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!

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.

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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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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.

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.