \|\| First hypothesis formalized \|\| Participative design of agreements and of the contributive ecosystem around them (compensatory measures, amendments, use cases, legal references, common errors, alerts, expected-results models, quality criteria), endorsed by lawyers; the double platform is the supporting technical element.		\| [[Gov/en/Portal:R&D/Innovations:Participative Agreement Design\|Participative Agreement Design]] \|\| First hypothesis formalized \|\| Participative design of agreements and of the contributive ecosystem around them (compensatory measures, amendments, use cases, legal references, common errors, alerts, expected-results models, quality criteria), endorsed by lawyers; the double platform is the supporting technical element.

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{{KidsIntro|Wikinomics is the idea that lots of people can build great things together, like on Wikipedia — and WikiDeal was born from it.}}

{{ExpertIntro|'''Wikinomics''' — a term coined by Tapscott & Williams (2006) to describe mass collaboration, peer production and prosumers — became in 2013–2014 a pedagogical innovation research project co-signed by members of the [https://ynternet.org Ynternet.org Foundation] (Geneva), which today governs WikiDeal. The project set out to spread the '''wiki behaviours''' observed on Wikipedia and beyond: anyone can edit, participative governance, every contribution is traceable, and decision-making that is not pyramidal but scales with complexity — consensual and '''sociocratic''' when complexity is high (see [[Gov/en/Portal:R&D/Innovations:Wikipedia Governance|Wikipedia Governance]]). In its original form, documented in resources such as the [https://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/WikiSkills_Handbook WikiSkills] handbook, all of these behaviours were focused on '''competence development''' (VET, Open Badges, ECVET). WikiDeal keeps the behaviours but changes the object: the pedagogical dimension becomes a '''contractual dimension''' — fair, wiki-governed contracts with just redistribution of value, operationalised through [[Gov/en/Portal:R&D/Innovations:Collaborative Contract Editing|collaborative contract editing]].}}

The article reproduced below, unchanged from 2013–2014, is the '''fertile ground''' — the seedbed — from which WikiDeal grew. Read it knowing what it does not yet contain: the leap '''from competences to contracts'''. Everything the project taught people to do with skills — edit openly, govern together, trace every contribution — WikiDeal now applies to agreements and the sharing of value. Same wiki behaviours, new stakes.

<gallery mode="packed" heights="260px">
File:LNCS8699-front-cover.jpg|Front cover — ''New Horizons in Web Based Learning'', LNCS 8699 (Springer, 2014). The chapter ''Revisiting the Wikinomics Concept'' appears at pp. 153–161.
File:LNCS8699-authors.jpg|Author Index — Priftis, Bondolfi and Boisselier are listed at page 153.
File:LNCS8699-back-cover.jpg|Back cover — Lecture Notes in Computer Science, ISBN 978-3-319-13295-2, ISSN 0302-9743.
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{{ArticleSummary|
* [[#origin|Origin of the term]]
* [[#limits|The limits Wikinomics exposed]]
* [[#project|The 2013–2014 Wikinomics project]]
* [[#seedbed|A fertile ground for WikiDeal]]
* [[#wikibooks|Source material on Wikibooks]]
* [[#state-of-the-art|State of the art]]
}}
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== Origin of the term ==

The term '''Wikinomics''' was introduced and framed internationally by Don Tapscott and Anthony D. Williams in ''Wikinomics: How Mass Collaboration Changes Everything'' (2006). It describes how open, wiki-style collaboration restructures the socio-economic organisation of post-industrial societies. Its central concepts — '''mass creativity''', '''peer production''' and '''co-creation''' — blur the traditional distinction between producers and consumers, giving rise to the figure of the "'''prosumer'''", who both consumes and produces value.


== The limits Wikinomics exposed ==

The Wikinomics vision has often been criticised as a subtle form of labour outsourcing: unpaid or under-recognised "prosumer" work can become a way of extracting free labour from consumers and collaborators, while the majority of the value is captured elsewhere. Drawing on authors such as Fred Turner (''From Counterculture to Cyberculture'', 2006) and José van Dijck (''The Culture of Connectivity'', 2013), the critique warns that a "culture of sharing" can mask a real asymmetry between the value created by a community and the reward it actually receives.

