Großartiger Artikel von Neal Ascherson: “Das große und das kleine Glück Europas” Die Union bestimmt das Schicksal Europas. Doch in der heutigen Krise ist daran zu erinnern, dass es mehr ist als ein bürokratisches Gebilde - und dass in seiner Geschichte utopische Überschüsse aufzuspüren sind, die uns einladen, unsere Zukunft neu zu denken….ShareLe Monde diplomatique, deutsche AusgabeÜbersicht Nächster Artikel Das große und das kleine Glück Europas von Neal Ascherson Die Union bestimmt das Schicksal Europas. Doch in de…Monde-diplomatique

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Save the date ! From May 21st to May 25th 2012

15 workshops, 3 conferences, 300 to 400 attendees expected. Open Data For All: Private and public sector, scientists, journalists, non profit organizations, innovators… and you!

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During 2012, and as part of the ‘Connecting Society to Culture Programme’, Europeana will invite developers and designers to showcase the possibilities of using the Europeana API to develop marketable applications. The kick-off of this programme, Hack4Europe! 2012, will be at the Europeana Awareness event “Culture for digital innovation” on 9 May 2012 in Brussels.

During this event, EU Vice-President and Commissioner for the Digital Agenda for Europe Neelie Kroes will launch the competition to develop the best application on specified themes based on the Europeana API.

All over the world on February 11th people will demonstrate against ACTA. So in Berlin: Meet at 1pm at Neptunbrunnen near Alexanderplatz. More Info: http://www.stopactaberlin.de/

http://storify.com/ddie/anti-acta-demonstrations-feb-11th

Der Tod des PC ist ein schlimmerer Verlust, als wir in unserer neuen mobilen Netzwelt ahnen, behauptet der Netztheoretiker Jonathan Zittrain. Gegen die faktische Zensur durch das App-Konzept erscheint die Geschäftspolitik von Microsoft in den neunziger Jahren heute geradezu harmlos. Ein Essay auf Technology Review.

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Am 25. Januar 2012 um 17 Uhr beginnt ”Daten & Journalisten” (bis etwa 22 Uhr)

Ort: die tageszeitung, taz, Rudi-Dutschke-Straße 23, 10969 Berlin | Karte

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Professor Yochai Benkler on Radio Berkman: Fear of a Networked Fourth Estate

“Wikileaks” has become something of a neverending story. Coverage has branched out beyond the revelations of the documents allegedly leaked by Pfc. Bradley Manning in 2010, and on to ancillary territory: the flamboyant presence of founder Julian Assange; the legal propriety of Wikileaks’ actions; and the harsh treatment of Manning as a military detainee.

These last two areas have garnered the attention of today’s guest. Harvard Law Professor Yochai Benkler recently co-authored a joint letter condemning the abuse of Bradley Manning that has since been signed by 295 scholars in the legal realm.

He has also spoken out against efforts by government and private entities to stifle Wikileaks. While some have argued that facilitating the release of classified documents is unprecedented and perhaps illegal, Benkler has insisted that Wikileaks’ behavior is not only entirely constitutional, but also not exceptional.

Moreover, he says, the private and governmental response to Wikileaks demonstrates an interesting insight into how networks do battle in the digital age. We sat down with Benkler this week to hear why.

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Read Bruce Ackerman and Yochai Benkler’s joint letter on Manning’s treatment cosigned by 295 members of the legal academic community Benkler’s recent paper A Free Irresponsible Press: Wikileaks and the Battle Over the Soul of the Networked Fourth Estate Listen to Jonathan Zittrain & Larry Lessig talk about Wikileaks and the information wars Questions for Secretary Clinton concerning “Internet freedom” Berkman Center’s Citizen Media Law Project and Cyberlaw Clinic Challenge Injunctions Against Wikileaks and Dynadot

Jonathan Zittrain on “Leadership in a Networked World”

Jonathan Zittrain, a professor of law and computer science at Harvard University, delivers a fascinating lecture to professor David Gergen’s course “On Becoming a Leader” that looks at how leadership is exerted both on and through the internet.

Aaron Swartz Internet activist (and friend) has been arrested for downloading too many journal articles from the Library. Please sign the petition of suport and help to spread the word:

Will you click here to sign our petition of support for Aaron? http://act.demandprogress.org/sign/support_aaron

NY Times article: Internet Activist Charged in M.I.T. Data Theft

Aaron Swartz, a 24-year-old programmer and online political activist, has been indicted in Boston on charges that he stole more than four million documents from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and JSTOR, an archive of scientific journals and academic papers.