<div dir="ltr">That&#39;s a fantastic initiative, congrats to taking this on,<div>and I believe the Knight Challenge to be the right platform!</div><div><br></div><div>Let&#39;s hope for great results.</div></div><div class="gmail_extra">
<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">2014-03-17 12:23 GMT-05:00 Kevin Flanagan <span dir="ltr">&lt;<a href="mailto:kev.flanagan@gmail.com" target="_blank">kev.flanagan@gmail.com</a>&gt;</span>:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">
<div dir="ltr"><div>Show your support for the submission to the Knight News Challenge to build on the experience of the <a href="http://floksociety.org" target="_blank">floksociety.org</a>
 project and create a global platform for transition to an open 
knowledge society. You can help by spreading the word or show a little 
love by applauding the project and others on <a href="http://www.newschallenge.org/challenge/2014/submissions/a-global-platform-for-research-and-collaboration-for-transition-policies-to-an-open-knowledge-society" target="_blank">www.newschallenge.org/challenge/2014/submissions/a-global-platform-for-research-and-collaboration-for-transition-policies-to-an-open-knowledge-society</a><br>



<br>------------------------------<div dir="ltr">----------------------------------------<br><div dir="ltr">In ONE sentence, tell us about your project to strengthen the Internet for free expression and innovation.<br>----------------------------------------------------------------------<br>



We&rsquo;re working to create a permanent, expandable platform for open 
technology-focused policy making, as free technical infrastructures can 
only exist in the favourable context of a more open society.<br>----------------------------------------------------------------------<br>
Who will benefit from what you propose? What have you observed that makes you think that?<br>----------------------------------------------------------------------<br>The
 project has the potential to empower and transform local policy and 
decision-making processes through our open knowledge platform. Following
 the global responses we have received, we believe that the <span>time</span> is 
right for an expanded effort rooted in various locations, in order to 
refine locally-adapted policy models, validated by local input and 
experience. A truly open Internet doesn&rsquo;t only depend on the 
interconnection of bottom-up open technologies, but also requires policy
 frameworks that are favourable to their adoption and maintenance. 
Cities, regions, nation-states and supra-national entities will be able 
to benefit from collaborative open policy-making, learning from each 
other&rsquo;s experiences.<br>
----------------------------------------------------------------------<br>What progress have you made so far?<br>----------------------------------------------------------------------<br>FLOKS&rsquo;
 collaborative efforts have already produced 10 draft policy proposals 
toward an integrated transition program, the first effort of its kind. 
Our documents on Human Capabilities, Commons Oriented Productive 
Capacities, Social Infrastructure and Institutional Innovation, Open 
Technical Infrastructures, and Commons Infrastructure for Collective 
Life may be viewed (under the heading of Research &ndash; Streams) on the 
FLOKSociety wiki (<a href="http://en.wiki.floksociety.org" target="_blank">en.wiki.floksociety.org</a>). These proposals will be presented and discussed at a global-local summit in Quito at the end of May 2014.<br>
----------------------------------------------------------------------<br><br>Show your support for a global platform for transition to an open knowledge society on <a href="http://www.newschallenge.org/challenge/2014/submissions/a-global-platform-for-research-and-collaboration-for-transition-policies-to-an-open-knowledge-society" target="_blank">www.newschallenge.org/challenge/2014/submissions/a-global-platform-for-research-and-collaboration-for-transition-policies-to-an-open-knowledge-society</a><br>



<br>Our friends from the P2P Lab in Greece have also made a submission &ndash;
 The P2P Urbanism Platform: From the Social to the Urban Web <a href="https://www.newschallenge.org/challenge/2014/submissions/the-p2p-urbanism-platform-from-the-social-to-the-urban-web" target="_blank">https://www.newschallenge.org/challenge/2014/submissions/the-p2p-urbanism-platform-from-the-social-to-the-urban-web</a><br>

<br>source - 
<a href="http://blog.p2pfoundation.net/knight-news-challenge-submission-a-global-platform-for-transition-to-an-open-knowledge-society/2014/03/17" target="_blank">http://blog.p2pfoundation.net/knight-news-challenge-submission-a-global-platform-for-transition-to-an-open-knowledge-society/2014/03/17</a><br>

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