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Fwd: [liberationtech] Deadline approaching: IPP2014 Conference Call: "Crowdsourcing for Politics and Policy" - 25/26.Sept.2014
by Michel Bauwens 27 Feb '14

27 Feb '14

---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Chris Pinchen <chris(a)cataspanglish.com> Date: Thu, Feb 27, 2014 at 11:14 AM Subject: Fwd: [liberationtech] Deadline approaching: IPP2014 Conference Call: "Crowdsourcing for Politics and Policy" - 25/26.Sept.2014 To: P2PValue Project Members List <members(a)p2pvalue.eu> Hi all, not sure if I forwarded this before - may be of interest Cheers, Chris -------- Original Message -------- Subject: [liberationtech] Deadline approaching: IPP2014 Conference Call: "Crowdsourcing for Politics and Policy" - 25/26.Sept.2014 Date: Thu, 27 Feb 2014 15:04:51 +0000 From: Calderaro, Andrea <Andrea.Calderaro(a)EUI.eu> <Andrea.Calderaro(a)EUI.eu> Reply-To: liberationtech <liberationtech(a)lists.stanford.edu> <liberationtech(a)lists.stanford.edu> To: liberationtech(a)lists.stanford.edu <liberationtech(a)lists.stanford.edu><liberationtech(a)lists.stanford.edu> Dear all, The journal Policy & Internet will be holding its third conference (co-convened by the OII, in collaboration with the Internet & Politics ECPR SG) next 25-26 September in Oxford, on the subject of crowdsourcing. We are currently calling for abstracts. Conference: http://ipp.oii.ox.ac.uk/ Call: http://ipp.oii.ox.ac.uk/2014/call-for-papers Abstract deadline: 14 March 2014. Location: Thursday 25 - Friday 26 September 2014, Oxford Internet Institute, University of Oxford. Convenors: Helen Margetts (OII), Vili Lehdonvirta (OII), David Sutcliffe (OII), Sandra Gonzalez-Bailon (Annenberg, UPenn), Andrea Calderaro (EUI). Contact: policyandinternet(a)oii.ox.ac.uk ** Important dates ** Extended abstract submission deadline: 14 March 2014 Decisions on abstracts: 14 April 2014 Full paper / poster submission deadline (for accepted abstracts): 15 August 2014 Conference dates: Thursday 25 - Friday 26 September 2014. ** Rationale ** Crowdsourcing - the provision of goods by large numbers of people contributing via an online platform - is used to generate and sustain policy ideas, labour markets, business investment, charitable donations, knowledge commons (such as Wikipedia), cultural goods and artefacts, libraries, government transparency, public management reform, education, scientific development and the institutions of democracy itself. This pattern of technology-enabled institutional change, where a known few are replaced by an indefinite many, has deep and diverse implications for government, business, civil society, democratic life and public policy-making. Researchers and policy-makers have barely begun to examine the opportunities and challenges that the crowdsourcing model presents. The Internet, Politics, Policy 2014 conference is dedicated to facilitating discussion on crowdsourcing across disciplinary boundaries. The conference calls for papers on the observed and potential implications of crowdsourcing for politics, policy and academic practice. Perspectives are welcomed from across science, social science and the humanities as well as from academic and policy-making communities. We aim to identify both what is novel in crowdsourcing, and the ways it enables and extends existing social and political processes. ** Topics ** The conference aims to attract papers from a range of disciplines analysing crowdsourcing-related phenomena. We welcome both theoretical and empirical papers reporting original research on crowdsourcing and related concepts such as microwork, peer production, human computing, co-creation, open innovation and e-government. We particularly welcome comparative approaches and papers drawing on new empirical findings and novel research methods. Topics of interest include (but are not limited to): How is crowdsourcing changing politics? Topics of interest include citizen participation in government and the political process, and online collective action. Uses of big data in evidence-based public policy, including probabilistic, and conditional and predictive policy-making and the use of