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economy - we would like to initiate a debate. Procomuns started as an event
that brought together 400 people linked to experiences of collaborative
economy in March 2016, in Barcelona, with the aim of defining public
policies for commons collaborative economy. Unfortunately, the European
agenda does not refer to the commons collaborative economy model. It mainly
adopts the "unicorn" model as a reference of large corporations like Uber
and Airbnb, without distinguishing models and without considering other
kind like small businesses, free/libre technology and / or licenses that
encourage open knowledge, like the digital commons model or platform
cooperativism. They are different economic models for their formats and
their impacts, and they require a different regulatory approach.

Moreover, the agenda does not pay enough attention to the dilemmas and the
needs for protecting citizens producers and workers. It is positive that
the Commission emphasizes the qualities of collaborative economy on
environmental impacts; but is not considering that, apart from the impact
on the natural environment, the collaborative economy mainly takes place on
the Internet, so it is important to also keep in mind the impact of
different models on the internet sustainability as we know it today. Models
based on open protocols, open data and open source are more beneficials to
Internet preservation itself, and also through data availability, favor
impact assessment and collaborative economy management by citizens and
administrations.

Finally, since important changes are taking place nowadays -especially in
cities- but many effects of the collaborative economy are still unknown, we
believe that the European Commission should aim at the role of governments
to preserve the general interest, enhancing models that could better give
answer to social challenges, and keep informed and consult citizens.

In this context we would like to draw attention to the Procomuns Commons
Declaration <http://procomuns.net/en/policy/> with public policy
recommendations for administrations for a Commons-oriented collaborative
economy, and we would like to invite you to the event that will take place
on Thursday 9th June at 18: 30h in Barcelona (CCCB) and through streaming
under the title =E2=80=9CFrom the corporate sharing economy to platform
cooperativism", with the participation of Trebor Scholz presenting and
discussing his book on platform cooperativism and Mayo Fuster about
collaborative economy public policies.

"From the corporate sharing economy to platform cooperativism"

Thursday, 9th June at 18:30 - 20:30 followed by a networking meet up.

C/ Montalegre, 5, 08001 Barcelona (Sala Mirador)

Streaming:  <http://dimmons.net/cooperativismo-de-plataforma/streaming-cccb=
>
<http://dimmons.net/cooperativismo-de-plataforma/streaming-cccb>
http://dimmons.net/cooperativismo-de-plataforma/streaming-cccb