This is precisely the tension WikiDeal was designed to address: not to abandon mass collaboration, but to build the economic and governance mechanisms that let collaborative value be recognised, tracked and fairly redistributed.


== The 2013–2014 Wikinomics project ==

Following the '''[https://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/WikiSkills_Handbook WikiSkills]''' European network, the '''Wikinomics project''' set out to turn the Wikinomics idea into a positive, workable pedagogy rather than leaving it as a critique. It used free-culture and wiki methodologies as the basis for an innovative approach to Vocational Education and Training (VET), and connected the work to a transnational European network of practitioners and to TEDx events.

Its main lines of work were:

* '''Key competences''': developing a framework of key competences, transversal to all VET sectors, required for employability in a rapidly changing labour market — aligned with the European Key Competences for Lifelong Learning.
* '''ECVET transfer''': applying the European Credit system for VET (ECVET) so that learning outcomes could be assessed, recognised, made transparent, transferable and portable across European countries.
* '''Open Badges''': using Mozilla Open Badges to materialise learning outcomes, with qualification profiles described as units of learning outcomes, assessed through both self-assessment and peer assessment, in academic and professional contexts alike.

The project's conclusions proposed to '''enrich the Wikinomics approach''' through pilot VET projects, collaborative writing and evaluation, and a continually maintained transnational network of open-badge issuers, involving VET teachers, trainers and students as well as businesses and associations.


== A fertile ground for WikiDeal ==

The Wikinomics project (2013–2014) is best understood as '''one of the fertile grounds (seedbeds)''' on which WikiDeal was later developed. Three threads carry directly into WikiDeal:

# '''Fair recognition of collaborative value.''' The project's core worry — that collaborative labour can be extracted without fair reward — is the problem WikiDeal's economic innovations (subscription tokens, need-driven funding, real-cost commission, revenue spreading) are built to solve.
# '''Wiki governance applied to the economy.''' The reliance on transparent wiki processes and communities of practice prefigures WikiDeal's [[Gov/en/Portal:R&D/Innovations:Wikipedia Governance|Wikipedia-style governance]] and [[Gov/en/Portal:R&D/Innovations:Collaborative Contract Editing|collaborative contract editing]].
# '''Recognition infrastructure.''' The Open Badges / ECVET emphasis on portable, peer-validated recognition anticipates WikiDeal's attention to trust, endorsement and verifiable track records.

The academic formalisation of this work was published as:

: Priftis, A., Bondolfi, T., Boisselier, Y. (2014). ''Revisiting the Wikinomics Concept: Towards New Methodological Approaches.'' In: Cao, Y. et al. (Eds.), ICWL 2014 Workshops, LNCS 8699, pp. 153–161. Springer International Publishing Switzerland. [https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-13296-9_17 doi:10.1007/978-3-319-13296-9_17]

Two of the three co-authors were affiliated with the [https://ynternet.org Ynternet.org Foundation] (Geneva), which today stewards WikiDeal's governance — making Wikinomics a direct lineage rather than a distant inspiration.


== Source material on Wikibooks ==

The practical materials of the Wikinomics and WikiSkills projects live as an open book on '''Wikibooks''' (the free-content textbook project of the Wikimedia ecosystem):

* [https://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/WikiSkills_Handbook WikiSkills Handbook] (main book)
* [https://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/WikiSkills_Handbook/Wikinomics_Training_practices Wikinomics Training practices]
* [https://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/WikiSkills_Handbook/Wiki_Key_Competencies Wiki Key Competencies]
* [https://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/WikiSkills_Handbook/Badges Badges]


== State of the art ==

* Tapscott, D., Williams, A.D. (2006). ''Wikinomics: How Mass Collaboration Changes Everything.'' Portfolio, New York.
* Tapscott, D., Williams, A.D. (2010). ''Macrowikinomics: Rebooting Business and the World.'' Portfolio/Penguin.
* Turner, F. (2006). ''From Counterculture to Cyberculture: Stewart Brand, the Whole Earth Network, and the Rise of Digital Utopianism.'' University of Chicago Press.
* Van Dijck, J. (2013). ''The Culture of Connectivity: A Critical History of Social Media.'' Oxford University Press.
* Priftis, A., Bondolfi, T., Boisselier, Y. (2014). ''Revisiting the Wikinomics Concept: Towards New Methodological Approaches.'' ICWL 2014 Workshops, LNCS 8699, pp. 153–161. Springer. [https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-13296-9_17 doi:10.1007/978-3-319-13296-9_17]

