October 2011 - P2P-Foundation - lists.ourproject.org

comprehensive sustainability reporting
by Michel Bauwens 11 Oct '11

11 Oct '11

Dear Eli, I wonder if could help creating an entry on the above concept for our wiki, with this as help, see: http://www.synapse9.com/pub/ASustInvestMoment.pdf Thanks! Michel

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Finance Lab..
by robert searle 11 Oct '11

11 Oct '11

The following maybe of interest. http://thefinancelab.ning.com/

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Taming the Casino
by robert searle 11 Oct '11

11 Oct '11

The following maybe of interest http://www.capitalinstitute.org/blog/taming-casino

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Fwd: [opennetcoalition] EU Governments Oppose an Open Wireless Infrastructure
by Michel Bauwens 11 Oct '11

11 Oct '11

---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: La Quadrature du Net <jz(a)laquadrature.net> Date: Tue, Oct 11, 2011 at 4:06 PM Subject: [opennetcoalition] EU Governments Oppose an Open Wireless Infrastructure To: opennetcoalition(a)laquadrature.net La Quadrature du Net - For immediate release Permanent link: http://www.laquadrature.net/en/eu-governments-oppose-an-open-wireless-infra… EU Governments Oppose an Open Wireless Infrastructure *** Paris, October 11th, 2011 - As the European Union engages in important discussions on the future of the radio spectrum policy - i.e the future of open wireless communications -, it's becoming clear that national governments are aligned on the position of dominant telecom operators. To protect open wireless communications operated and controlled by citizens, the EU Parliament must resist the pressure and defend its position. *** Last Spring, in its vote on the Radio Spectum Policy Programme (RSPP), which aims at harmonising wireless communications policies at the EU level) [1], the Parliament affirmed its support to open spectrum policy [2]. For instance, it favored the free use by everyone of so-called “white spaces” (bands of frequencies left unused by broadcasters) [3] and called on the swift roll-out of small network devices and antennas [4] that can be used by citizens and businesses to build shared mesh networks [5] and create the next generation of WiFi-like networks. The Parliament stressed that all these promising wireless technologies at the service of citizens can expand mobile broadband coverage in rural areas, thus bridging the digital divide. [6] However, as of today, Member States are pushing hard to strike down the Parliament's most innovative open spectrum amendments to the RSPP. A working document [7] shows that national governments - who are currently negotiating with the Parliament - want to get rid of the important references to these groundbreaking technologies (see table below). As the United States moves closer and closer from establishing a comprehensive legal and technical framework for using white spaces [8], the EU risks lagging behind because of our governments' conservatism under the pressure of telecom operators lobbies. "The open spectrum policy adopted by the European Parliament can play a key role in fostering access to a decentralized and citizen-oriented Internet architecture. By their attempt to block increased competition and innovation in wireless communications, national governments are serving dominant telecoms operators's attempts to control the flow of communications. We must not tolerate that governments undermine EU competitiveness and prevent underserved populations from participating in online communications. The Parliament must resist the pressure and defend an open wireless Internet", says Félix Tréguer, policy and legal analyst for La Quadrature du Net. Article 4.2.2 //EU Parliament:// Member States shall foster, in cooperation with the Commission, the collective use of spectrum as well as shared and unlicensed use of spectrum. They shall also foster current and new technologies such as geolocation databases and cognitive radio to develop for example in white spaces following a proper impact assessment. That impact assessment shall be issued within twelve months of the entry into force of this Decision . //EU Council:// Member States shall foster, in cooperation with the Commission and where appropriate, the collective use of spectrum as well as shared use of spectrum. Article 4.3.a //EU Parliament:// Member States shall intensify R&D on new technologies such as cognitive technologies as their development could represent an added-value in the future in terms of efficiency of spectrum use. //EU Council:// Erased Article 6.4.a //EU Parliament:// The Commission shall, in cooperation with Member States, assess the feasibility of extending the allocations of unlicensed spectrum for wireless access systems including radio local area networks established by Decision 2005/513/EC1 to the entire 5GHz band. //EU Council:// Erased Article 6.6.a //EU Parliament:// Member States, in cooperation with the Commission, shall examine the possibility of spreading the availability and use of picocells and femtocells. They shall take full account of the potential of those cellular base stations and of shared and unlicensed use of spectrum to provide the basis for wireless mesh networks, which can play a key role in bridging the digital divide. //EU Council:// Erased. * References * 1. http://www.europarl.europa.eu/oeil/file.jsp?id=5872922 2. http://www.laquadrature.net/en/eu-parliament-adopts-open-wireless-communica… 3. For recent experiments on the potential of these frequencies, see: http://www.broadbandtvnews.com/2011/09/27/cambridge-white-space-trial-runs-… 4. Such as so-called picocells and femtocells. 5. https://secure.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/wiki/Mesh_networking 6. See in particular article Article 6.6.a: Member States, in cooperation with the Commission, shall examine the possibility of spreading the availability and use of picocells and femtocells. They shall take full account of the potential of those cellular base stations and of shared and unlicensed use of spectrum to provide the basis for wireless mesh networks, which can play a key role in bridging the digital divide. 7. Proposal of the Hungarian Presidency on behalf of the EU Council: http://www.laquadrature.net/files/201106_European_Radio_Spectrum_Policy_Pro… 8. http://www.mobileburn.com/news.jsp?Id=16644 ** About la Quadrature du Net ** La Quadrature du Net is an advocacy group that promotes the rights and freedoms of citizens on the Internet. More specifically, it advocates for the adaptation of French and European legislations to respect the founding principles of the Internet, most notably the free circulation of knowledge. In addition to its advocacy work, the group also aims to foster a better understanding of legislative processes among citizens. Through specific and pertinent information and tools, La Quadrature du Net hopes to encourage citizens' participation in the public debate on rights and freedoms in the digital age. La Quadrature du Net is supported by French, European and international NGOs including the Electronic Frontier Foundation, the Open Society Institute and Privacy International. List of supporting organisations: https://www.laquadrature.net/en/they-support-la-quadrature-du-net ** Press contact and press room ** Jérémie Zimmermann, jz(a)laquadrature.net, +33 (0)615 940 675 http://www.laquadrature.net/en/press-room _______________________________________________ Opennetcoalition mailing list Opennetcoalition(a)laquadrature.net http://laquadrature.net/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/opennetcoalition -- P2P Foundation: http://p2pfoundation.net - http://blog.p2pfoundation.net Connect: http://p2pfoundation.ning.com; Discuss: http://lists.ourproject.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/p2p-foundation Updates: http://del.icio.us/mbauwens; http://friendfeed.com/mbauwens; http://twitter.com/mbauwens; http://www.facebook.com/mbauwens