social media data for government self-improvement. Online labor markets, new organizational forms, and the blurring of boundaries between work and play, as well as the economics of crowdsourcing more generally. Co-production and co-creation of public policy, through (for example) the use of feedback facilities, rating, ranking and reputation applications. Crowdsourcing for conflict management, peace building and humanitarian intervention, including crisis mapping. Crowdsourcing for educational, scientific and technological development, such as citizen science, crowd-funding, massive online open courses, and the methodological, epistemological and ethical issues involved. New methods for analyzing crowdsourcing, such as computational social science and big data analytics, including sentiment analysis, topic classification, sampling from social media platforms, and inferring from socially generated data to the wider population. Ethical issues arising from the use of such methods, such as de-anonymisation, privacy, and inequalities created by the use of predictive analytics in decisions concerning individuals. When crowds turn into mobs: online hate groups, organized cyberbullying, their dynamics and effective policy responses. Perspectives from any academic discipline are welcomed, including: political science, economics, law, sociology, medicine, information science, communications, philosophy, computer science, physics, psychology, management, organization science, geography and humanities. Papers should attempt to frame their object of study in relation to established concepts and theories. 'Crowdsourcing' need not be the central concept in a paper as long as it deals with the issues and topics identified in this call. ** Proposal submission ** * Paper proposals Paper proposals should consist of a title and a 1,000-word extended abstract that specifies and motivates the research question, describes the methods and data used, and summarises the main findings. Abstracts will be peer reviewed, and the authors of accepted proposals are expected to submit full papers prior to the conference. Applicants will have the opportunity to co-submit their paper to the journal Policy and Internet, which will operate a fast-track review process for papers accepted to the conference. Paper submissions can also be considered for a Best Paper Award (sponsored by the journal Policy and Internet). The prize will be awarded at the closing session of the conference. As the paper is intended to be published in a future issue of the journal, authors should indicate whether they would like their paper to be considered for the prize. * Poster proposals Posters should summarise in a visually engaging manner the purpose, methods and results of an original piece of research. All accepted submissions will be considered for a Best Poster Award. The prize will be awarded at the closing session of the conference. IPP2014: Crowdsourcing for Politics and Policy http://ipp.oii.ox.ac.uk/ ----------------------------------------------- Andrea Calderaro, PhD Center for Media Pluralism and Media Freedom | European University Institute Personal Page: www.eui.eu/Personal/Researchers/calderaro/ Twitter: @andreacalderaro The information transmitted is intended only for the person or entity to which it is addressed and may contain confidential and/or privileged material. Any review, retransmission, dissemination, distribution, forwarding, or other use of, or taking of any action in reliance upon, this information by persons or entities other than the intended recipient is prohibited without the express permission of the sender. If you received this communication in error, please contact the sender and delete the material from any computer. -- *Please note an intrusion wiped out my inbox on February 8; I have no record of previous communication, proposals, etc ..* P2P Foundation: http://p2pfoundation.net - http://blog.p2pfoundation.net <http://lists.ourproject.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/p2p-foundation>Updates: http://twitter.com/mbauwens; http://www.facebook.com/mbauwens #82 on the (En)Rich list: http://enrichlist.org/the-complete-list/

