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Help European govts embrace Web 2.0

Help European govts embrace Web 2.0

[:en]Following to this workshop in Brussels , the promoters of that meeting started this initiative addressed to influence EU Member States in adopting more openness and transparency: the idea is to write in a collaborative and collective way a manifesto to be presented, during the the EU ministerial conference on November 19-20, 2009 where they will define the main priorities of e-government in the next three years. The manifesto about public service 2.0 is under construction and your help in…

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GlobalVoicesOnline – Italy: In Defense of the “Right to die”

GlobalVoicesOnline – Italy: In Defense of the “Right to die”

[:en] This post was written by Bernardo Parrella and co-authored by me. UPDATE: Eluana Englaro died few hours after this post was written. A legal battle over a young woman’s ‘right to die’ after 17 years in a coma has spurred both vast online commentary and activism in Italy. Mostly in defense of “Eluana Englaro’s choice”, Italian netizens have signed petitions, organized protests, and made YouTube videos of their own ‘living will’ testimonies, in defiance of both prime minister Silvio…

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Al Jazeera Creative Commons Repository

Al Jazeera Creative Commons Repository

[:en] From the press release: Al Jazeera will release its exclusive Arabic and English coverage produced by the Network’s correspondents and crews in the Gaza Strip online at http://cc.aljazeera.net . The ongoing war and crisis in Gaza, together with the scarcity of news footage available, make the repository a key resource for anyone producing content on the current situation. This the first time that video footage produced by a news broadcaster is released under the ‘Creative Commons 3.0 Attribution’ license…

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25th April, the day of freedom

25th April, the day of freedom

[:en]Some months ago I discovered “Threadless: a Community based teeshirt company with an ongoing, open call for tee design submission” . Based on the idea of open innovation, or in other words, that the best ideas come most of the time outside your company. I like it very much: you can participate and taking advantages from the community in various ways. If you are a dress designer, you can submit your design and if it is choosen for print you…

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