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Cut Carbon..
by robert searle 11 Oct '11

11 Oct '11

The following maybe of interest. http://cutcarbon.info/

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Fw: Avaaz hits 10 Million!!!
by robert searle 11 Oct '11

11 Oct '11

----- Forwarded Message ----- From: Ricken Patel - Avaaz.org <avaaz(a)avaaz.org> To: "dharao4(a)yahoo.co.uk" <dharao4(a)yahoo.co.uk> Sent: Tuesday, 11 October 2011, 1:44 Subject: Avaaz hits 10 Million!!! Dear incredible Avaazers, Just a few hours ago, our community reached 10 million people!10 million of us. From every nation, every walk of life. Hopeful, and serious about creating the world we all dream of. Campaign after campaign, we're winning. Not just the little fights, the big ones, the ones they said couldn’t be won. And we're just getting started.There's never been a community like this before – and we’re accelerating – growing by 4 million in the last 9 months! If we stick together, anything's possible. The world may be awash with fear and fatalism, but people power is on the march everywhere, and together we're renewing and sustaining the most powerful force for change ever known...Hope.With enormous gratitude for every person in this extraordinary community,Ricken, Alice, Luis, Ben, Ari, Saravanan, Wissam, Diego, Mia and the entire Avaaz team.PS – we'll celebrate this milestone soon in a big way – this quick note is just to share the moment right now. And here's some recent features in the media about our amazing journey and what we've accomplished together, in the Guardian, the Economist and the Times. Avaaz.org is a 9-million-person global campaign network that works to ensure that the views and values of the world's people shape global decision-making. ("Avaaz" means "voice" or "song" in many languages.) Avaaz members live in every nation of the world; our team is spread across 13 countries on 4 continents and operates in 14 languages. Learn about some of Avaaz's biggest campaigns here, or follow us on Facebook or Twitter. This message was sent to dharao4(a)yahoo.co.uk. To change your email address, language, or other information, contact us via this form. To unsubscribe, send an email to unsubscribe(a)avaaz.org or click here. To contact Avaaz, please do not reply to this email. Instead, write to us at www.avaaz.org/en/contact or call us at +1-888-922-8229 (US).

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Fw: Capital Institute to Visit Occupy Wall Street
by robert searle 11 Oct '11