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Re: [P2P-F] Debating political perspectives from a p2p point of view
by Michel Bauwens 27 Feb '14

27 Feb '14

after your prompt, I published neo-marxism for the 1st of march, after your next prompt / reminder, I'll continue did you expect a further answer to neo-marxism ? see: http://p2pfoundation.net/Neo-Marxism On Thu, Feb 27, 2014 at 5:29 AM, jose ramos <actionforesight(a)gmail.com>wrote: > how are we doing with this? > > jose > > On Wed, Feb 19, 2014 at 2:54 AM, Michel Bauwens > <michel(a)p2pfoundation.net> wrote: > > first has been published and I tagged you in fb, > > > > thanks for spreading it as well, > > > > not much reaction so far ... > > > > Michel > > > > > > On Sun, Feb 16, 2014 at 10:38 PM, Michel Bauwens < > michel(a)p2pfoundation.net> > > wrote: > >> > >> they are still all in the pipeline, I'll let you know! > >> > >> > >> On Sun, Feb 16, 2014 at 10:14 PM, jose ramos <actionforesight(a)gmail.com > > > >> wrote: > >>> > >>> how has it been received? any comments... > >>> > >>> jose > >>> > >>> On Mon, Feb 17, 2014 at 10:57 AM, Michel Bauwens > >>> <michel(a)p2pfoundation.net> wrote: > >>> > already 3 parts published, part 3 on the 24th, > >>> > > >>> > thanks for pinging back to me for further publication of the series, > >>> > > >>> > Michel > >>> > > >>> > > >>> > On Thu, Feb 13, 2014 at 8:57 PM, Michel Bauwens > >>> > <michel(a)p2pfoundation.net> > >>> > wrote: > >>> >> > >>> >> great <g> > >>> >> > >>> >> > >>> >> On Thu, Feb 13, 2014 at 8:56 PM, jose ramos > >>> >> <actionforesight(a)gmail.com> > >>> >> wrote: > >>> >>> > >>> >>> Okay I'll pester you until you block my emails :) > >>> >>> > >>> >>> jose > >>> >>> > >>> >>> On Fri, Feb 14, 2014 at 12:55 PM, Michel Bauwens > >>> >>> <michel(a)p2pfoundation.net> wrote: > >>> >>> > now, that exactly what I mean <g> .. this letter comes to my > inbox > >>> >>> > which is > >>> >>> > my workflow , which prompts me to ... > >>> >>> > > >>> >>> > > >>> >>> > On Thu, Feb 13, 2014 at 8:54 PM, jose ramos > >>> >>> > <actionforesight(a)gmail.com> > >>> >>> > wrote: > >>> >>> >> > >>> >>> >> Hi Michel > >>> >>> >> > >>> >>> >> what do you mean? > >>> >>> >> > >>> >>> >> remind you when? > >>> >>> >> > >>> >>> >> thanks > >>> >>> >> > >>> >>> >> jose > >>> >>> >> > >>> >>> >> On Fri, Feb 14, 2014 at 12:51 PM, Michel Bauwens > >>> >>> >> <michel(a)p2pfoundation.net> wrote: > >>> >>> >> > hi Jose, > >>> >>> >> > > >>> >>> >> > I've published the second item for the 19th > >>> >>> >> > > >>> >>> >> > it would help if you reply to this just with a ping, to remind > >>> >>> >> > me to > >>> >>> >> > continue the series > >>> >>> >> > > >>> >>> >> > will check the indigenous part for my response > >>> >>> >> > > >>> >>> >> > > >>> >>> >> > On Thu, Feb 13, 2014 at 7:34 PM, jose ramos > >>> >>> >> > <actionforesight(a)gmail.com> > >>> >>> >> > wrote: > >>> >>> >> >> > >>> >>> >> >> Hi Michel > >>> >>> >> >> > >>> >>> >> >> The only one left is indigenous. I added a short intro. You > can > >>> >>> >> >> now > >>> >>> >> >> respond, and I will respond in kind. > >>> >>> >> >> > >>> >>> >> >> Then it is all done - so publish away! > >>> >>> >> >> > >>> >>> >> >> hope you are well! > >>> >>> >> >> > >>> >>> >> >> jose > >>> >>> >> >> > >>> >>> >> >> > >>> >>> >> >> > >>> >>> >> >> On Thu, Feb 13, 2014 at 3:50 AM, Michel Bauwens > >>> >>> >> >> <michel(a)p2pfoundation.net> wrote: > >>> >>> >> >> > Dear Jose, > >>> >>> >> >> > > >>> >>> >> >> > The FLOK project is rather overwhelming so I have less time > >>> >>> >> >> > for > >>> >>> >> >> > curation, > >>> >>> >> >> > and thus it's a good time to start publishing our debate, > >>> >>> >> >> > > >>> >>> >> >> > i.e. > >>> >>> >> >> > > >>> >>> >> >> > > >>> >>> >> >> > > >>> >>> >> >> > > >>> >>> >> >> > > http://p2pfoundation.net/From_the_Crisis_of_Capitalism_to_the_Emergence_of_… > >>> >>> >> >> > > >>> >>> >> >> > I started with http://p2pfoundation.net/Reform_Liberalism, > on > >>> >>> >> >> > the > >>> >>> >> >> > blog > >>> >>> >> >> > on > >>> >>> >> >> > the 17th, and I will publish one debate every 2-3 days, > >>> >>> >> >> > > >>> >>> >> >> > Can