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FutureChallenges at re:publica (#RP12)
Written by Ole Wintermann
Over the past few days the re:publica conference has once more opened its doors for debate on Web-related politics. This year even saw a boost in attendance with 4,000 participants (as opposed to last year’s 3,000) coming to listen to exciting speakers in a creative productive environment, and working together […]
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Ole Wintermann
Hi all – my name is Ole, and I’m the head of www.futurechallenges.org. In my opinion, the Internet is going to play an essential role in coping with global future challenges. Currently, I see economic globalization and global governance as the two most central issues. These trends, and how they interact with others like demographic change and security, make the lives of people around the world complex and insecure, and make it tougher for political and economic decision-makers to make good long-term decisions. We need new rules and methods for decision-making. Dear politicians: please consider all of us when you make important choices. It’s our world, not yours. Please follow me also on my personal blog www.globaler-wandel.eu
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A Blueprint for “INCRA” – An International Non-Profit Credit Rating Agency
Written by Ole Wintermann
Our colleagues in Washington have done really great work when introducing this concept of an internationale non-profit agency. It is time for a change. We need more transparency about rating systems because their rating is essential for countries and the people living there! Bertelsmann Foundation releases report on creating an […]
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Catalysts for Change Global Game Announcement
Written by Ole Wintermann
Our colleagues from the Rockefeller Foundation announced an interesting global game. Please feel free to contact them and join the game. Catalysts for Change Global Game: April 3-5, 2012 A new way to think about the future Can games change the way we think about the future? Can they […]
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Bertelsmann Foundation – Financial Times: 4th annual financial conference
Written by Ole Wintermann
My colleagues in the Bertelsmann Foundation in Washington DC are going to organize their annual financial conference. Also this year some fc_org bloggers will attend in this event. They will have the chance to report directly from the introduction of a concept for an alternative credit rating agency! Agenda of […]
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Rebecca MacKinnon: Supporting the Rights of World´s Internet Users
Written by Ole Wintermann
Isabel Gahren of Internet & Gesellschaft Co:llaboratory sent me an invitation to an awesome event with Rebecca MacKinnon which I like to publish here because it is open for all interested people. FutureChallenges is engaged in the Internet & Gesellschaft Co:llaboratory’s initiative “Human rights and Internet”. In the context of the 5. […]
