4th Economy for the Common Good International Conference - ECGIC 2026, Amberg (Germany). 10-12 June 2026
Summary:
The Economy for the Common Good (ECG) movement proposes reorienting economic activity toward social justice and ecological sustainability. Yet a critical question remains underexplored: what material infrastructure could actually sustain such a transition at scale? This paper argues that commons-governed automation — the democratic, community-controlled deployment of artificial intelligence, renewable energy, and distributed manufacturing — provides the missing material foundation for the ECG vision.
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Spanish layman's summary:
La automatización gobernada como bien común (IA, energía renovable, fabricación distribuida) ofrece la base material para la Economía del Bien Común, combinando principios de Ostrom, herramientas conviviales de Illich y ecología social de Bookchin.
English layman's summary:
Commons-governed automation (AI, renewable energy, distributed manufacturing) provides the material foundation for the Economy for the Common Good, combining Ostrom's principles, Illich's convivial tools and Bookchin's social ecology.
Keywords: Economy for the Common Good, commons governance, automation, artificial intelligence, Ostrom, convivial technology, cooperative energy, distributed manufacturing
Publication date: 10-Jun-2026.
Citation:
E.C. Garrido-Merchán, "Commons-Governed Automation as Material Infrastructure for an Economy for the Common Good", presented at 4th Economy for the Common Good International Conference - ECGIC 2026, Amberg, Germany, 10-12 June 2026
IIT-26-071C