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	{{KidsIntro\|When people exchange things on WikiDeal, they only pay the "real cost" to keep the platform running safely. There are no secret fees to make rich owners richer. It's like a cooperative where everyone works together to keep prices fair and low.}}		#REDIRECT [[Gov/en/Portal:R&D/Innovations:Real Cost Commission]]
	{{ExpertIntro\|The Double Commission is a proposed fee structure designed to operate strictly at "real cost." It consists of a platform fee to maintain technical infrastructure and a User Group fee for local organization. Unlike speculative platforms that extract profit for shareholders, this cooperative model eliminates profit margins, aiming for commissions roughly 20% lower than commercial equivalents. The model combines professional services with volunteer contributions to maintain affordability, supporting socio-economic rebalancing and the "long tail" of independent actors.}}

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	~~\| Origin \|\| 🔵 Wikimedia Foundation / Cooperative models~~
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	Most people who sell a service through a commercial platform discover, sometimes with surprise, how much of the price never reaches them. The problem is structural: closed platforms have shareholders to satisfy, so fees tend to grow opaquely to generate profit. The Double Commission aims to take the opposite path: a cooperative approach operating strictly at '''real cost'''.

	~~{{ArticleSummary\|~~
	* [[#~~real-cost\|The core principle: At real cost, without profit]]~~
	* [[#volunteering-and-professionalization\|Combining professionalization and volunteering]]
	* [[#how-it-works\|How the Double Commission works]]
	* [[#socio-economic-impact\|Socio-economic rebalancing (The Long Tail)]]
	* [[#philosophical-vision\|Philosophical vision: Taking back the economy]]
	* [[#state-of-the-art\|State of the art]]
	}}
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	~~<span id="real-cost"></span>~~
	~~== The core principle: At real cost, without profit ==~~
	The fundamental concept behind the Double Commission is the "real cost" economy, inspired by housing cooperatives (like those under the Swiss Federal Office for Housing) and mutual insurance cooperatives.

	Because WikiDeal has no investors seeking dividends—only users acting as partners—there is no need to generate a profit margin. The commissions are defined transparently based on what is strictly necessary to run the service: accounting audits, daily management, and infrastructure.

	This model aims to be '''approximately 20% cheaper''' than speculative commercial platforms. For example, in the transport sector where commercial platforms might charge 30%, a cooperative approach could lower this to around 10%. In the housing sector, cooperative rents are typically 20% below speculative market rates.

	~~<span id="volunteering-and-professionalization"></span>~~
	~~== Combining professionalization and volunteering ==~~
	To maintain these low real costs, the ecosystem relies on a hybrid model. During the startup phase, and permanently thereafter, the system mixes professional paid work (salaries or mandates) with volunteer contributions.

	This is similar to the evolution of the Wikimedia Foundation and its User Groups over 25 years: moving from a single structure to dozens of professionalized entities, but always retaining a strong base of volunteering. Some people might provide paid services, while others volunteer time to support the cooperative itself. The cursor between volunteerism and professionalization adjusts dynamically, but the primary indicator remains constant: keeping real costs low and affordable.

	~~<span id="how-it-works"></span>~~
	~~== How the Double Commission works ==~~
	~~Every transaction on WikiDeal would carry two transparent commissions:~~
	* '''The WikiDeal platform fee''': sustains the common technical and governance infrastructure.
	* '''The User Group fee''': supports the local or thematic community handling the exchange (organization, welcoming newcomers, support).

