[ckan-dev] New Book: The Open Revolution - rewriting the rules of the information age

David Miller david at openhealthcare.org.uk
Fri Jun 15 07:28:57 UTC 2018


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On Thu, 14 Jun 2018 at 15:07 Rufus Pollock <rufus.pollock at okfn.org> wrote:

> *The Open Revolution: rewriting the rules of the information age*
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> Hi CKAN,
>
> *This is one-off email to share with you the release of my book, The Open
> Revolution: rewriting the rules of the information age.*
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> Get the book on OpenRevolution.net »
> <http://3lgi9.r.ah.d.sendibm4.com/mk/cl/M7sprVNBCzaYvj8yYmC05T97V8Vo99rUYZclTw1yUzbu6o-K7Ne9D-OWLpMARRcnSy9EDzMosgqstj2GOs_tzDjHbrEkVG0_QFPCJ47h-PEfeZk284o>
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> This book is about something bigger than tech itself. It’s about
> information, ownership and control in a digital age. It talks directly to
> a number of lives issues, ranging from access to medicines, to the future
> of work and privacy, digital monopolies and power in a connected world.
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>
> <http://3lgi9.r.ah.d.sendibm4.com/mk/cl/SPnqITwGM61H4hBb70Zhy2EnLzOEcyV2_XjRN_Smkn2BjLeHLY2z4r8yr0fP0CdaJyPgK-1_10aVaYR6HO_QNUia2LebXdSnKQhID0IJ4xPxEQxIMMk>
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> Will the digital revolution give us digital dictatorships or digital
> democracies? Forget everything you think you know about the digital age.
> It’s not about privacy, surveillance, AI or blockchain—it’s about
> *ownership*. Because in a digital age, who owns information controls the
> future.
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> Today’s “Closed” digital economy is the source of problems ranging from
> the power of a handful of tech monopolies to control how we think and vote,
> to unaffordable medicines, to growing inequality. The solution is not
> technological but political: a choice between making information Open,
> shared by all, or making it Closed, exclusively owned and controlled.
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> By choosing Open we can make a more equitable, innovative and profitable
> future for all.
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> Find out more on OpenRevolution.net »
> <http://3lgi9.r.ah.d.sendibm4.com/mk/cl/7aLfTf8tyLJVb8PZ18Qyx-XetNIa73m3Tbp5n3Hv-X28-CZFcIfznNhJWugpj03tRXypuKC2mypGfNOK9xnN2JQJjqTVM5yfYhc6Wl4rcg8nuiuE2js>
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> Order directly on Amazon UK
> <http://3lgi9.r.ah.d.sendibm4.com/mk/cl/XBHAib1rMCGWTT9z1d5mqtfk8SmsvZNEpfqAM2VrABs48XcZqxHP_DkpUbLtrnbM_bDjjIIBlEzDTJ-8E2FI87c7wZZNRsiSGNhB1VOAWcKZybjYjSs>
> - Amazon US
> <http://3lgi9.r.ah.d.sendibm4.com/mk/cl/3lVr9_EdvbM7mZjPs2JaMLMRog75_jGaiTcGc38DNx4NSZHZfjxrybTAV7wh0GXFTju2GgN08uEzLwJXkpIFpoK56LJRA7agd4Uy5KEX48NHbW_D4FQ>
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> I also warmly invite you to share this book and its ideas. We will only
> realize an Open world when more people are present to its potential. The
> book is itself openly licensed so you are free to share and reuse it
> however you wish!
>
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> Thank you,
>
> Yours,
>
> Rufus Pollock
>> Building wise societies and an information age that works for everyone -
> https://rufuspollock.com/
> Founder and President of Open Knowledge - https://okfn.org/
> Co-Founder, Art / Earth / Tech - https://artearthtech.com/manifesto
> Shuttleworth and Ashoka Fellow
> Previously Mead Fellow in Economics at the University of Cambridge
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David Miller
Open Health Care
openhealthcare.org.uk
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