you verify which ones are not ready, and ask me for a > >>> >>> >> >> > response > >>> >>> >> >> > for > >>> >>> >> >> > those, so that we can publish the whole series ? > >>> >>> >> >> > > >>> >>> >> >> > Michel > >>> >>> >> >> > > >>> >>> >> >> > -- > >>> >>> >> >> > Please note an intrusion wiped out my inbox on February 8; > I > >>> >>> >> >> > have > >>> >>> >> >> > no > >>> >>> >> >> > record > >>> >>> >> >> > of previous communication, proposals, etc .. > >>> >>> >> >> > > >>> >>> >> >> > P2P Foundation: http://p2pfoundation.net - > >>> >>> >> >> > http://blog.p2pfoundation.net > >>> >>> >> >> > > >>> >>> >> >> > Updates: http://twitter.com/mbauwens; > >>> >>> >> >> > http://www.facebook.com/mbauwens > >>> >>> >> >> > > >>> >>> >> >> > #82 on the (En)Rich list: > >>> >>> >> >> > http://enrichlist.org/the-complete-list/ > >>> >>> >> > > >>> >>> >> > > >>> >>> >> > > >>> >>> >> > > >>> >>> >> > -- > >>> >>> >> > Please note an intrusion wiped out my inbox on February 8; I > >>> >>> >> > have no > >>> >>> >> > record > >>> >>> >> > of previous communication, proposals, etc .. > >>> >>> >> > > >>> >>> >> > P2P Foundation: http://p2pfoundation.net - > >>> >>> >> > http://blog.p2pfoundation.net > >>> >>> >> > > >>> >>> >> > Updates: http://twitter.com/mbauwens; > >>> >>> >> > http://www.facebook.com/mbauwens > >>> >>> >> > > >>> >>> >> > #82 on the (En)Rich list: > >>> >>> >> > http://enrichlist.org/the-complete-list/ > >>> >>> > > >>> >>> > > >>> >>> > > >>> >>> > > >>> >>> > -- > >>> >>> > Please note an intrusion wiped out my inbox on February 8; I have > >>> >>> > no > >>> >>> > record > >>> >>> > of previous communication, proposals, etc .. > >>> >>> > > >>> >>> > P2P Foundation: http://p2pfoundation.net - > >>> >>> > http://blog.p2pfoundation.net > >>> >>> > > >>> >>> > Updates: http://twitter.com/mbauwens; > >>> >>> > http://www.facebook.com/mbauwens > >>> >>> > > >>> >>> > #82 on the (En)Rich list: > http://enrichlist.org/the-complete-list/ > >>> >> > >>> >> > >>> >> > >>> >> > >>> >> -- > >>> >> Please note an intrusion wiped out my inbox on February 8; I have no > >>> >> record of previous communication, proposals, etc .. > >>> >> > >>> >> P2P Foundation: http://p2pfoundation.net - > >>> >> http://blog.p2pfoundation.net > >>> >> > >>> >> Updates: http://twitter.com/mbauwens; > http://www.facebook.com/mbauwens > >>> >> > >>> >> #82 on the (En)Rich list: http://enrichlist.org/the-complete-list/ > >>> > > >>> > > >>> > > >>> > > >>> > -- > >>> > Please note an intrusion wiped out my inbox on February 8; I have no > >>> > record > >>> > of previous communication, proposals, etc .. > >>> > > >>> > P2P Foundation: http://p2pfoundation.net - > >>> > http://blog.p2pfoundation.net > >>> > > >>> > Updates: http://twitter.com/mbauwens; > http://www.facebook.com/mbauwens > >>> > > >>> > #82 on the (En)Rich list: http://enrichlist.org/the-complete-list/ > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> -- > >> Please note an intrusion wiped out my inbox on February 8; I have no > >> record of previous communication, proposals, etc .. > >> > >> P2P Foundation: http://p2pfoundation.net - > http://blog.p2pfoundation.net > >> > >> Updates: http://twitter.com/mbauwens; http://www.facebook.com/mbauwens > >> > >> #82 on the (En)Rich list: http://enrichlist.org/the-complete-list/ > > > > > > > > > > -- > > Please note an intrusion wiped out my inbox on February 8; I have no > record > > of previous communication, proposals, etc .. > > > > P2P Foundation: http://p2pfoundation.net - > http://blog.p2pfoundation.net > > > > Updates: http://twitter.com/mbauwens; http://www.facebook.com/mbauwens > > > > #82 on the (En)Rich list: http://enrichlist.org/the-complete-list/ > -- *Please note an intrusion wiped out my inbox on February 8; I have no record of previous communication, proposals, etc ..* P2P Foundation: http://p2pfoundation.net - http://blog.p2pfoundation.net <http://lists.ourproject.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/p2p-foundation>Updates: http://twitter.com/mbauwens; http://www.facebook.com/mbauwens #82 on the (En)Rich list: http://enrichlist.org/the-complete-list/