	~~Both are charged strictly at cost and shown openly.~~

	~~<span id="flexible-packages"></span>~~
	~~=== Flexible packages and internal competition ===~~
	~~Commissions are not fixed, universal percentages. They are flexibilized based on user choices and the specific policies of different~~ [[Gov/en/Portal:R&D/Innovations:~~User Groups\|User Groups]].~~

	For instance, a User Group might offer a commission package that includes mandatory cancellation insurance or high-level support, while another might offer a lower commission with no insurance and less support. For recurring transactions (like a long-term rental extension or regular transport), the effort required from the platform drops, and the commission could drop proportionally.

	~~This creates healthy internal competition: User Groups will propose different definitions of "real cost" and different service packages, allowing users to make conscious choices.~~

	~~<span id="socio-economic-impact"></span>~~
	~~== Socio-economic rebalancing (The Long Tail) ==~~
	~~By operating at real cost, the Double Commission does more than just lower prices. It is a tool for socio-economic rebalancing.~~

	In today's speculative economy, transaction after transaction, a fraction of the value is siphoned off to a tiny minority—the 1% who own the majority of global wealth (as highlighted by UN inequality reports). By eliminating this extractive profit, value stays within the "long tail" of independent actors and local communities. The goal is not to aggressively crush competitors like multinational tech monopolies do, but to inclusively gather all the actors of the long tail into a fair-trade framework.

	Keeping costs low also acts as a powerful support mechanism for families in socio-economic fragility. Much like institutional social programs (such as the ''Bolsa Família'' in Brazil, where [https://documents1.worldbank.org/curated/en/785831468234882195/pdf/879610NWP0Bols00Box385214B00PUBLIC0.pdf reports show] most beneficiaries use the aid for an average of 3 years before exiting poverty), the WikiDeal cooperative model aims to provide temporary, community-driven economic relief that helps people get back on their feet.

	~~<span id="philosophical-vision"></span>~~
	~~== Philosophical vision: Taking back the economy ==~~
	~~Ultimately, the Double~~ Commission ~~is tied to WikiDeal's [[Gov/en/Portal:Meta/Main\|Founding Question]]. It represents a philosophical shift: users taking the economy back into their own hands to manage it better.~~

	~~It proves that a global marketplace can be owned, run, and sustained by its users, at real cost, turning an extractive economy into a mutualist one.~~

	~~----~~

	~~<span id="state-of-the-art"></span>~~
	~~== State of the art ==~~
	~~Small transparent fees on each transaction relate to the economics of two-sided markets and to research on cooperative platform ownership. These references provide context, not validation.~~

	* Jean-Charles Rochet and Jean Tirole (2006), ''Two-Sided Markets: A Progress Report'', RAND Journal of Economics, 37(3): [https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1756-2171.2006.tb00036.x doi:10.1111/j.1756-2171.2006.tb00036.x].
	* Marc Rysman (2009), ''The Economics of Two-Sided Markets'', Journal of Economic Perspectives, 23(3): [https://doi.org/10.1257/jep.23.3.125 doi:10.1257/jep.23.3.125] · [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Two-sided_market two-sided market on Wikipedia].
	* Andrei Hagiu and Julian Wright (2015), ''Marketplace or Reseller?'', Management Science, 61(1): [https://doi.org/10.1287/mnsc.2014.2042 doi:10.1287/mnsc.2014.2042].
	* Trebor Scholz (2016), ''Platform Cooperativism: Challenging the Corporate Sharing Economy'', Rosa Luxemburg Stiftung: [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Platform_cooperative platform cooperative on Wikipedia].
	* Trebor Scholz and Nathan Schneider, editors (2016), ''Ours to Hack and to Own: The Rise of Platform Cooperativism'', OR Books: [https://www.orbooks.com/catalog/ours-to-hack-and-to-own/ publisher page].

	~~'''See also:''' [[Gov/en/Portal:R&D/Innovations:Main\|All innovations]] · [[Gov/en/Portal:R&D/Main\|R&D Portal]]~~

	~~[[Category:Innovation~~]]
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Gov/en/Portal:R&D/Innovations:Real Cost Commission

AI-Admin-Assistant — Thu, 24 Sep 2026 10:47:20 GMT

Create Real Cost Commission (renamed & enriched from Double Commission): 4-5 components, transparency policies, Airbnb/Uber comparison

