As in all democracies, the right to vote in elections is a fundamental one in the United States Of America as well. However, contrary to other countries with a more centralized approach, the rules for exercising this right in the USA are incredibly complicated, and cumbersome to follow. First of all, you have to be [...]
Posts Tagged ‘democracy’
Larry Lessig on Barack Obama and the Architecture of Participation
March 13th, 2008
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At ETech last week in San Diego I had the privilege to sit down with Larry Lessig after his keynote, and chat about his endorsement of Barack Obama, why he thinks he will be a great President, and about the best use of technology to enhance active participation in the political process.
Here is the video [...]
Endorsing Barack Obama
February 4th, 2008
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The changes necessary to keep our societies aligned with the needs of a desirable future can only be accomplished by those who belong to that future.
Barack Obama is a choice for a desirable future.
It also helps that, according to the Washington Post’s political compass survey, my views are strongly aligned with his.
The planet is intertwined, [...]
Seminar about strategic marketing and today’s technologies
February 1st, 2008
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I have been invited to hold a lesson at the California School of International Management’s course on Strategic Marketing. The lesson will be delivered online, via Skype, and Second Life on the island of Lipari, on Wednesday, February 6, starting 2PM PST (11PM CET). If you would like to attend just let me know in [...]
Vodafone’s censorware hits Italian political discourse
January 29th, 2008
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The printed edition of the ‘Corriere della Sera‘ has an article today about the unintended side effects of the site filtering system that Vodafone put in place recently to supposedly protect minors from adult materials while browsing the web using the Vodafone Live! application suite.
As reported in Italian by Stefano, the author of Quinta’s Blog, [...]
Open Government Data Principles
December 8th, 2007
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I spent this weekend in Sebastopol, where I took part in the gathering of 30 open government advocates to develop a set of principles of open government data. The meeting was designed to develop a more robust understanding of why open government data is essential to democracy.
The Internet is the public space of the modern [...]
Planet ready to say killing and death are wrong?
November 16th, 2007
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Death is not the solution. Death is the problem.
The UN has started the final procedures to put to a vote in front of the General Assembly a resolution for a universal moratorium on the death penalty. While not binding, the adoption of a resolution like this would be a further step towards an understanding how [...]
The Metasocial Web – Video of my presentation at Web2.0 Expo Berlin
November 6th, 2007
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Yesterday it was great talking at the Web2.0 Expo in Berlin. Right after Tim O’Reilly’s keynote, in the session called Ignite, in the large conference room packed with the over 2000 delegates, I spoke about the Metasocial Web:
Follow the link to the Metasocial Web video on YouTube if you don’t see the embedded video…
Speaking at Web2.0 Ignite tomorrow about the Metasocial Web
November 4th, 2007
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Well, that was fast. I thought of the Metasocial Web a few days ago, and looks like I will be delivering a speech about it at Web2.0 Ignite in Berlin tomorrow.
A lot of what the Metasocial Web should be is in flux, naturally, so it will be good to get the feedback from the audience, [...]
What is Metasocial Software?
November 4th, 2007
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As we move ahead building second order knowledge about our networks, and more and more efficient software helps us manage our personal and corporate data, it is time to move ahead and make sure that our societies, nations are also analyzed, and scrutinized efficiently. We are now ready to build systems that enable us to [...]
