[P2P-F] Fwd: [commoning] DIGITAL CAPITALISM AND UNIVERSAL BASIC INCOME

[Michel Bauwens]

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From: Krystian Woznicki via Commoning <commoning at lists.commons-institut.org>
Date: Fri, May 5, 2017 at 3:55 PM
Subject: [commoning] DIGITAL CAPITALISM AND UNIVERSAL BASIC INCOME
To: commoning at lists.commons-institut.org


Hi,

in May the Berliner Gazette will spread some friendly fire in Berlin and
Brasov (Romania). In both cases our interventions will take place at the
intersection of the digital revolution and socio-political struggles.

In this posting allow me to draw your attention to the Berlin gig, which
will take place in the context of the re:publica, which is "one of the
largest and most exciting conferences about digital culture in the
world". If you happen to be in Berlin on May 9, 2017, please visit our
panel DIGITAL CAPITALISM AND UNIVERSAL BASIC INCOME at the re:publica.
It will take place at 6:45 p.m.

DIGITAL CAPITALISM AND UNIVERSAL BASIC INCOME

Short thesis: The idea of a universal basic income (UBI) is moving
beyond its "leftist utopia" status: According to Deutsche Telekom CEO
Florian Höttges, digitalization will make the middle class of knowledge
workers unemployed and UBI seems to be the only 'show in town' capable
to save us. In his international bestseller "Post-Capitalism" Paul Mason
even suggests that basic income will be the social welfare system of the
21st century. But there is also reason for doubt: Isn't the UBI a
neoliberal strategy to make us all poorer in the end?

Description: This panel discussion will trace the development of the
concept of the UBI from "a liberal idea of emancipation from the
necessity to work" to "the conservative dream of an ultimate
deregulation tool". To discuss why the UBI is being today propagated as
a lifesaver for the middle class of knowledge workers whose jobs are
under threat from algorithms, the panel will bring together three
contrasting positions: Dmytri Kleiner (Telekommunisten.net) will talk
about the idea of the UBI as a neoliberal plot; Meera Zaremba
(MeinGrundeinkommen.de) will introduce a hands-on approach; and Timo
Daum (DasFilter.com) will problematize the role of UBI in digital
capitalism. The panel will be moderated by Magdalena Taube
(BerlinerGazette.de).

The panel discussion is a collaboration with Berliner Gazette
(http://berlinergazette.de). The independent online newspaper has
published a series of controversial articles on the idea of the UBI (in
German) including statements by the three panelists: Dmytri Kleiner
(read here
<http://berlinergazette.de/bedingungsloses-grundeinkommen-als-
neoliberale-idee>),
Timo Daum (read here
<http://berlinergazette.de/bedingungsloses-grundeinkommen-und-digitaler-
kapitalismus>)
and Meera Zaremba (read here
<http://berlinergazette.de/update-sozialstaat-grundeinkommen>).

Here more info about the re:publica: https://re-publica.com

Soon more about friendly fire in Brasov,
stay tuned,

Krystian

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