New Book: Animal Spirits: A Bestiary of the Commons
Markus Euskirchen | 28. May 2010 | Filed under: Commons • Debates: Theories/Alternatives • Literature/Books • Public Goods | Leave a comment
After a decade of digital fetishism, the spectres of the financial and energy crisis have also affected new media culture and brought into question the autonomy of networks. Yet activism and the art world still celebrate Creative Commons and the ‘creative cities’ as the new ideals for the Internet generation. Unmasking the animal spirits of Continue reading →
More Privatisation in Greece?
Ann St | 26. May 2010 | Filed under: General | Leave a comment
Despite (or because of) the crisis, investors see opportunities in Greece for more privatisation and for Public Private Partnership (PPP) projects. The Business Monitor International (BMI) considers Greece’s infrastructure sector “one of the most attractive in Europe” and lists state-owned assets as an example: “Parts of state owned railway group, OSE are expected to be Continue reading →
The Concept of Living Well
Ann St | 5. May 2010 | Filed under: General | Leave a comment
In April 2010 a Peoples’ Conference on Climate Change was held in Cochabamba, Bolivia. A Final Declaration was adopted on April 22. There were interesting discussions with activists from indigenous movements, for instance on the concept of “living well“. “We suffer the severe effects of climate change, of the energy, food and financial crises. This Continue reading →
The Emergence of Open Design and Open Manufacturing
Markus Euskirchen | 3. May 2010 | Filed under: Commons • Fabber • Open Source • Open Source Ecology • Produktion • De-Privatization • Editor's Choice • Public Goods | Leave a comment
A digital fabricator (commonly shortened to fabber) is a small, self-contained factory that can make objects described by digital data. Fabbers make three-dimensional, solid objects that can be used as models, as prototypes, or as delivered products. It is very tempting to limit Open Source to the field of immaterial production, but the same method Continue reading →
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Eichel will Privatisierungen vorantreiben http://t.co/UkFp97UQ #privatisierung
Privatisierung (Gemeingut vor privat):
CDU kritisiert Reformanstrengungen Griechenlands (donaukurier.de - Aktuelles Thema): Der Parlame... http://t.co/la9zmtVN #Privatisierung
Der Tagesspiegel: CDU kritisiert Reformanstrengungen Griechenlands / Altmaier: “Es gibt einen Mo... http://t.co/0XIqDMaX #Privatisierung