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Fwd: Liquid Democracy page @ Leuphana
by Michel Bauwens 27 Feb '14

27 Feb '14

---- http://digitale-grundversorgung.de/digital-democracy/ The page is public but not yet linked in or promoted via Twitter and FB. Please have a look and see whether you're happy with it. Please send changes to me. Cheers, Volker -- *Please note an intrusion wiped out my inbox on February 8; I have no record of previous communication, proposals, etc ..* P2P Foundation: http://p2pfoundation.net - http://blog.p2pfoundation.net <http://lists.ourproject.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/p2p-foundation>Updates: http://twitter.com/mbauwens; http://www.facebook.com/mbauwens #82 on the (En)Rich list: http://enrichlist.org/the-complete-list/

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Re: [P2P-F] bitcoin crash
by Paul Hughes 26 Feb '14

26 Feb '14

So far the "crash" has resulted in a 50% gain from $400 yesterday to $600 now. ~Paul -------- Original message -------- From: Michel Bauwens <michel(a)p2pfoundation.net> Date:02/25/2014 08:08 (GMT-08:00) To: p2p-foundation <p2p-foundation(a)lists.ourproject.org> Subject: [P2P-F] bitcoin crash http://www.coindesk.com/mt-gox-loses-340-million-bitcoin-rumoured-insolvent/ -- Please note an intrusion wiped out my inbox on February 8; I have no record of previous communication, proposals, etc .. P2P Foundation: http://p2pfoundation.net - http://blog.p2pfoundation.net Updates: http://twitter.com/mbauwens; http://www.facebook.com/mbauwens #82 on the (En)Rich list: http://enrichlist.org/the-complete-list/

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bitcoin crash
by Michel Bauwens 25 Feb '14

25 Feb '14

http://www.coindesk.com/mt-gox-loses-340-million-bitcoin-rumoured-insolvent/ -- *Please note an intrusion wiped out my inbox on February 8; I have no record of previous communication, proposals, etc ..* P2P Foundation: http://p2pfoundation.net - http://blog.p2pfoundation.net <http://lists.ourproject.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/p2p-foundation>Updates: http://twitter.com/mbauwens; http://www.facebook.com/mbauwens #82 on the (En)Rich list: http://enrichlist.org/the-complete-list/

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Book proposal: ŒMass Intellectuality: The democratisation of higher education¹
by Joss Winn 25 Feb '14

25 Feb '14

Apologies for cross-posting: List members may be interested in contributing to a book which will document and critically analyse Œalternative higher education¹ projects in terms of their being critical responses to Œintellectual leadership¹ in mainstream higher education. Full details here: http://josswinn.org/2014/02/book-proposal-mass-intellectuality-the-democrat isation-of-higher-education/ Please pass this on to anyone you think might be interested. Thank you Joss The University of Lincoln, located in the heart of the city of Lincoln, has established an international reputation based on high student satisfaction, excellent graduate employment and world-class research. The information in this e-mail and any attachments may be confidential. If you have received this email in error please notify the sender immediately and remove it from your system. Do not disclose the contents to another person or take copies. Email is not secure and may contain viruses. The University of Lincoln makes every effort to ensure email is sent without viruses, but cannot guarantee this and recommends recipients take appropriate precautions. The University may monitor email traffic data and content in accordance with its policies and English law. Further information can be found at: http://www.lincoln.ac.uk/legal.

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Fwd: It's back.
by Michel Bauwens 25 Feb '14