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<div dir=3D"ltr">via Mayo Fuster:<div><br></div><div><p dir=3D"ltr" style=
=3D"font-size:12.8px;line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><sp=
an style=3D"font-size:14.6667px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-wei=
ght:700;vertical-align:baseline;background-color:transparent">Reactions to =
the=C2=A0</span><a href=3D"http://ec.europa.eu/growth/single-market/strateg=
y/collaborative-economy/index_en.htm" target=3D"_blank" style=3D"text-decor=
ation:none"><span style=3D"font-size:14.6667px;font-family:Arial;font-weigh=
t:700;text-decoration:underline;vertical-align:baseline;background-color:tr=
ansparent">European agenda on collaborative economy</span></a><span style=
=3D"font-size:14.6667px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-weight:700;=
vertical-align:baseline;background-color:transparent">: &quot;From the corp=
orate collaborative economy to platform cooperativism&quot; - Debate on 9th=
 June, 18:30h Barcelona &amp; online.</span></p><br style=3D"font-size:12.8=
px"><p dir=3D"ltr" style=3D"font-size:12.8px;line-height:1.38;margin-top:0p=
t;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style=3D"font-size:14.6667px;font-family:Arial;c=
olor:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:baseline;background-color:transparent">The E=
uropean Commission presented on 2nd June the=C2=A0</span><a href=3D"http://=
ec.europa.eu/growth/single-market/strategy/collaborative-economy/index_en.h=
tm" target=3D"_blank" style=3D"text-decoration:none"><span style=3D"font-si=
ze:14.6667px;font-family:Arial;text-decoration:underline;vertical-align:bas=
eline;background-color:transparent">European agenda of collaborative econom=
y</span></a><span style=3D"font-size:14.6667px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(=
0,0,0);vertical-align:baseline;background-color:transparent">, which establ=
ishes guidelines for Member States on how they should regulate and what sho=
uld be the collaborative economy policy.</span></p><br style=3D"font-size:1=
2.8px"><p dir=3D"ltr" style=3D"font-size:12.8px;line-height:1.38;margin-top=
:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style=3D"font-size:14.6667px;font-family:Aria=
l;color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:baseline;background-color:transparent">Fr=
om Procomuns.net - space for the promotion of commons collaborative economy=
 - we would like to initiate a debate. Procomuns started as an event that b=
rought together 400 people linked to experiences of collaborative economy i=
n March 2016, in Barcelona, with the aim of defining public policies for co=
mmons collaborative economy. Unfortunately, the European agenda does not re=
fer to the commons collaborative economy model. It mainly adopts the &quot;=
unicorn&quot; model as a reference of large corporations like Uber and Airb=
nb, without distinguishing models and without considering other kind like s=
mall businesses, free/libre technology and / or licenses that encourage ope=
n knowledge, like the digital commons model or platform cooperativism. They=
 are different economic models for their formats and their impacts, and the=
y require a different regulatory approach.</span></p><br style=3D"font-size=
:12.8px"><p dir=3D"ltr" style=3D"font-size:12.8px;line-height:1.38;margin-t=
op:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style=3D"font-size:14.6667px;font-family:Ar=
ial;color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:baseline;background-color:transparent">=
Moreover, the agenda does not pay enough attention to the dilemmas and the =
needs for protecting citizens producers and workers. It is positive that th=
e Commission emphasizes the qualities of collaborative economy on environme=
ntal impacts; but is not considering that, apart from the impact on the nat=
ural environment, the collaborative economy mainly takes place on the Inter=
net, so it is important to also keep in mind the impact of different models=
 on the internet sustainability as we know it today. Models based on open p=
rotocols, open data and open source are more beneficials to Internet preser=
vation itself, and also through data availability, favor impact assessment =
and collaborative economy management by citizens and administrations.</span=
></p><br style=3D"font-size:12.8px"><p dir=3D"ltr" style=3D"font-size:12.8p=
x;line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style=3D"font-si=
ze:14.6667px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:baseline;bac=
kground-color:transparent">Finally, since important changes are taking plac=
e nowadays -especially in cities- but many effects of the collaborative eco=
nomy are still unknown, we believe that the European Commission should aim =
at the role of governments to preserve the general interest, enhancing mode=
ls that could better give answer to social challenges, and keep informed an=
d consult citizens.</span></p><br style=3D"font-size:12.8px"><p dir=3D"ltr"=
 style=3D"font-size:12.8px;line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0p=
t"><span style=3D"font-size:14.6667px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);ve=
rtical-align:baseline;background-color:transparent">In this context we woul=
d like to draw attention to the=C2=A0</span><a href=3D"http://procomuns.net=
/en/policy/" target=3D"_blank" style=3D"text-decoration:none"><span style=
=3D"font-size:14.6667px;font-family:Arial;text-decoration:underline;vertica=
l-align:baseline;background-color:transparent">Procomuns Commons Declaratio=
n</span></a><span style=3D"font-size:14.6667px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(=
0,0,0);vertical-align:baseline;background-color:transparent">=C2=A0with pub=
lic policy recommendations for administrations for a Commons-oriented colla=
borative economy, and we would like to invite you to the event that will ta=
ke place on Thursday 9th June at 18: 30h in Barcelona (CCCB) and through st=
reaming under the title =E2=80=9CFrom the corporate sharing economy to plat=
form cooperativism&quot;, with the participation of Trebor Scholz presentin=
g and discussing his book on platform cooperativism and Mayo Fuster about c=
ollaborative economy public policies.</span></p><br style=3D"font-size:12.8=
px"><p dir=3D"ltr" style=3D"font-size:12.8px;line-height:1.38;margin-top:0p=
t;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style=3D"font-size:14.6667px;font-family:Arial;c=
olor:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:baseline;background-color:transparent">&quot=
;From the corporate sharing economy to platform cooperativism&quot;</span><=
/p><p dir=3D"ltr" style=3D"font-size:12.8px;line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt=
;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style=3D"font-size:14.6667px;font-family:Arial;co=
lor:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:baseline;background-color:transparent">Thursd=
ay, 9th June at 18:30 - 20:30 followed by a networking meet up.</span></p><=
p dir=3D"ltr" style=3D"font-size:12.8px;line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;mar=
gin-bottom:0pt"><span style=3D"font-size:14.6667px;font-family:Arial;color:=
rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:baseline;background-color:transparent">C/ Montale=
gre, 5, 08001 Barcelona (Sala Mirador)</span></p><p dir=3D"ltr" style=3D"fo=
nt-size:12.8px;line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span sty=
le=3D"font-size:14.6667px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align=
:baseline;background-color:transparent">Streaming:=C2=A0</span><a href=3D"h=
ttp://dimmons.net/cooperativismo-de-plataforma/streaming-cccb" target=3D"_b=
lank" style=3D"text-decoration:none"><span style=3D"font-size:14.6667px;fon=
t-family:Arial;text-decoration:underline;vertical-align:baseline;background=
-color:transparent"></span></a><a href=3D"http://dimmons.net/cooperativismo=
-de-plataforma/streaming-cccb" target=3D"_blank"></a><a href=3D"http://dimm=
ons.net/cooperativismo-de-plataforma/streaming-cccb" target=3D"_blank">http=
://dimmons.net/cooperativismo-de-plataforma/streaming-cccb</a><span style=
=3D"font-size:14.6667px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:b=
aseline;background-color:transparent"></span></p><div><br></div><div><br></=
div>-- <br><div class=3D"gmail_signature" data-smartmail=3D"gmail_signature=
"><div dir=3D"ltr"><div><div dir=3D"ltr"><div>Check out the Commons Transit=
ion Plan here at: <a href=3D"http://commonstransition.org" target=3D"_blank=
">http://commonstransition.org</a>=C2=A0=C2=A0</div><div><br></div>P2P Foun=
dation: <a href=3D"http://p2pfoundation.net" target=3D"_blank">http://p2pfo=
undation.net</a>=C2=A0 - <a href=3D"http://blog.p2pfoundation.net" target=
=3D"_blank">http://blog.p2pfoundation.net</a> <br><br><a href=3D"http://lis=
ts.ourproject.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/p2p-foundation" target=3D"_blank=
"></a>Updates: <a href=3D"http://twitter.com/mbauwens" target=3D"_blank">ht=
tp://twitter.com/mbauwens</a>; <a href=3D"http://www.facebook.com/mbauwens"=
 target=3D"_blank">http://www.facebook.com/mbauwens</a><br><br>#82 on the (=
En)Rich list: <a href=3D"http://enrichlist.org/the-complete-list/" target=
=3D"_blank">http://enrichlist.org/the-complete-list/</a> <br></div></div></=
div></div>
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