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In Search of Open Data for fc_org
Written by Ole Wintermann
The Venue. Source: OKFN, CC-BY-2.0 When arriving at the venue for the Open Government Data Camp 2011 in Warsaw early in the morning, I wondered about the huge collection of old factories that are now used as an office center for smaller startups. The Camp itself was held in an […]
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Listening to the quietest voices
Written by Dominika Ricardi
On the 19th of October 2011 I attended a symposium hosted by the University of Queensland (Centre for Communication and Social Change), titled “Listening to the quietest voices.” Any debate about the Greater ‘We’ (or greater common good) requires the creation of a space for genuine dialogue to occur, including with […]
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Peak Water – when are we actually drinking Ethanol?
Written by thomas ludwig
Perhaps only a ban on the use of ethanol as a bio-fuel will prove to be a decisive weapon against climate change Are we finally destroying our environment for the purpose of mobility? Are we finally allowing 1.5 billion people, who are already pretty much starving, to die? Are we […]
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The Energy Crunch and Popular Demand – Chile’s Quest for Balance
Written by Blanca Vera
What went wrong that in only fourteen months the democratically elected president Sebastian Piñera is now facing such widespread public protest? In the autumn of 2011 I saw people rioting on the streets of the Chilean capital Santiago and other major cities of the country. In the following days, environmental […]
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Easy as ABC: new media and civic education in Australian schools
Written by Erin Riddell
The world is at a critical point; from the Kogi people of Colombia to the World Bank, we largely have woken up to the fact that we are heading down a dangerous way. Increasingly it is clear that change is not a choice but a necessity. Education can equip people […]
