Image Collection Palastine 1917-1918
Markus Euskirchen | 17. December 2010 | Filed under: Commons • Israel • Palestine • Fun Stuff/Oddities • Data Compendiums • Public Goods | Leave a comment
Sorry, only in german language: A collection of more than 1.500 photographs mostly taken from airplanes that have been shot by bavarian air force soldiers on the base of their cooperation with the Ottomanic Empire. The Bavarian State Archives digitalized and published the pictures in very high resolution. I can not find any hint about Continue reading →
Classical music goes public domain
Markus Euskirchen | 5. November 2010 | Filed under: Copyright • Musik • Open Access • Public Goods • Cooperative Economy • Education/Knowledge • Data Compendiums • Culture • Public Goods | 1 Comment
Two great interactive infographics about oil
Markus Euskirchen | 28. October 2010 | Filed under: Energy • Öl • USA • Data Compendiums • Energy • Distribution of Wealth | Leave a comment
The RMI’s oil import map interactively shows how much oil the U.S. has imported, from where, and how much the US have spent every month since 1973. The NYT oil prices chart tells how oil consumption and prize intermingle.
Science 3.0 meta-blog
Markus Euskirchen | 27. October 2010 | Filed under: Education • Intellectual Property • Open Access • Knowledge • Education/Knowledge • Data Compendiums • Public Goods | Leave a comment
Science 3.0 is a meta-blog that combines the hypothesis based inquiry of laboratory science with the methods of social science research to understand and improve the use of new human networks made possible by today’s digital connectivity. This website is a community where those interested in the advancement of research can share ideas, tools and Continue reading →
Pushing against PPP
Markus Euskirchen | 13. September 2010 | Filed under: Großbritannien • Public Services • PPP • Actors • Data Compendiums • PPP | Leave a comment
The European Services Strategy Unit is committed to social justice through the provision of good quality public services by democratically accountable public bodies implementing best practice management, employment, equal opportunity and sustainable development policies. It is an independent, non-profit organisation, which continues the work of the Centre for Public Services, founded in 1973. It provides Continue reading →
Visualizing Consolidation in the Global Seed Industry: 1996–2008
Markus Euskirchen | 15. April 2010 | Filed under: Actors • Ernährung • Intellectual Property • Monsanto • Saatgut • Knowledge • Biodiversity/gen.Ressources • Data Compendiums | Leave a comment
The commercial seed industry has undergone tremendous consolidation in the last 40 years as transnational corporations entered this agricultural sector, and acquired or merged with competing firms. This trend is associated with impacts that constrain the opportunities for renewable agriculture, such as reductions in seed lines and a declining prevalence of seed saving. To better Continue reading →
PIQUE final report out now.
Markus Euskirchen | 25. June 2009 | Filed under: Public Services • Österreich • Privatization's Consequences • Data Compendiums • Privatization | Leave a comment
The PIQUE project (Privatisation of Public Services and the Impact on Quality, Employment and Productivity) investigated the impact of liberalisation and privatisation of public services on the quality or work and employment, productivity as well as the quality of public service provision. The Summary Report brings together the key findings of the project, including the Continue reading →