25 Feb '14

---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Eduardo Santaela - 350.org <350(a)350.org> Date: Tue, Feb 25, 2014 at 7:25 AM Subject: It's back. To: Bauwens Michel <michelsub2004(a)gmail.com> Friends, I've got good news and bad news. Good news first: negotiations for the "Trans Pacific Partnership", a secret "free" trade agreement that could trash the climate, were temporarily put on hold thanks to a massive public outcry. *Now for the bad news:* the TPP menace is back. Despite the global outpouring of opposition to this corporate giveaway, governments around the world are on the verge of locking in an agreement. Not surprisingly, the fossil fuel industry is helping lead the charge for a swift passage of this climate disaster. *Negotiators are meeting right now in Singapore to lock a deal -- but there's still a chance that we can stop this. We've done it once, and we can do it again*. This time, let's make sure all governments withdraw their support for TPP for good: *Click here to tell governments to reject the Trans Pacific Partnership. <http://act.350.org/go/4225?t=1&akid=4225.360134.k7rXvk>* The TPP is so secretive that elected officials, civil society and the press have been shut out of negotiations. It is no coincidence that negotiators chose Singapore to meet: the country is one of the most strict places in the world when it comes to public demonstrations. And we had big plans at the meeting -- a team of volunteer activists was organising a petition delivery, but due to high security risks at the place, the plans had to be cancelled. *Corporations are trying to silence our movement, so we need to raise our voices even louder. *If delegates are working with the fossil fuel industry on an agreement that puts our planet at stake -- without even letting people express their concerns -- than this can't be a good deal for people or the planet. Leaked text from Wikileaks confirms our worst fears: the TPP would empower fossil fuel companies to directly sue governments over laws and policies that they claim reduce their profits. Legislation designed to address climate change, curb fossil fuel expansion and reduce air pollution could all be subject to attack as a result of the TPP. This agreement could well be an enormous corporate power grab made at the expense of our democracy and our climate. It's strange enough that our governments aren't boasting about the benefits TPP would bring. *They're barely mentioning the deal in public, and are keeping public opinion as far as they can from negotiations**.* That's why there's no consensus among negotiators. And that's why millions of people across the world are opposing TPP. *Stand with the people urging world leaders to reject the Trans Pacific Partnership <http://act.350.org/go/4225?t=2&akid=4225.360134.k7rXvk>* Let's make them get our message loud and clear: the fossil fuel industry can try to make TPP secretive. They can try to keep us from reaching the negotiators. But they can't prevent people-power from standing against what's wrong for the planet. Onward, Eduardo *Sources:* Secret Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement (TPP) - Environment Chapter - Wikileaks <http://act.350.org/go/4728?t=3&akid=4225.360134.k7rXvk> TPPA Environment Chapter & Chair's Commentary Posted by WikiLeaks - Issues for NZ - Wikileaks <http://act.350.org/go/4729?t=4&akid=4225.360134.k7rXvk> TPP - power to the corporations at the expense of the planet - Ecologist<http://act.350.org/go/4730?t=5&akid=4225.360134.k7rXvk> ------------------------------ 350.org <http://350.org?akid=4225.360134.k7rXvk> is building a global climate movement. Connect with us on Facebook<http://facebook.com/350.org?akid=4225.360134.k7rXvk>and Twitter <http://twitter.com/350>, and sign up for email alerts<http://act.350.org/signup/signup/?akid=4225.360134.k7rXvk>. You can help power our work by making a donation.<https://act.350.org/donate/build/?akid=4225.360134.k7rXvk> To change your email address or update your contact info, click here.<https://act.350.org/login/?next=/me/update/&akid=4225.360134.k7rXvk> * To stop receiving emails from 350.org <http://350.org>, click here. <http://act.350.org/cms/unsubscribe/unsubscribe/?t=6&akid=4225.360134.k7rXvk> * -- *Please note an intrusion wiped out my inbox on February 8; I have no record of previous communication, proposals, etc ..* P2P Foundation: http://p2pfoundation.net - http://blog.p2pfoundation.net <http://lists.ourproject.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/p2p-foundation>Updates: http://twitter.com/mbauwens; http://www.facebook.com/mbauwens #82 on the (En)Rich list: http://enrichlist.org/the-complete-list/

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Fwd: Guardian : More than 11m homes lie empty across Europe - enough to house all of the continent's homeless twice over
by Michel Bauwens 24 Feb '14

