taskukaamerad

Taskukaamerad is a digital collaboration platform aimed at simplifying cross‑disciplinary project management within non‑profit and academic organisations. The name comes from the Dutch word “taak” meaning task and the Afrikaans word “kamerad” meaning comrade, reflecting its social‑work ethos. The project was launched on 14 March 2023 by a consortium of Dutch universities and technology firms, and it is now an open‑source tool available under the MIT licence.

The platform houses a unified task board, a shared calendar, and a set of communication widgets that enable teams to coordinate grants, research projects, and community initiatives from a single interface. It integrates with popular tools such as Google Drive and Slack, and it provides an API that developers can use to build custom extensions. By September 2025 Taskukaamerad had grown to about 18,000 active users and had been adopted by more than 120 organisations across Europe.

Academic studies published in 2024 show that early adopters experienced an average 27 % faster project delivery time compared with pre‑implementation metrics. The platform’s open‑source nature has fostered a global contributor community, with significant code contributions coming from the Open Data Institute and Utrecht University. The governance model is a hybrid of contributor reviews and a steering board elected by the user community.

Future development plans announced in 2025 include the rollout of AI‑driven analytics for task prioritisation and risk prediction in early 2026. The platform remains a freely available resource for NGOs and research groups seeking to improve collaboration efficiency.