[open-government] How the internet changes reality

Thu Nov 17 10:28:24 UTC 2011

Hi,

please let me send you a link to an upcoming event/barcamp in Berlin. This Barcamp will deals with the impact of the internet/opendata on the political decision making process. It will be organized by futurechallenges.org, the Club of Rome and the new Institute for Internet and Society (founded by Google). Feel free to join the discussion in Berlin and to spread the link.

Best

Ole

What's the hashtag for this revolution?

>From #solidarity to #occupy, we're seeing the power of Internet-enabled political action all around us. Individuals can organize quickly, they can unify around ideas, they can find and spread information (and misinformation) with lightning speed. It's obvious that virtual platforms can have real-world impact, from the Maghreb to Main Street / Benghazi to Boston / Syria to Wall Street (pick whatever you like best). The use of Internet-based tools as catalysts for political activism is well-established, and its momentum is growing.

How can we use these new forces in our global society to productively address the chronic problems of humanity? What are the limitations of these tools and movements? How can these new tools be used by decision-makers and others to cope with our future challenges? Where do the Internet and "real world" communities intersect, sharing real concern about the same issues? And how does this look in countries outside of Europe?

More information: http://futurechallenges.org/barcamp-berlin/

Dr. Ole Wintermann
Senior Project Manager
Programm Zukunft global denken

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Von: open-government-bounces at lists.okfn.org [mailto:open-government-bounces at lists.okfn.org] Im Auftrag von Tracey P. Lauriault
Gesendet: Donnerstag, 17. November 2011 06:30
An: civicaccess discuss; open-government at lists.okfn.org
Betreff: Re: [open-government] Canada - Minister Clement Announces Progress on Key Open Government Initiatives

Also an article
CTV -
Feds ease restrictions on data available to public
http://edmonton.ctv.ca/servlet/an/local/CTVNews/20111116/restrictions-eased-on-open-data-111116/20111116/?hub=EdmontonHome

On Thu, Nov 17, 2011 at 12:23 AM, Tracey P. Lauriault <tlauriau at gmail.com<mailto:tlauriau at gmail.com>> wrote:
Minister Clement Announces Progress on Key Open Government Initiatives
http://news.gc.ca/web/article-eng.do?nid=638049

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