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{{KidsIntro|When people exchange things on WikiDeal, they only pay the "real cost" to keep the platform running safely. There are no secret fees to make rich owners richer. It's like a cooperative where everyone works together to keep prices fair and low.}}
{{ExpertIntro|The Real Cost Commission is a proposed fee structure designed to operate strictly at "real cost." It splits into four to five transparent components (five when a credit card is used, four with a wallet). Cost levels are not fixed unilaterally: they are set within a framework of policies discussed periodically between users and providers. Unlike speculative platforms that extract profit for shareholders, this cooperative model eliminates profit margins, aiming for commissions roughly 20% lower than commercial equivalents (Airbnb typically 15-20%, Uber up to 30%). The model combines professional services with volunteer contributions to maintain affordability, supporting socio-economic rebalancing and the "long tail" of independent actors.}}

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| Origin || 🔵 Wikimedia Foundation / Cooperative models
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| Status || Prototype 1 - In testing
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| Key term || '''Real Cost Commission'''
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Most people who sell a service through a commercial platform discover, sometimes with surprise, how much of the price never reaches them. The problem is structural: closed platforms have shareholders to satisfy, so fees tend to grow opaquely to generate profit. The '''Real Cost Commission''' aims to take the opposite path: a cooperative approach operating strictly at '''real cost''', with commissions defined transparently within a framework of policies discussed periodically between users and providers.

{{ArticleSummary|
* [[#real-cost|The core principle: At real cost, without profit]]
* [[#transparency|Transparency: policies discussed periodically]]
* [[#volunteering-and-professionalization|Combining professionalization and volunteering]]
* [[#how-it-works|How the Real Cost Commission works: four to five components]]
* [[#socio-economic-impact|Socio-economic rebalancing (The Long Tail)]]
* [[#philosophical-vision|Philosophical vision: Taking back the economy]]
* [[#state-of-the-art|State of the art]]
}}
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== The core principle: At real cost, without profit ==
The fundamental concept behind the Real Cost Commission is the "real cost" economy, inspired by housing cooperatives (like those under the Swiss Federal Office for Housing) and mutual insurance cooperatives.

Because WikiDeal has no investors seeking dividends—only users acting as partners—there is no need to generate a profit margin. The commissions are defined transparently based on what is strictly necessary to run the service: accounting audits, daily management, and infrastructure.

This model aims to be '''approximately 20% cheaper''' than speculative commercial platforms. For example, where commercial transport platforms such as Uber can charge up to 30%, a cooperative approach could lower this to around 10%; where accommodation platforms such as Airbnb typically charge 15-20%, the real-cost approach keeps only what running the service actually requires. In the housing sector, cooperative rents are typically 20% below speculative market rates.


== Transparency: policies discussed periodically ==
The Real Cost Commission is not a percentage decided behind closed doors. The cost levels and the packages attached to them are set within a '''framework of policies discussed periodically between users and providers'''. Because the platform takes no hidden margin, every component is shown openly and can be challenged, compared and revised through this participatory process. Transparency is therefore not only a display of numbers, but a governance commitment: the people who pay the commission and the people who receive it shape together what "real cost" means.


== Combining professionalization and volunteering ==
To maintain these low real costs, the ecosystem relies on a hybrid model. During the startup phase, and permanently thereafter, the system mixes professional paid work (salaries or mandates) with volunteer contributions.

This is similar to the evolution of the Wikimedia Foundation and its User Groups over 25 years: moving from a single structure to dozens of professionalized entities, but always retaining a strong base of volunteering. Some people might provide paid services, while others volunteer time to support the cooperative itself. The cursor between volunteerism and professionalization adjusts dynamically, but the primary indicator remains constant: keeping real costs low and affordable.


== How the Real Cost Commission works: four to five components ==
Every transaction on WikiDeal carries a transparent breakdown of '''four to five components''' — five when the payment is made by credit card, four when it is made with a wallet. The first line is the final beneficiary; the others are transparent, at-cost commissions:

# '''The final beneficiary (the provider)''': by far the largest share (roughly 80-90%), paid to the person or organization actually delivering the service (e.g. babysitting, transport).
# '''The User Group fee''': a small share (roughly 1-10%, illustrative) for the local or thematic community that runs the specific service (organization, welcoming newcomers, support).
# '''The WikiDeal operator fee (WI-SUP, Wikideal Support)''': a small share sustaining the common technical and governance infrastructure, charged strictly at real cost.
# '''The subscription top-up''': a micro-amount covering the cost of the subscription since the last transaction, for those who have not paid the automatic subscription. It can range from a few cents to a few francs.
# '''The payment-processing fee (credit card only)''': the fee charged by the card network (e.g. Visa) or other payment intermediaries. This fifth component exists only when the user pays by credit card; with a wallet, there are only four components.

