#SWAP: Lieza Dessein (Smart)
Channel: iMAL Brussels
Date: 2017-11-22

So, what about Politics? - #SWAP
Symposium @ iMAL, Brussels, November 2017
http://imal.org/en/activity/so-what-about-politics-swap

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Lieza Dessein (Smart)
Technology geared towards solidarity, #platformcoop
SMart is a cooperative that enables workers to develop their professional activities autonomously under the protection and security of the employee status. SMart offers financial management and accounting tools, insurance, legal advice, training sessions, workspaces and network opportunities. To be able to scale and operate in a decentralized way SMart created an online platform. On the platform members can independently invoice their clients, declare work and preregister expense notes. SMart is a shared company operating since 1998 and counting over 80.000 members. The Belgian structure converted into a coop in January 2017. It is currently counting over 13.000 stakeholders. SMart is constantly looking into ways to ensure the needs of its members are met and to enhance transparency in its way of operating.

About the speaker
Over the years, Lieza Dessein acquired expertise in professional development, the management of atypical workspaces and the impact of digitalization on the work environment. She is in charge of the development of the creative hub Brussel Art Factory (BAF), a workplace for creative entrepreneurs. The creative hubs of SMart are part of the European Creative Hubs Network developed by the British Council. For BAF, Lieza is serving on the steering committee for the creation and definition of this network. Lieza Dessein is also advocating for a fairer digital economy and represent Smart in the platform.coop movement that is promoting democratic and inclusive business models applied to digital companies.

- http://www.smartbe.be/


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(intro & outro music: The Choice by The Black Square (■), licensed under a Attribution License http://freemusicarchive.org/music/The_Black_Square_/The_Choice)