24 Feb '14

---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Dante-Gabryell Monson <dante.monson(a)gmail.com> Date: Mon, Feb 24, 2014 at 8:37 AM Subject: Fwd: Guardian : More than 11m homes lie empty across Europe - enough to house all of the continent's homeless twice over To: Michel Bauwens <michelsub2004(a)gmail.com> http://www.theguardian.com/society/2014/feb/23/europe-11m-empty-properties-… More than 11m homes lie empty across Europe<http://www.theguardian.com/world/europe-news> - enough to house all of the continent's homeless twice over - according to figures collated by the Guardian from across the EU. In Spain <http://www.theguardian.com/world/spain> more than 3.4m homes lie vacant, in excess of 2m homes are empty in each of France and Italy, 1.8m in Germany and more than 700,000 in the UK. There are also a large numbers of vacant homes in Ireland<http://www.theguardian.com/world/ireland>, Greece, Portugal and several other countries, according to information collated by the Guardian. Many of the homes are in vast holiday resorts built in the feverishhousing<http://www.theguardian.com/society/housing> boom in the run up to the 2007-08 financial crisis - and have never been occupied. On top of the 11m empty homes - many of which were bought as investments by people who never intended to live in them - hundreds of thousands of half-built homes have been bulldozed in an attempt to shore up the prices of existing properties. Housing campaigners said the "incredible number" of homes lying empty while millions of poor people were crying out for shelter was a "shocking waste". "It's incredible. It's a massive number," said David Ireland, chief executive of the Empty Homes <http://www.emptyhomes.com/> charity, which campaigns for vacant homes to be made available for those who need housing. "It will be shocking to ordinary people. "Homes are built for people to live in, if they're not being lived in then something has gone seriously wrong with the housing market." Ireland said policymakers urgently needed to tackle the issue of wealthy buyers using houses as "investment vehicles" - not homes. He said Europe's 11m empty homes might not be in the right places "but there is enough [vacant housing] to meet the problem of homelessness<http://www.theguardian.com/society/homelessness>". There are 4.1 million homeless across Europe, according to the European Union. -- *Please note an intrusion wiped out my inbox on February 8; I have no record of previous communication, proposals, etc ..* P2P Foundation: http://p2pfoundation.net - http://blog.p2pfoundation.net <http://lists.ourproject.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/p2p-foundation>Updates: http://twitter.com/mbauwens; http://www.facebook.com/mbauwens #82 on the (En)Rich list: http://enrichlist.org/the-complete-list/

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Fwd: [members] ABM on public goods production
by Michel Bauwens 24 Feb '14

24 Feb '14

---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Javier Arroyo <javier.arroyo(a)fdi.ucm.es> Date: Mon, Feb 24, 2014 at 6:35 AM Subject: [members] ABM on public goods production To: members(a)lists.p2pvalue.eu Hi all, I found an article about a simulation of step-level public goods production that is interesting for the project. Step-level goods are those that require a minimum of contributions to produce the good. http://jasss.soc.surrey.ac.uk/17/1/4.html It's been published on JASSS (so Nigel surely knows about it) and one of the authors is from UAB. We live in a small world! The article is interesting because it analyzes factors which favour productivity, which are: intermediate effort level of each agent, intermediate confidence about other agents' cooperation, dense horizontal structure, etc. Enjoy! Javi -- *Please note an intrusion wiped out my inbox on February 8; I have no record of previous communication, proposals, etc ..* P2P Foundation: http://p2pfoundation.net - http://blog.p2pfoundation.net <http://lists.ourproject.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/p2p-foundation>Updates: http://twitter.com/mbauwens; http://www.facebook.com/mbauwens #82 on the (En)Rich list: http://enrichlist.org/the-complete-list/

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Fwd: [P2P-es] [OT] HOY! En un rato! Hackaton Cultura Libre y Archivo Activo
by Michel Bauwens 24 Feb '14

24 Feb '14

---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: HackLab Barracas <spam(a)hackcoop.com.ar> Date: 2014-02-22 9:05 GMT-05:00 Subject: [P2P-es] [OT] HOY! En un rato! Hackaton Cultura Libre y Archivo Activo To: p2p-lang-es(a)lists.ourproject.org *Hackatón de Archivo Activo Pirata* [image: Flyer] http://wiki.hackcoop.com.ar Sábado 22 de Febrero a partir de las 16h Asamblea de Villa Urquiza Festival en solidaridad con la Huerta de Saavedra Triunvirato 4778, entre las vías y Roosevelt. - Escáner de libros - Digitalización de libros - Laboratorio de archivos - Travesías piratas de cultura libre *¿Como participo?* Podes escanear libros o traer tu notebook, tablet para procesar y corregir textos. *¿Qué es un hackatón?* Es un flujos de trabajo colectivos intensivos en proyectos de cultura libre. *¿Como llegar?* http://osm.org/go/Mnx5kIvL?layers=T&m= [image: PostPorno] _______________________________________________ Wiki: http://p2pfoundation.net/Spanish_P2P_WikiSprint Lista https://lists.ourproject.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/p2p-lang-es -- *Please note an intrusion wiped out my inbox on February 8; I have no record of previous communication, proposals, etc ..* P2P Foundation: http://p2pfoundation.net - http://blog.p2pfoundation.net <http://lists.ourproject.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/p2p-foundation>Updates: http://twitter.com/mbauwens; http://www.facebook.com/mbauwens #82 on the (En)Rich list: http://enrichlist.org/the-complete-list/

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