All components are charged strictly at cost and shown openly.


=== Flexible packages and internal competition ===
Commissions are not fixed, universal percentages. They are flexibilized based on user choices and the specific policies of different [[Gov/en/Portal:R&D/Innovations:User Groups|User Groups]].

For instance, a User Group might offer a commission package that includes mandatory cancellation insurance or high-level support, while another might offer a lower commission with no insurance and less support. For recurring transactions (like a long-term rental extension or regular transport), the effort required from the platform drops, and the commission could drop proportionally.

This creates healthy internal competition: User Groups will propose different definitions of "real cost" and different service packages, allowing users to make conscious choices.


== Socio-economic rebalancing (The Long Tail) ==
By operating at real cost, the Real Cost Commission does more than just lower prices. It is a tool for socio-economic rebalancing.

In today's speculative economy, transaction after transaction, a fraction of the value is siphoned off to a tiny minority—the 1% who own the majority of global wealth (as highlighted by UN inequality reports). By eliminating this extractive profit, value stays within the "long tail" of independent actors and local communities. The goal is not to aggressively crush competitors like multinational tech monopolies do, but to inclusively gather all the actors of the long tail into a fair-trade framework.

Keeping costs low also acts as a powerful support mechanism for families in socio-economic fragility. Much like institutional social programs (such as the ''Bolsa Família'' in Brazil, where [https://documents1.worldbank.org/curated/en/785831468234882195/pdf/879610NWP0Bols00Box385214B00PUBLIC0.pdf reports show] most beneficiaries use the aid for an average of 3 years before exiting poverty), the WikiDeal cooperative model aims to provide temporary, community-driven economic relief that helps people get back on their feet.


== Philosophical vision: Taking back the economy ==
Ultimately, the Real Cost Commission is tied to WikiDeal's [[Gov/en/Portal:Meta/Main|Founding Question]]. It represents a philosophical shift: users taking the economy back into their own hands to manage it better.

It proves that a global marketplace can be owned, run, and sustained by its users, at real cost, turning an extractive economy into a mutualist one.

----


== State of the art ==
Small transparent fees on each transaction relate to the economics of two-sided markets and to research on cooperative platform ownership. These references provide context, not validation.

* Jean-Charles Rochet and Jean Tirole (2006), ''Two-Sided Markets: A Progress Report'', RAND Journal of Economics, 37(3): [https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1756-2171.2006.tb00036.x doi:10.1111/j.1756-2171.2006.tb00036.x].
* Marc Rysman (2009), ''The Economics of Two-Sided Markets'', Journal of Economic Perspectives, 23(3): [https://doi.org/10.1257/jep.23.3.125 doi:10.1257/jep.23.3.125] · [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Two-sided_market two-sided market on Wikipedia].
* Andrei Hagiu and Julian Wright (2015), ''Marketplace or Reseller?'', Management Science, 61(1): [https://doi.org/10.1287/mnsc.2014.2042 doi:10.1287/mnsc.2014.2042].
* Trebor Scholz (2016), ''Platform Cooperativism: Challenging the Corporate Sharing Economy'', Rosa Luxemburg Stiftung: [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Platform_cooperative platform cooperative on Wikipedia].
* Trebor Scholz and Nathan Schneider, editors (2016), ''Ours to Hack and to Own: The Rise of Platform Cooperativism'', OR Books: [https://www.orbooks.com/catalog/ours-to-hack-and-to-own/ publisher page].

'''See also:''' [[Gov/en/Portal:R&D/Innovations:Main|All innovations]] · [[Gov/en/Portal:R&D/Main|R&D Portal]]

[[Category:Innovation]]

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