11 Oct '11

----- Forwarded Message ----- From: John Fullerton <jfullerton(a)capitalinstitute.org> To: Robert Searle <dharao4(a)yahoo.co.uk> Sent: Monday, 10 October 2011, 22:15 Subject: Capital Institute to Visit Occupy Wall Street 73 Arch Street, 3rd Floor Greenwich, CT 06830 United States(203)769-1191 Capital Institute to Visit Occupy Wall Street The Capital Institute's mission is to provide a collaborative space to explore and effect economic transition to a more just and sustainable way of living on this earth through the transformation of finance." Our theory of change presumes that a radical transformation of the financial system is the key driver to accomplishing these ambitious goals. Clearly our sentiments align with those of the occupiers in Liberty Plaza. Tomorrow, Capital Institute will be visiting the occupation. Visit our website to hear more. Gar Alperovitz on Evolutionary Reconstruction As an alternative to framing the twentieth century battle in terms of "labor versus capital," and in light of our complete political breakdown at the national and global level, we think you will find Gar Alperovitz' ideas of "evolutionary reconstruction" in this month’s issue of Dissent of great interest. It documents many of the "new economy" initiatives underway in the US and places them in context of decentralized, evolutionary change. Gar is one of the visionaries behind The Evergreen Cooperatives. Juliet Schor Describes her Plenitude Model at Kicks off to Demos Event In her latest book True Wealth (Plenitude in hardcover) Juliet Schor describes the plenitude model, which calls for Americans to work fewer hours and reap the benefits of both “time wealth” and reduced carbon footprints. We attended the first event of Demos' new Sustainable Progress Initiative last Thursday, which turned out to be a stimulating exploration of the plenitude model’s potential to free up Americans to explore the dimensions of a more meaningful “livelihood.” Find out more about the evening here, read our Braintrust profile of Schor here and check out Econ4.org — a guide to new ways of thinking about economics that Schor is helping to organize. Jeffrey Hollender’s Essential Corporate Governance Practices For Responsible Business Jeff Hollender urges shareholders, employees, management and other key stakeholders to consider his ten-step roadmap to better business through sustainable and responsible corporate governance in this months’ CR Magazine. Join Us on Social Media: Forward this e-mail: http://www.capitalinstitute.org/index.php?q=civicrm/mailing/forward&reset=1… Opt out: http://www.capitalinstitute.org/index.php?q=civicrm/mailing/optout&reset=1&…

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Fw: Capital Institute to Visit Occupy Wall Street
by robert searle 11 Oct '11

11 Oct '11

----- Forwarded Message ----- From: John Fullerton <jfullerton(a)capitalinstitute.org> To: Robert Searle <dharao4(a)yahoo.co.uk> Sent: Monday, 10 October 2011, 22:15 Subject: Capital Institute to Visit Occupy Wall Street 73 Arch Street, 3rd Floor Greenwich, CT 06830 United States(203)769-1191 Capital Institute to Visit Occupy Wall Street The Capital Institute's mission is to provide a collaborative space to explore and effect economic transition to a more just and sustainable way of living on this earth through the transformation of finance." Our theory of change presumes that a radical transformation of the financial system is the key driver to accomplishing these ambitious goals. Clearly our sentiments align with those of the occupiers in Liberty Plaza. Tomorrow, Capital Institute will be visiting the occupation. Visit our website to hear more. Gar Alperovitz on Evolutionary Reconstruction As an alternative to framing the twentieth century battle in terms of "labor versus capital," and in light of our complete political breakdown at the national and global level, we think you will find Gar Alperovitz' ideas of "evolutionary reconstruction" in this month’s issue of Dissent of great interest. It documents many of the "new economy" initiatives underway in the US and places them in context of decentralized, evolutionary change. Gar is one of the visionaries behind The Evergreen Cooperatives. Juliet Schor Describes her Plenitude Model at Kicks off to Demos Event In her latest book True Wealth (Plenitude in hardcover) Juliet Schor describes the plenitude model, which calls for Americans to work fewer hours and reap the benefits of both “time wealth” and reduced carbon footprints. We attended the first event of Demos' new Sustainable Progress Initiative last Thursday, which turned out to be a stimulating exploration of the plenitude model’s potential to free up Americans to explore the dimensions of a more meaningful “livelihood.” Find out more about the evening here, read our Braintrust profile of Schor here and check out Econ4.org — a guide to new ways of thinking about economics that Schor is helping to organize. Jeffrey Hollender’s Essential Corporate Governance Practices For Responsible Business Jeff Hollender urges shareholders, employees, management and other key stakeholders to consider his ten-step roadmap to better business through sustainable and responsible corporate governance in this months’ CR Magazine. Join Us on Social Media: Forward this e-mail: http://www.capitalinstitute.org/index.php?q=civicrm/mailing/forward&reset=1… Opt out: http://www.capitalinstitute.org/index.php?q=civicrm/mailing/optout&reset=1&…

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very nice video on coop
by Michel Bauwens 11 Oct '11

11 Oct '11

http://www.youtube.com/chooseacoop hi chris, can you republish this on the blog, oct 18 or after? many thanks!! -- P2P Foundation: http://p2pfoundation.net - http://blog.p2pfoundation.net Connect: http://p2pfoundation.ning.com; Discuss: http://lists.ourproject.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/p2p-foundation Updates: http://del.icio.us/mbauwens; http://friendfeed.com/mbauwens; http://twitter.com/mbauwens; http://www.facebook.com/mbauwens

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a car designed for sharing
by Michel Bauwens 11 Oct '11

11 Oct '11

Hi Sepp, could you present this project to our blog? , see: http://shareable.net/blog/for-the-future-of-car-sharing-look-inside-the-box -- P2P Foundation: http://p2pfoundation.net - http://blog.p2pfoundation.net Connect: http://p2pfoundation.ning.com; Discuss: http://lists.ourproject.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/p2p-foundation Updates: http://del.icio.us/mbauwens; http://friendfeed.com/mbauwens; http://twitter.com/mbauwens; http://www.facebook.com/mbauwens

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