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MIT Technology Review says Wikipedia is in trouble
In a recent feature article titled “The decline of Wikipedia – Even as more people than ever rely on it, fewer people create it”, MIT Technology review expresses the concerns about Wikipedia’s editing process that many of us have had for some years now … the editing process makes it difficult to attract new editors,… Continue reading
Book of the Day: Re-Thinking Social Protection
* Book: Francine Mestrum: Building Another World: Re-thinking Social Protection. Global Social Justice, 2013 Description by the author: “This is a proposal for a new concept of social protection. It is particularly important at the moment that international organizations start to make their proposals for ‘social protection’. The ILO came out with its ‘social protection… Continue reading
At the Turning Point of the Current Techno-Economic Paradigm
Seventh of a 10-posts-series on P2P Lab’s 2013 publications: Full reference: Kostakis, V. (2013). At the turning point of the current techno-economic paradigm: Commons-based peer production, desktop manufacturing and the role of civil society in the Perezian framework. TripleC: Cognition, Communication, Co-operation, 11(1): 173 – 190 Summary Following the theory of techno-economic paradigm shifts (TEPS),… Continue reading
Book: Firefox mobile OS offers alternative to Apple, Android duopoly
Peter Waterman introduces a book titled “Firefox OS for Activists” in his article Firefox OS: What it is – and what it means for you and your union Firefox OS is part of a new breed of alternative, open source mobile operating systems that aim to take on the big corporations. It’s been created by… Continue reading
The feudal mode of computing (1): the problem
I have … called this model of computing feudal. Users pledge allegiance to more powerful companies who, in turn, promise to protect them from both sysadmin duties and security threats. It’s a metaphor that’s rich in history and in fiction, and a model that’s increasingly permeating computing today. Feudal security consolidates power in the hands… Continue reading
Project of the Day: OManual
OManual “The oManual standard allows a taxonomy to be imposed upon (Open Source Hardware Documentation) materials. The advantage of an open standard is that the documentation can then be parsed and displayed in any way that is desirable. Thus, there is a separation between content and the display of that content – which makes the oManual file a robust and flexible was to store, organize, and… Continue reading
The explosion of commons mapping projects
These mapping projects bring to mind the very successful Wikisprint project that the P2P Foundation helped organize several months ago. Dozens of peer production projects throughout Spain and Latin American held events on the same day. They shared live video feeds and presentations with each other, and posted a listing of all of the projects… Continue reading
The P2P Story told in Slovenia
Press coverage of a p2p workshop by Michel Bauwens in Lake Bled, Slovenia, organized by the IEDC business school’s HR Forum, on the topic of Millenials and the sharing generation: The P2P Story told in Slovenia
Event: Collaborative Economy Convergence – Ireland
http://cultivate.ie/community-resilience/1226-a-collaborative-economy-convergence Saturday 16 November 2013 | 11:00 – 17:00 | Donation only | WeCreate Workspace, Cloughjordan Ecovillage. Cultivate and WeCreate Workspace Ireland’s first FabLab based in Cloughjordan Ecovillage, are hosting a ‘think-in’ for people and organisations working, researching or interested in a more collaborative approach to economic, social and governance issues. We will explore areas… Continue reading